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Meanings of overgarment in English

A garment worn over other garments.

Synonyms
Examples for "outer garment"
Examples for "outer garment"
1
This outer garment was often thrown aside when the wearer was working.
Hebrew Life and Times
2
So he arose and cast away his outer garment and came to Jesus.
Mother Stories from the New Testament / A Book of the Best Stori...
3
With infinite precautions he loosened and threw off his outer garment.
Darkness and Dawn
4
All his ministerial state fell from him like an outer garment of the soul.
Evelina's Garden
5
He did not attempt to pick up his outer garment.
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
Usage of overgarment in English
1
With a nod, she unbuttoned the lightweight overgarment.
A vote of confidence
2
This monk was wearing a white cassock and a brown overgarment made up of rectangular front and back panels.
Cross Bones
3
But there is a contemporary quality to the designer's bias-cut dresses combined with unstructured overgarments.
The Irish Times
4
The others had pulled on white overgarments of tough fabric to stop micrometeoroids and to reflect the heat of the sun.
Anathem
5
The women were bare-headed, and generally wore a short round skirt, and long basque like overgarments, the two invariably of different, but bright, colors.
The Free Rangers: A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississipp...
Overgarment through the time