outer garment

noun

An item of clothing normally worn outdoors as the outermost layer of clothing.

Meanings

nounouter garment (plural outer garments)

plural outer garments · alternative outergarment

  1. An item of clothing normally worn outdoors as the outermost layer of clothing.

    Synonyms: outgarment, overgarment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn item of clothing normally worn outdoors as the outermost layer of clothing.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna garment worn over other garments

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 外衣
  • 外衣 (wàiyī)clothing normally worn out of doors
Esperanto supervesto
  • supervestoclothing normally worn out of doors
Irish éadach imeachtair
  • éadach imeachtairclothing normally worn out of doors
Norwegian Bokmål ytterplagg
  • ytterplaggclothing normally worn out of doors
Russian верхняя одежда
  • верхняя одежда (verxnjaja odežda)clothing normally worn out of doors
Swedish ytterplagg
  • ytterplaggclothing normally worn out of doors
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APA

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MLA

“outer garment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outer%20garment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outer garment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outer%20garment.

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