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Antonyms for overdress
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : verb oh-ver-dres; noun oh-ver-dres |
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈdrɛs; noun ˈoʊ vərˌdrɛs |
Definition of overdress
- As in cape : noun sleeveless coat
- As in dress up : verb put on one's best clothes
- The bridal dress, says Miss Davis, was of a pink satin, with an overdress of white lace; her slippers also were of white satin.
- Extract from : « John Greenleaf Whittier » by W. Sloane Kennedy
- There is a vulgar tendency among all Americans to overdress which you must avoid.
- Extract from : « At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins » by Nell Speed
- Then, it seems to me, it is a little hard on the really poor girls at school if the rest of you are inclined to overdress.
- Extract from : « Vocational Guidance for Girls » by Marguerite Stockman Dickson
- Jean Merritt wore her favorite rose color, a dress of satin with an overdress of tulle.
- Extract from : « The Ranch Girls and Their Great Adventure » by Margaret Vandercook
- Overdress and bodice of white silk brocaded with scarlet roses.
- Extract from : « Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People » by Constance D'Arcy Mackay
- A bodice and overdress of white cretonne flowered with red roses.
- Extract from : « Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People » by Constance D'Arcy Mackay
Synonyms for overdress
- array
- attire
- beautify
- bertha
- capote
- cardinal
- cloak
- clothe
- cope
- deck out
- dolman
- embellish
- fichu
- fit out
- fix up
- gabardine
- gussy up
- improve
- manteau
- mantelletta
- mantilla
- mantle
- overdress
- paletot
- pelerine
- pelisse
- poncho
- preen
- prettify
- primp
- prink
- shawl
- slick
- smarten
- spiff up
- spruce up
- tabard
- talma
- tippet
- titivate
- Vandyke
- victorine
- wrap
- wrapper
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