overbody

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noun

A garment worn over the body.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounoverbody (plural overbodies)

plural overbodies

  1. archaicA garment worn over the body.
  2. fishingThe upper portion of a jig or lure.
verboverbody (third-person singular simple present overbodies, present participle overbodying, simple past and past participle overbodied)

present singular third person overbodies · participle present overbodying · participle past overbodied · past overbodied

  1. transitiveTo give too much body to.

Origin

From over- + body. Compare Middle English overbody (“celestial body”).

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Cite this entry
APA

overbody. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbody

MLA

“overbody.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbody. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overbody,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbody.

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