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Meaning of "overshirt" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERSHIRT

overshirt  [ˈəʊvəˌʃɜːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERSHIRT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overshirt is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OVERSHIRT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

overshirt

Shirt

A shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body. Originally an undergarment worn exclusively by men, it has become, in American English, a catch-all term for a broad variety of upper-body garments and undergarments. In British English, a shirt is more specifically a garment with a collar, sleeves with cuffs, and a full vertical opening with buttons or snaps. A shirt can also be worn with a necktie under the shirt collar.

Definition of overshirt in the English dictionary

The definition of overshirt in the dictionary is a shirt worn over other clothes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERSHIRT


alert
əˈlɜːt
Blackshirt
ˈblækˌʃɜːt
campshirt
ˈkæmpˌʃɜːt
chert
tʃɜːt
chirt
tʃɜːt
concert
ˈkɒnsɜːt
convert
kənˈvɜːt
dessert
dɪˈzɜːt
dirt
dɜːt
expert
ˈɛkspɜːt
hurt
hɜːt
insert
ɪnˈsɜːt
nightshirt
ˈnaɪtˌʃɜːt
redshirt
ˈredˌʃɜːt
shirt
ʃɜːt
skirt
skɜːt
sweatshirt
ˈswɛtˌʃɜːt
tee-shirt
ˈtiːʃɜːt
undershirt
ˈʌndəˌʃɜːt
vert
vɜːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERSHIRT

overservice
overset
oversetting
oversew
oversewn
oversexed
overshade
overshadow
oversharp
overshine
overshoe
overshoot
overshot
overshower
oversick
overside
oversight
oversimple
oversimplification
oversimplified

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERSHIRT

boiled shirt
Brown Shirt
bush shirt
dress shirt
grandad shirt
hair shirt
Hawaiian shirt
lumberjack shirt
muscle shirt
polo shirt
rash shirt
safari shirt
sports shirt
stuffed shirt
T-shirt
tee shirt

Synonyms and antonyms of overshirt in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overshirt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERSHIRT

Find out the translation of overshirt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overshirt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overshirt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

overshirt
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overshirt
570 millions of speakers

English

overshirt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overshirt
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overshirt
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

overshirt
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overshirt
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overshirt
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

overshirt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overshirt
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

over
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overshirt
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overshirt
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overshirt
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overshirt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overshirt
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरहर्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overshirt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overshirt
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overshirt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overshirt
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overshirt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overshirt
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overshirt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Over
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Overshirt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overshirt

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSHIRT»

The term «overshirt» is regularly used and occupies the 56.339 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSHIRT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overshirt» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overshirt» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overshirt

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSHIRT»

Discover the use of overshirt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overshirt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Congressional edition
... 10.00 1 hatchet 1-50 2 pans -50 2 cups .25 2. Labor making skin clothing 15.00 3. Clothing furnished officers as follows: 1 overshirt. Mr. Allen 6. 00 1 suit underwear, Mr. McGlory 10. 00 1 overshirt, Captain Porter 6.00 1 undershirt, Mr. King 5.
United States. Congress, 1900
2
Embroidery Companion: Classic Designs for Modern Living
('ut 2 shirt panels with these dimensions. hccping the length parallel tn the grainline otthe fiibric. then trim 2” l;c|ulfrom the width ofone otthe panels for the overshirt bar k. Fold the front panel in ltalfwidtltwisc. short ends together. and press the ...
Alicia Paulson, 2010
3
Uniform Regulations: 1913
All enlisted men, except chief petty officers, bandsmen, officers' stewards, and officers' cooks: The same as the overshirt, but without tape and stars, and with the cuffs and sleeves up to the top of the slit or opening cut square off and hemmed.
United States. Navy Dept, 1917
4
Congressional Serial Set
I would recommend that an undershirt and overshirt of light material — chanibray, for instance — be issued in place of the single garment now issued, as both overshirt and undershirt. It would cost more, but would be more decent. The present ...
‎1910
5
United States Navy Uniform Regulations
25 7 38 | 291 244 8 37 29 24J I BLUE UNDRESS JUMPER. (PI. 20-A.) 173. All enlisted men, except chief -petty officers, bandsmen, officers' stewards, and officers' cooks: The same as the overshirt, but without tape and stars, and with the cuffs ...
United States. Navy Dept, 1913
6
Municipal Reports for the Fiscal Year ....
Clothing: Pepper and salt sack coat. blue overalls. heavy brogans. dark woolen overshirt. red flannel undershirt. blue flannel drawers, white handkerchief with blue spots. tied around the neck. Found in the hay about half a mile from Alcatraz  ...
San Francisco (Calif.). Board of Supervisors, 1882
7
Regulations Governing the Uniforms for Warrant Officers and ...
There shall be one stripe for each three years of service. BRANCH MARK. 107. To be a strip of braid % inch wide, and to be worn on the overshirt and jumper by all persons, not petty officers, for whom the overshirt is prescribed, placed on the  ...
United States. Coast Guard, 1916
8
San Francisco Municipal Reports
... 1882, near the Heads. Description: About five feet eight inches In height, light hair, regular teeth, features unrecognizable. Clothing: White flannel undershirt, checked overshirt, blue jumper, black diagonal pantaloons and bhio overalls.
San Francisco (Calif.), 1883
9
San Francisco Municipal Reports for the Fiscal Year ...
Clothing: Pepper and salt sack coat, blue overalls, heavy brogans, dark woolen overshirt, red flannel undershirt, blue flannel drawers, white handkerchief with blue spots, tied around the neck. Oct 17. . . Found in the bny about half a mile from ...
San Francisco (Calif.) Board of Supervisors, 1882
10
Uniform regulations, United States Navy: together with ...
All enlisted men, except chief petty officers, bandsmen, officers^ stewards, and officers' cooks: The same as the overshirt, but without tape and stars, and with the cuffs and sleeves up to the top of the slit or opening cut square off and hemmed.
United States. Navy Dept, 1917

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERSHIRT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overshirt is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Top five things to take on holiday to Europe
A baggy overshirt can be used to cover-up after the beach or for evenings. And however much you pack, cut back by about a third before ... «Impartial Reporter, Jul 15»
2
The Confederate flag, Bekah Hilt and the 110 percent rule of …
On my back was a Marine jacket, an overshirt purchased from the local Salvation Army, with a Mickey Mouse patch sewn on the shoulder over ... «Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald, Jul 15»
3
'Rombo Rick' offers advice to West Fork campground visitors
Unscathed, the 18-year-old Jacquette jumped up and escaped in his underwear and overshirt into the darkness. It took him 2 1/2 worrisome ... «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
4
This Summer's Blazer Alternative for Men
“[An overshirt] is a great option for warmer weather,” said New ... [An overshirt] is a way to differentiate yourself from the guy in a sportcoat. «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
5
Dragging Herself To Brunch
Bodey pulled down his sunglasses, adjusted his plaid overshirt, and looked up at the sky, an unadulterated shade of New Haven blue with a ... «New Haven Independent, Jun 15»
6
Pineapple Prints: Get Fruity This Summer
... adding a pop of pineapple print into your summer accessory edit, or layering a tropical tee underneath a loosely knotted denim overshirt. «LOOK, Jun 15»
7
How to rock head-to-toe white?
Example a white camisole under a sheer linen overshirt. To play with the freshness and beauty of white, keep the accessories in metallic tones. «Daily News & Analysis, May 15»
8
Wednesday Wish List: Nudie Jeans
One of those 'is it a shirt or is it a jacket, who knows who cares' situations, the denim overshirt (let's go for overshirt), references the aforementioned dust jackets ... «Clash Magazine, May 15»
9
What Nepal's earthquake felt like from a hotel in Kathmandu
His overshirt and undershirt were soaked through with blood. Someone had fashioned a makeshift gauze dressing to staunch the bleeding. «Washington Post, Apr 15»
10
Down By The Riverside
#The petite woman's black and white swimsuit skirt peeked out beneath a long overshirt. She reached up to adjust enormous sunglasses worn ... «Payson Roundup, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Overshirt [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/overshirt>. Apr 2024 ».
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