overskirtn.
/ˈəʊvəskəːt/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌskərt/ An outer skirt, usually worn over the skirt of a dress.
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1868 J. Glenn Cousin Paul 74 As being still in black for her mother, she would wear simple white tarlatan, overskirt of same material.
1884 M. E. Wilkins in Harper's Mag. Oct. 788/1 There was a green under-skirt, and a brown over-skirt.
a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) II. iv. 91 When Mrs. Tucker had finished her second cup she put on her shoes, overskirt and waist, made a few passes at her hair. She was ready to go to work.
1960 Sunday Express 12 June 14/3 In the evening anything goes..from Baby Doll frills to matador pants and a billowing overskirt.
1994 Wedding & Home June 9/1 The off-the-shoulder design flows into an Empire line skirt covered by a pleated overskirt.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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