overshoen.
/ˈəʊvəʃuː/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌʃu/ Originally U.S.
A shoe worn over an ordinary shoe, either to provide protection from wet, dirt, cold, etc., or to prevent damage to or soiling of the floor.
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1770 L. Carter Diary 25 Jan. (1965) I. 350 The earth was as miry as could possibly be. It was overshoes even to my little house in the hard gravel walks.
1837 Delaware County Republican (Electronic text) 15 Sept. (advt.) He will repair Gum Elastic overshoes in such a manner as to render them almost as good as new.
1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xxvii. §5012 The Kensington Golosh, or solid leather over-shoe.
1903 E. Wharton Let. 17 Mar. (1988) 80 Don't go to the villa Borghese..without overshoes or cork-soled boots, for the floors are glacial.
1982 M. Torgov Outside Chance Maximilian Glick xii. 108 Stamping the slush from his overshoes, clapping his gloved hands together to generate warmth in them.
2002 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 23 Jan. 2 Some public buildings supplied special overshoes with fatter heels to protect their floors.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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