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overskirt
/ ˈəʊvəˌskɜːt /
noun
- an outer skirt, esp one that reveals a decorative underskirt
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Word History and Origins
Origin of overskirt1
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Example Sentences
It was a white silk, with an immense train, of course, and without overskirt—simply caught up in a great puff behind.
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And over this she placed an overskirt of deerskin, fringed with long cut fringes with deer-hoofs at the ends to rattle.
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In country places women wear the petticoat alone, using the overskirt or huipil only on special occasions.
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It was of white satin, with a point lace overskirt, looped up at intervals with tiny bouquets of orange blossoms.
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This overskirt was deeply flounced with costly white lace, caught up with bunches of feathers of bright colors.
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