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overshirt

[ oh-ver-shurt ]

noun

  1. a pullover sport shirt, worn outside the waistband of a skirt or pair of slacks.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of overshirt1

First recorded in 1795–1805; over- + shirt
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Example Sentences

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This was a nocturnal ritual for the 22-year-old, dressed in a ball cap and a wool overshirt, whose perch — just over 300 yards up a rocky incline from the United States-Mexico border wall — had become a round-the-clock boarding space for people who had crossed unlawfully onto American soil.

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The pop-up features exclusive collaborations between artists and designers, as well as limited-edition items, including an overshirt by Rick Owens that’s a dedication to his life in L.A. with wife and designer Michele Lamy, and a conceptual T-shirt between the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts and creative studio and collective Brain Dead.

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For being 11 members strong, Strait’s band sounded lean and clean, about as sturdy and unshowy as their boss’ plaid overshirt.

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He is also wearing a crimson tunic, cream silk overshirt, and Royal Navy trousers.

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The monarch arrived at the Abbey in the crimson velvet Robe of State, worn by his grandfather King George VI at his 1937 coronation, a crimson coronation tunic and cream silk overshirt with royal naval trousers.

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