overtrousers

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noun

Trousers to be worn over a similar inner garment.

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Meanings

nounovertrousers pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyTrousers to be worn over a similar inner garment.

    Then, moving as quietly and efficiently as he could, he opened his backpack and took out his balaclava and a pair of overtrousers.

    2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 240

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
overpants

Origin

From over- + trousers.

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Translations

Finnish päällyshousut
  • päällyshousuttype of trousers
Polish spodnie wodoszczelne
  • spodnie wodoszczelnetype of trousers
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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