Overdress Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Overdress has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

Any garment worn over another.

Verb

dress too warmly

"You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot"

overdress overclothe

put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

"She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"

"The young girls were all fancied up for the party"

overdress dress up fig out fig up deck up gussy up fancy up trick up deck out trick out prink attire get up rig out tog up tog out

To wear too many clothes for a particular occasion.

Example Sentences

"You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot" verb

"She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera" verb

"The young girls were all fancied up for the party" verb