"overdress" meaning in English

See overdress in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-overdress.wav
Etymology: From over- + dress. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|dress}} over- + dress Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} overdress
  1. Any dress (feminine-style garment) worn over another, especially over an underdress.
    Sense id: en-overdress-en-noun-OWRf9OzA Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 29 34 25 12
  2. Any garment worn over another.
    Sense id: en-overdress-en-noun-IRdg-q3y Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 29 34 25 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: overshoe

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-overdress.wav Forms: overdresses [present, singular, third-person], overdressing [participle, present], overdressed [participle, past], overdressed [past]
Etymology: From over- + dress. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|dress}} over- + dress Head templates: {{en-verb}} overdress (third-person singular simple present overdresses, present participle overdressing, simple past and past participle overdressed)
  1. To wear too many clothes for a particular occasion.
    Sense id: en-overdress-en-verb-HAfLCVk0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 19 54 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 29 34 25 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 13 69 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 14 65 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 22 55 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 21 51 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 21 51 8
  2. To wear clothing which is too elaborate or formal for a particular occasion. Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-overdress-en-verb-YuPSXK8X Disambiguation of Clothing: 18 24 20 38 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 29 34 25 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (to wear too elaborate or formal clothes): контя се (kontja se) (Bulgarian), ylipukeutua (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'to wear too elaborate or formal clothes': 46 54

Inflected forms

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