英:['əʊvəskɜ:t]
美:['oʊvəˌskɜt]
英:['əʊvəskɜ:t]
美:['oʊvəˌskɜt]
o·ver·skirt
o vr skuhrt
The first known use of overskirt was in 1851
overstateverb
to state in too strong terms : exaggerate
overstateverb
to state in too strong terms : exaggerate
overspreadverb
to spread over or above
branches overspreading a garden path
oversleepverb
to sleep beyond the usual time or beyond the time set for getting up
oversleepverb
to sleep beyond the usual time or beyond the time set for getting up
overskirtnoun
a skirt worn over another skirt
1 But almost all of them, in order not to break completely with a majestic tradition, had added to their stylish overskirts, a sharp and narrow tail, tongue-shaped, which dragged far behind as they walked.
2 Embroidered motifs of sacred koi fish seemed to swim on mermaid tails and scalloped overskirts, while 3D guipure lace captured Eastern blooms on gowns that shimmered in gold.
3 The Scandal alum, meanwhile, was dressed in a black strapless Giambattista Valli gown that had a tulle overskirt.
4 I held my overskirt out in front of me to keep the raspberries from being crushed.
5 If you’re wearing a short dress or slim-silhouetted gown, pair it with a tulle A-line or ball gown overskirt for a fuller look.
6 "An overskirt before," says I, lifting both hands, satchel and all.
7 The black off-the-shoulder jumpsuit included a bodice cut-out, long sleeves and an overskirt.
8 I stepped into my woolen overskirts, laced my stays, and wrapped a heavy shawl over my bodice.
9 In time, two- and three-piece black ensembles of top, trousers and overskirt, oddly like feminized sailor suits, let women plunge in but not go too far.
10 "Madame should have a robe de silk, very complete, with flowers in her hair entirely, and an overskirt to the fore, garnitured with Limerick point."
11 I steamed the overskirt with my new portable hand-held steamer, the one I practiced with at home to make sure it didn’t sputter.
12 It was a crimped corset and ballroom pouf with a sheer scrim of a overskirt draped on top, and a bias siren slink shaped from knotted knit embedded with thousands of glinting micro-sequins.
13 Then she arose, shook out her pretty skirt with its simple but tasteful overskirt of flowered cloth, and began a leisurely homeward walk.
14 In getting through the bars she dropped the mull overskirt and did not perceive her loss.
15 Then she began shyly to loose her overskirt.
16 I have on an elaborate white gown, laced and corseted, with a silk overskirt and draped layers in the back.
17 Then she sighed as one who had missed her heritage, for she had been always plain, and went on patiently sewing the bows on Virginia's overskirt.
18 Then she came through the common room again, with her overskirt over her head, went out, and left the door ajar.
19 The head was a mass of bows and ribbons; she wore a very stiff corsage, covered with gold filigrees, and a brocade petticoat with an overskirt caught up by pearl clasps.
20 She had an overskirt of black velvet trimmed with fur, colored, and very beautiful.