Overscarf

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A decorative scarf worn over clothing.

    "Vary the garments by making overscarves of a different color and draping them around the figures."

  2. 2
    A headscarf worn on top of an underscarf (another headscarf).

    "She unpins her white overscarf and the satiny green and yellow one underneath."

Example

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"Vary the garments by making overscarves of a different color and draping them around the figures."

Etymology

From over- + scarf.

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