OVERGARMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overgarment mean? 

• OVERGARMENT (noun)
  The noun OVERGARMENT has 1 sense:

1. a garment worn over other garments

  Familiarity information: OVERGARMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OVERGARMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A garment worn over other garments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

outer garment; overgarment

Hypernyms ("overgarment" is a kind of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "overgarment"):

aba (a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by Arabs)

cloak (a loose outer garment)

coat (an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors)

frock (a long, loose outer garment)

izar (a voluminous cotton outer garment (usually white) traditionally worn by Muslim women of northern Africa and the Middle East; covers the entire body)

snowsuit (a child's overgarment for cold weather)

Antonym:

undergarment (a garment worn under other garments)