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overdress

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o·ver·dress  (vr-drs)
v. o·ver·dressed, o·ver·dress·ing, o·ver·dress·es
v.intr.
To dress oneself more formally or elaborately than appropriate or desirable.
v.tr.
To dress (oneself) more formally or elaborately than appropriate or desirable.
n. (vr-drs)
A skirted garment, such as a pinafore, worn over other outer clothing.
overdress
vb [ˌəʊvəˈdrɛs]
(Clothing & Fashion) to dress (oneself or another) too elaborately or finely
n [ˈəʊvəˌdrɛs]
(Clothing & Fashion) a dress that may be worn over a jumper, blouse, etc.
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Verb1.overdress - dress too warmly; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot"
overclothe
apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"
underdress - dress without sufficient warmth; "She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia"
2.overdressoverdress - 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"
attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, gussy up, prink, get up
primp, preen, dress, plume - dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
prank - dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"
tart up - dress up in a cheap and provocative way
dress, dress up - dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"
enrobe - adorn with a robe
dizen, bedizen - dress up garishly and tastelessly
dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"
costume, dress up - dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"
dress down, underdress - dress informally and casually; "On Fridays, employees can underdress"
Translations
overdress [ˌəʊvəˈdres] VI → vestirse con demasiada elegancia
overdress [ˌəʊvəˈdrɛs] vi → vestirsi in modo troppo elegante
don't you think you're a bit overdressed? → non pensi di essere un po' troppo elegante?
overdress [ˌəʊvəˈdrɛs] vi → vestirsi in modo troppo elegante
don't you think you're a bit overdressed? → non pensi di essere un po' troppo elegante?


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Originally it had been only a simple little slip of cream silk with a chiffon overdress.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
His gray eyes were glancing under a pair of shaggy brows, that over hung them in long hairs of gray mingled with their natural hue; his scraggy neck was bare, and burnt to the same tint with his face; though a small part of a shirt-collar, made of the country check, was to be seen above the overdress he wore.
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