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Definition of Overclothes
1. Noun. Clothing for use outdoors.
Generic synonyms: Article Of Clothing, Clothing, Habiliment, Vesture, Wear, Wearable
Specialized synonyms: Gown, Robe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overclothes
Literary usage of Overclothes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of H.M.S. Enterprise, on the Expedition in Search of Sir John by Richard Collinson, Thomas Bernard Collinson (1889)
"For ordinary work, he recommends first-class woollen undergarments, and Heavy
woollen overclothes; and, for sledge work, double suits of the underclothing, ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1862)
"... where the thermometer, during at least nine months of the year, ranges from
80° to 88° F. Light-blue flannel overclothes and thin cotton underclothes, ..."
3. Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John by Elisha Kent Kane (1856)
"... our buffalo-bag spread over this, and dry socks and moccasins were drawn from
under our wet overclothes. My copper lamp, a true Berzelius Argand, ..."
4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"tatters (pi.), coating, livery, duck, buff (mû.), overwear (rare, US),
overclothes (pi.), underclothes (pi. ..."
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