Definition of overgarment in English:
overgarment
noun ˈəʊvəɡɑːm(ə)ntˈōvərˌɡärmənt
A garment that is worn over others.
Example sentencesExamples
- Long flowing overgarments, called surcoats, had begun to be worn by mail-clad knights in the mid-12th century.
- In Palestine, women traditionally wore an outfit comprising of pants, a dress, an overgarment, a jacket or vest, and a shoulder mantle.
- The new overgarment is a two-piece, lightweight front-opening garment that can be worn as an overgarment or as a primary uniform worn over personal underwear.
- The earliest robes were made of rectangular pieces of cotton cloth and typically three were worn: an inner robe, from the waist to the knee; an upper robe around the torso and shoulders; and an outer robe used as an overgarment.