Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overgarment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-gar-ment
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A garment normally worn over other garments.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English overgarment; equivalent to over- + garment.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overgarments (plural)

Synonyms

outer garment

Questions

What does overgarment mean?
A garment normally worn over other garments.
Where does overgarment come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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