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overskirt

/oh-ver-skurt/US // ˈoʊ vərˌskɜrt //UK // (ˈəʊvəˌskɜːt) //

套裙,裙装,裙子,罩裙

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an outer skirt.
    • : a skirt worn over the skirt of a dress and caught up or draped to reveal it.

Examples

  • It was a white silk, with an immense train, of course, and without overskirt—simply caught up in a great puff behind.

  • And over this she placed an overskirt of deerskin, fringed with long cut fringes with deer-hoofs at the ends to rattle.

  • In country places women wear the petticoat alone, using the overskirt or huipil only on special occasions.

  • It was of white satin, with a point lace overskirt, looped up at intervals with tiny bouquets of orange blossoms.

  • This overskirt was deeply flounced with costly white lace, caught up with bunches of feathers of bright colors.