overscarf

plural overscarves · plural overscarfs · alternative over-scarf

1. A decorative scarf worn over clothing.

   Vary the garments by making overscarves of a different color and draping them around the figures.

   1969, Shirley Beegle, editor, 301 Creative Crafts, Cincinnati, Ohio: Standard Publishing, page 89

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   We costumed our Ondine in a sheer white tunic of the finest, most delicate quality silk with an overscarf tied at the shoulder blades in back.

   2015, Andrea Mantell Seidel, Isadora Duncan in the 21st Century, page 122

   Isadora adopted this basic style but varied the fabrics, overscarfs, and fastenings overtime^([sic]) and according to the choreography of the dance.

   2016, Andrea Mantell Seidel, Isadora Duncan in the 21st Century: Capturing the Art and Spirit of the Dancer’s Legacy, →ISBN, page 157

2. A headscarf worn on top of an underscarf (another headscarf).

   She unpins her white overscarf and the satiny green and yellow one underneath.

   1998, Marguerite Guzman Bouvard, Grandmothers: Granddaughters Remember, page 182

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   Gail stood up, unpinned the wide voluminous overscarf, and proceeded to enlighten me about her head gear.

   2010, Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, In Search of Islamic Feminism, page 368

   This message is further supported by the inclusion of a plethora of national symbols, including the Delft Blue underscarf with a red overscarf and the many red, white, and blue Dutch flags.

   2015, Francis Dodsworth, Elena Vacchelli, Sophie Watson, “City”, in S. Brent Plate, editor, Key Terms in Material Religion, Bloomsbury Academic, →ISBN