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An outer skirt worn over another skirt
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overskirt
Word definitions for overskirt in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An overskirt , or peplum , is a type of elongated hem resembling a short skirt , worn to lie over another garment, either another skirt such as a petticoat or underskirt, or breeches . Overskirts may serve various purposes, ranging from protecting the underlying ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Overskirt \O"ver*skirt`\, n. An upper skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an outer skirt worn over another skirt
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A skirt worn visibly, especially over another layer, such as a petticoat.
Usage examples of overskirt.
Her overskirt bunched up in back over a French tournure, a device which the British termed a bustle.
Perhaps because she was unencumbered by petticoat or buttoned bodice or long overskirt tied back at the sides or buckle shoes with light cotton stockings, in short because she was not dressed as I was, even in my unpreparedness for the street, she was at my side in a few jerky moves before I was even five steps closer to the door.
The capelike overskirt embroidered with jewels had a brief train that whisked itself out from underneath passing feet without Pip even seeming to be aware that her dress was ever in danger of being stepped on.
It was styled like an old-fashioned crinoline, the overskirt lifted at the hem, draped and caught with tiny sprigs of forget-me-nots and lilies of the valley.
This consists of a simple gros de laine, trimmed with ashes of roses, with overskirt of scare bleu ventre saint gris, cut bias on the off-side, with facings of petit polonaise and narrow insertions of pa^te de foie gras backstitched to the mise en sce`ne in the form of a jeu d'esprit.
We got to talkin' about it and she said, "If that Goddus only had corsets on, and sleeves that wuz skin tight, and her overskirt looped back over a bustle, it would be perfect!
I wore white satin with an overskirt of Honiton lace, and the coronet of pearls in which my mother had been married.
Her jeans and sweater had been traded in for what looked like large folds of unstitched, unstructured cloth, skirts and overskirts and capes and shawls.
She donned her port clothes: petticoat and overskirts, blouse and vest and lacy shawl and a ridiculous lace snood to confine her hair.