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Definition of Overshirt
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overshirt
Literary usage of Overshirt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Naval Hygiene by James Chambers Pryor (1918)
"Over this is worn an overshirt made of heavy woolen material, ... This overshirt
has no buttons, but is slipped on and the opening at the neck is laced so ..."
2. Naval Hygiene by James Duncan Gatewood (1909)
"All other enlisted men wear instead of coats either an overshirt of flannel or
... The overshirt is worn as a shirt within trousers and the jumper descends ..."
3. The Californian Illustrated Magazine by Charles Frederick Holder, Edward James Livernash (1893)
"The overshirt is usually fringed at the neck, cuffs and bottom, and generally the
... Should the overshirt be of buckskin it is almost invariably painted, ..."
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