overskirt
IPA: ˈoʊvɝskɝt
noun
- A skirt worn visibly, especially over another layer, such as a petticoat.
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Examples of "overskirt" in Sentences
- This overskirt, however, was insufficiently gossamer-like to achieve the effect.
- "I cannot move my right leg now," cried the ghost, in despair, "and my overskirt is a solid sheet of ice.
- The latest example is the peplum -- an overskirt, ruffle or flare at the waistline of a jacket, blouse, dress or skirt.
- The bodice part, was of heavily gold-spangled material, and a kind of overskirt arrangement was a lot of long gold fringe made of beads.
- Maybe it's the lasered lace on the sleeves and hem of the overskirt, which is so girly and dainty combined with the serious gray flannel.
- The "overskirt," which was at that time just coming into fashion, though avoided by the more conservative, had been adopted by Aileen with enthusiasm.
- She wore a gown of golden brocade embroidered with pearls over an overskirt of deep blue velvet that complemented her eyes, simple by the ornate standards of her official appearances but effective all the same.
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