Meaning of outergarment | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

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“[…] the prevailing minimum wages in the Men’s Raincoat Industry should not be amended to exclude⟳ from the Cotton Garment and Allied Industries determination oiled waterproof cotton outergarments and to include⟳ that commodity and all other types of rainwear in the Men’s Raincoat Industry. The proposed amendments are based on evidence received that the wages paid in the manufacture⟳ of oiled waterproof cotton outergarments and in other types of rainwear generally are similar to those paid in the raincoat industry.”

“Beneath the chic outergarments the doll wears a factory-made shift of starched muslin threaded with cerise ribbon. […] Within the light-protected folds and creases of outergarments, lies the true color tone which can often be otherwise faded beyond recognition.”

“Outergarments for travel⟳ and night outings continued to be the hooded circular cape, and the heraldic court mantle was still worn on formal ceremonial occasions. […] The major elements in the silhouette were distortion and a padding of the body; the major decorative accent that created a sense⟳ of tension was the slashing—outergarments literally attacked with a knife so that lining fabric could be forced through the slits. […] Creates through distorted body lines, excess ornamentation, and linings tightly pushed through slits in the outergarments, an artificial, immobile, almost grotesque authority figure⟳ that is both fascinating and repellent.”

“Underwear protects the body from cold and provides some degree of modesty for the wearer. In centuries past, it also protected outergarments. […] Another interesting phenomenon is the way in which outergarments have⟳ become⟳ undergarments and vice versa.”

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