overskirt

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/ˈəʊvəˌskɜːt/

noun

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

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Meanings

nounoverskirt (plural overskirts)

plural overskirts

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

    Agnès’s dress is very attractive too, but the overskirt did remind me of some old Ralph Lauren sheets I used to have.

    2009 July 19, Anita Gates, “Goofy Fun, With Dapper Men”, in New York Times

Origin

From over- + skirt.

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APA

overskirt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overskirt

MLA

“overskirt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overskirt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overskirt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overskirt.

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