overgarment

[ oh-ver-gahr-muhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

overgarment

/ ˈəʊvəˌɡɑːmənt /

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; over-, garment

Shirt′-sleeve, the sleeve of a shirt; Shirt′-waist, a woman's overgarment or blouse, coming to the waist and belted there.

Mrs. Lathrop took a fresh wind-about of her overgarment, and prepared to hold her tongue more tightly than ever.

The overgarment seems to have consisted almost wholly of fringes, leaving the right arm free.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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