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- noun Plural form of
overskirt .
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Examples
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There was a long yellowish linen chemise, with a thin edging of lace, a petticoat of fine cotton, two overskirts in shades of brown, and a pale lemon-yellow bodice.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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Diane kindly re-sent me these images after I managed to lose them somehow in the charnel house that is my email inbox, sparked by the discussion of "day-to-evening" overskirts in yesterday's comments.
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Diane kindly re-sent me these images after I managed to lose them somehow in the charnel house that is my email inbox, sparked by the discussion of "day-to-evening" overskirts in yesterday's comments.
October 2006 2006
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Lauralee, in her Madame Pompadour garb, had petticoats and panniers, underskirts and overskirts, a corset that pushed her breasts up until they looked like a pair of hard little apples, and a bodice cut so low that they were threatening to pop out at any moment.
Phoenix And Ashes Lackey, Mercedes 2004
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I was as usual wearing an open-fronted overskirt which, like all my overskirts, had a hidden pouch sewn inside it.
To Ruin a Queen FIONA BUCKLEY 2000
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I was as usual wearing an open-fronted overskirt which, like all my overskirts, had a hidden pouch sewn inside it.
To Ruin a Queen FIONA BUCKLEY 2000
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I was as usual wearing an open-fronted overskirt which, like all my overskirts, had a hidden pouch sewn inside it.
To Ruin a Queen FIONA BUCKLEY 2000
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I was as usual wearing an open-fronted overskirt which, like all my overskirts, had a hidden pouch sewn inside it.
To Ruin a Queen FIONA BUCKLEY 2000
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She donned her port clothes: petticoat and overskirts, blouse and vest and lacy shawl and a ridiculous lace snood to confine her hair.
Ship Of Magic Hobb, Robin 1998
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The women thronging the common room in their finery weren't drinking, and few men braved the mass of overskirts, patterned aprons, and lace shawls to buy a mug of ale from Garric behind the bar.
Lord of the Isles 1997
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