Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An outer skirt, especially a shorter one worn draped over another skirt.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An outer skirt.
  • noun Drapery arranged upon or over the skirt of a dress.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An upper skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A skirt worn visibly, especially over another layer, such as a petticoat.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an outer skirt worn over another skirt

Etymologies

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over- +‎ skirt

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Examples

  • Maybe it's the lasered lace on the sleeves and hem of the overskirt, which is so girly and dainty combined with the serious gray flannel.

    August 2006 2006

  • Maybe it's the lasered lace on the sleeves and hem of the overskirt, which is so girly and dainty combined with the serious gray flannel.

    The Girl in the Gray Flannel Dress - A Dress A Day 2006

  • The "overskirt," which was at that time just coming into fashion, though avoided by the more conservative, had been adopted by Aileen with enthusiasm.

    The Financier, a novel Theodore Dreiser 1908

  • The bodice part, was of heavily gold-spangled material, and a kind of overskirt arrangement was a lot of long gold fringe made of beads.

    Vicky Van Carolyn Wells 1902

  • "I cannot move my right leg now," cried the ghost, in despair, "and my overskirt is a solid sheet of ice.

    Humorous Ghost Stories Dorothy Scarborough 1906

  • "I cannot move my right leg now," cried the ghost, in despair, "and my overskirt is a solid sheet of ice.

    The Water Ghost and Others John Kendrick Bangs 1892

  • She wore a gown of golden brocade embroidered with pearls over an overskirt of deep blue velvet that complemented her eyes, simple by the ornate standards of her official appearances but effective all the same.

    Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011

  • The latest example is the peplum -- an overskirt, ruffle or flare at the waistline of a jacket, blouse, dress or skirt.

    Wendy Brandes: 'Tis the Season for Peplums Wendy Brandes 2011

  • She wore a gown of golden brocade embroidered with pearls over an overskirt of deep blue velvet that complemented her eyes, simple by the ornate standards of her official appearances but effective all the same.

    Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011

  • This overskirt, however, was insufficiently gossamer-like to achieve the effect.

    The Dressmaker Posie Graeme-Evans 2010

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