overdressingn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈdrɛsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈdrɛsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overdress v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < overdress v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of overdress v. (in various senses); an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > in specific way > other

disguising1395

furring1554

making-up1632

reclothing1753

overdressing1806

re-dressing1825

overclothing1859

revesting1907

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > excessiveness, extravagance > in dress

overdressing1806

overdressiness1844

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. ix. 203 A beefsteak..completely charked by over-dressing.

1836 C. Dickens Sunday under Three Heads i. 2 There is a great deal of very unnecessary cant about the over-dressing of the common people.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. vii. 111 Should any..disappointment of the appetite occur, such as..the over dressing of a dish, the incident ought not to be neutralized by replacing..the comfort lost.

1876 J. G. Holland Every-day Topics 253 The effect of this over-dressing on the spirit and manners of those who indulge in it..is readily apprehended by women, if not by men.

1977 J. McPhee Coming into Country iii. 189 You have to worry up here more about overdressing than about underdressing.

2002 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 26 July 43 Overdressing..was a problem on the Caesar salad.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overdressing
释义	overdressingn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈdrɛsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdrɛsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overdress v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < overdress v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of overdress v. (in various senses); an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > in specific way > other disguising1395 furring1554 making-up1632 reclothing1753 overdressing1806 re-dressing1825 overclothing1859 revesting1907 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > excessiveness, extravagance > in dress overdressing1806 overdressiness1844 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. ix. 203 A beefsteak..completely charked by over-dressing. 1836 C. Dickens Sunday under Three Heads i. 2 There is a great deal of very unnecessary cant about the over-dressing of the common people. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. vii. 111 Should any..disappointment of the appetite occur, such as..the over dressing of a dish, the incident ought not to be neutralized by replacing..the comfort lost. 1876 J. G. Holland Every-day Topics 253 The effect of this over-dressing on the spirit and manners of those who indulge in it..is readily apprehended by women, if not by men. 1977 J. McPhee Coming into Country iii. 189 You have to worry up here more about overdressing than about underdressing. 2002 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 26 July 43 Overdressing..was a problem on the Caesar salad. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1806
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