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outerwear

[ ou-ter-wair ]

noun

  1. garments, as raincoats or overcoats, worn worn over other clothing for warmth or protection outdoors; overclothes.
  2. clothing, as dresses, sweaters, or suits, worn worn over undergarments.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of outerwear1

First recorded in 1925–30; outer + wear

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Example Sentences

She wears an amazing original Halston leather dress in one scene, and a couple of silk blouses and outerwear.

Beyond the knitwear, colors radiated in the collection mostly through outerwear.

The designer's Spring collection for Prada featured sporty motifs, bras on outerwear, and massive faces on just about everything.

Designer Phoebe Philo presented a cool collection of wooly outerwear and unexpected proportions.

Underwear as outerwear is back, yet again, only this time in the form of corsets, bustiers, and underwear detailing.

We came with many clothes, underwear and outerwear, wool and dark things.

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