overalledadj.
/ˈəʊvərɔːld/, U.S. /ˈoʊvəˌrɔld/, /ˈoʊvəˌrɑld/ Wearing overalls.
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pantalooned1798
overalled1845
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pantaletted1865
long-trousered1866
blue-jeaned1872
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hot-panted1971
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1845 R. S. Surtees Hillingdon Hall III. xliii. 216 Johnny Wopstraw came in, great-coated and over-all'd, as usual.
1895 New Eng. Mag. Feb. 693/1 At the highest point of all stood a small wooden bench, and thereon sat a man, his hands lightly folded on one overalled knee.
1928 Sunday Express 12 Feb. 9 The overalled mechanic gave an impatient stamp of his foot.
1974 N. Freeling Dressing of Diamond 53 Two overalled characters..on the garbage-collection round.
1999 C. Grimshaw Provocation vii. 105 They walked out around the pumps, the overalled garageman stiff-backed and unfriendly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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