overall
from one extreme limit of a thing to the other: the overall length of the bridge.
covering or including everything: an overall impression;to view something overall.
overalls, (used with a plural verb)
loose, sturdy trousers, usually with a bib or biblike piece to which shoulder straps are attached, originally worn over other trousers to protect them, as by factory workers or farmers.
long waterproof leggings.
British. a smock or loose-fitting housedress.
Origin of overall
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How to use overall in a sentence
The collection includes kimono capes and hand woven jump overalls.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech | Liza Foreman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTImprobably, the only disguise used by this tall, burly imposing man was to wear worker's overalls.
Mandela, My Source: One Journalist’s Memory of Clandestine Meetings | Benjamin Pogrund | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was still in company overalls, his face and hands stained with crude.
The Myths of Matthew Shepard’s Infamous Death | Stephen Jimenez | September 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe cowboys were dressed in bib overalls, which just about killed my father.
My Grandfather frequently wore overalls as a farmer in rural Nebraska.
Dear Justin Bieber: You're Way Less Classy than White Trash | Justin Green | November 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
She wore overalls and high boots, and the night braid of her hair was twisted several times round her throat.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonWhen he and Bill finally shed their borrowed overalls and caps, the garage lights were on, and the lot behind the shop was dusky.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerHe pictured Maizie as wearing overalls, a man's shirt with the tail out, a big slouch hat, and buckskin gloves.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyHe had taken care to remove from the box of clothing his sheepskin, his loose coat with a hood, and his waterproof overalls.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoSilk socks and overalls were probably a part of some whim; they certainly added picturesqueness to the scene.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
British Dictionary definitions for overall
from one end to the other
including or covering everything: the overall cost
in general; on the whole
British a protective work garment usually worn over ordinary clothes
(plural) hard-wearing work trousers with a bib and shoulder straps or jacket attached
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