overclothedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈkləʊðd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈkloʊðd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, clothed adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + clothed adj. Compare earlier overclothe v. 2 and overdressed adj. Compare also underclothed adj.

Wearing too many clothes. Also: clothed too ostentatiously or elaborately.

ΚΠ

1874 Scribner's Monthly July 261/1 The horde of over-clothed young commercial men from the Northern and Western cities.

1943 G. Greene Ministry of Fear i. v. 72 The copulations of elegant over-clothed people on Pompadour couches.

1970 18th-cent. Stud. 3 556 In many cases Death's nakedness is contrasted with the overclothed kings and bishops.

1982 Amer. Q. 34 408 He is at ease with Marquesan nudity when he can place it next to some overclothed, hypergenteel westerner.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overclothed
释义	overclothedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈkləʊðd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkloʊðd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, clothed adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + clothed adj. Compare earlier overclothe v. 2 and overdressed adj. Compare also underclothed adj. Wearing too many clothes. Also: clothed too ostentatiously or elaborately. ΚΠ 1874 Scribner's Monthly July 261/1 The horde of over-clothed young commercial men from the Northern and Western cities. 1943 G. Greene Ministry of Fear i. v. 72 The copulations of elegant over-clothed people on Pompadour couches. 1970 18th-cent. Stud. 3 556 In many cases Death's nakedness is contrasted with the overclothed kings and bishops. 1982 Amer. Q. 34 408 He is at ease with Marquesan nudity when he can place it next to some overclothed, hypergenteel westerner. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1874
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