Phrase guide

outer garment

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An item of clothing normally worn outdoors as the outermost layer of clothing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: outgarment, overgarment

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a garment worn over other garments

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: overgarment

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: garment

Narrower terms: aba, cloak, coat, izar, snowsuit

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 外衣 (wàiyī) — clothing normally worn out of doors
  • Esperanto: supervesto — clothing normally worn out of doors
  • Irish: éadach imeachtair — clothing normally worn out of doors
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ytterplagg — clothing normally worn out of doors
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ytterplagg — clothing normally worn out of doors
  • Russian: верхняя одежда (verxnjaja odežda) — clothing normally worn out of doors
  • Swedish: ytterplagg — clothing normally worn out of doors