noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A garment worn over the body. archaic
2. 2
   The upper portion of a jig or lure.

Verb

1. 1
   To give too much body to. transitive

Etymology

From over- + body. Compare Middle English overbody (“celestial body”).

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