overgarmentn.
/ˈəʊvəˌɡɑːm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌɡɑrm(ə)nt/ A garment worn over others; an outer garment.
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overclothc1390
hulling1434
overgarmenta1470
outsides1631
overall1631
supervesture1648
tog1708
supervestment1865
Montenegrin1890
outer1904
a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll.) 459 His overgarmente sate overthwartely.
1633 E. Ford Montelyon xxx. 157 They left that place,..chaunging theyr over-Garments, to Palmers-gray, the best meanes to passe without molestation.
1835 C. M. Sedgwick Linwoods I. v. 93 An over-garment, made of an old blanket.
1884 R. Browning Two Camels in Ferishtah's Fancies 17 Thou hast already donned Thy sheepskin over-garment.
1930 A. E. Housman Let. 27 Mar. (1971) 426 I should guess..that a purple undergarment showed down the front between the two borders of the overgarment.
1976 ‘G. Black’ Moon for Killers xiii. 163 A gentleman wearing..Japanese formal dress..a grey silk overgarment with wide sleeves.
1991 Motor Boat & Yachting Jan. 194/1 You won't know till you've tried one: it's the ideal light overgarment for the cooler day.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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