overclothn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvəklɒθ/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvərˌklɔθ/,

/ˈoʊvərˌklɑθ/

Forms: see over- prefix and cloth n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, cloth n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + cloth n.

†1. An outer garment. Also figurative. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > outerwear > [noun] > article of

overclothc1390

hulling1434

overgarmenta1470

outsides1631

overall1631

supervesture1648

tog1708

supervestment1865

Montenegrin1890

outer1904

c1390 (c1300) MS Vernon Homilies in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1877) 57 314 (MED) Pers dude of his ouer claþe And ȝaf hit þis naked mon ful raþe.

a1400 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 14th Cent. (1924) 54 (MED) And tort and fort as shoren [read sworen] þar owth þat law sal lose is ouercloþe.

c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 202 (MED) He caste of his ouerclothes, that weren peraunter cumbrose..and girde hym with a lynnen clothe.

c1455 (c1395) G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale (Hatton) 633 Ouer clothe [c1440 Lichfield His ouer sloppe is not worth a myte].

†2. U.S. Papermaking. A cloth apron on which paper is conveyed to the press rolls in a machine for making straw paper. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1888 Sci. Amer. 11 Aug. 81/1 It is highly requisite that the paper be well pressed and dried on the cylinders of the press and that the ‘overcloth’ be neither too dry nor too damp.

3. A cloth placed over or upon something; esp. a cloth placed on top of another cloth, usually on a table.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > table linen > [noun] > tablecloth > cloth laid over tablecloth

sanap1312

serviette1490

lay-over1777

slip-cloth1889

overcloth1895

1895 19th Cent. Sept. 521 No trace of bedding, the sheepskin or the woollen over-cloth being taken off the shoulders to serve as mattress, bed-cloth, and blanket.

1981 N.Y. Times 10 May i. ii. 46/4 The First Lady attends to many details personally, and always exercises the final veto—remove the lace overcloth, replace the votive candles with silver candlesticks, put Mrs. X next to Mr. Y.

1986 House & Garden July 57/2 (caption) Napkins match the Liberty print over-cloth on the dining-table.

1992 Good Housek. Jan. 72 We used a throw of Indian cotton for the tablecloth.., and an overcloth made from ticking provides fresh contrast.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	overcloth
释义	overclothn. Brit. /ˈəʊvəklɒθ/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌklɔθ/, /ˈoʊvərˌklɑθ/ Forms: see over- prefix and cloth n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, cloth n. Etymology: < over- prefix + cloth n. †1. An outer garment. Also figurative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > outerwear > [noun] > article of overclothc1390 hulling1434 overgarmenta1470 outsides1631 overall1631 supervesture1648 tog1708 supervestment1865 Montenegrin1890 outer1904 c1390 (c1300) MS Vernon Homilies in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1877) 57 314 (MED) Pers dude of his ouer claþe And ȝaf hit þis naked mon ful raþe. a1400 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 14th Cent. (1924) 54 (MED) And tort and fort as shoren [read sworen] þar owth þat law sal lose is ouercloþe. c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 202 (MED) He caste of his ouerclothes, that weren peraunter cumbrose..and girde hym with a lynnen clothe. c1455 (c1395) G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale (Hatton) 633 Ouer clothe [c1440 Lichfield His ouer sloppe is not worth a myte]. †2. U.S. Papermaking. A cloth apron on which paper is conveyed to the press rolls in a machine for making straw paper. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1888 Sci. Amer. 11 Aug. 81/1 It is highly requisite that the paper be well pressed and dried on the cylinders of the press and that the ‘overcloth’ be neither too dry nor too damp. 3. A cloth placed over or upon something; esp. a cloth placed on top of another cloth, usually on a table. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > table linen > [noun] > tablecloth > cloth laid over tablecloth sanap1312 serviette1490 lay-over1777 slip-cloth1889 overcloth1895 1895 19th Cent. Sept. 521 No trace of bedding, the sheepskin or the woollen over-cloth being taken off the shoulders to serve as mattress, bed-cloth, and blanket. 1981 N.Y. Times 10 May i. ii. 46/4 The First Lady attends to many details personally, and always exercises the final veto—remove the lace overcloth, replace the votive candles with silver candlesticks, put Mrs. X next to Mr. Y. 1986 House & Garden July 57/2 (caption) Napkins match the Liberty print over-cloth on the dining-table. 1992 Good Housek. Jan. 72 We used a throw of Indian cotton for the tablecloth.., and an overcloth made from ticking provides fresh contrast. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1390
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