Definition of Overgarment

1. Noun. A garment worn over other garments.

Exact synonyms: Outer Garment
Specialized synonyms: Aba, Cloak, Coat, Izar, Snowsuit
Generic synonyms: Garment
Antonyms: Undergarment

Definition of Overgarment

1. n. An outer garment.

Definition of Overgarment

1. Noun. A garment normally worn over other garments. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overgarment

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overgarment

overfulfilled
overfulfilling
overfulfills
overfull
overfullness
overfund
overfunded
overfunding
overfunds
overfurnished
overfussy
overgall
overgalls
overgangs
overgarment (current term)
overgarments
overgarrisoned
overgave
overgaze
overgazed
overgazes
overgazing
overgeneralise
overgeneralization
overgeneralizations
overgeneralize
overgeneralized
overgeneralizer
overgeneralizers

Literary usage of Overgarment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Digest of Education Statistics (1999) edited by Thomas D. Snyder (2000)
"That goes from wearing your normal BDUs in the field through the kinds of protection that you see here, where a soldier is wearing an overgarment and the ..."

2. The Principles of Greek Art by Percy Gardner (1914)
"In the second place there was one, in some cases there seems to be more than one, overgarment or eVt/3\77/ia. In the putting on of this there is great ..."

3. Athenian Lekythoi: With Outline Drawing in Glaze Varnish on a White Ground by Arthur Fairbanks (1907)
"She wears a sleeveless chiton, drawn in outline, and a stiff, black overgarment which reaches a little below the waist. Her hair is in a round knot at the ..."

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