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outerwear.

Clothing (such as a dress) worn over one's underwear.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Clothing (such as a dress) worn over one's underwear.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Clothing (such as a raincoat) worn over one's clothes when outdoors.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English outer Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English outerwear From outer + -wear.

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