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Overalls

Noun CEFR B2
ˈoʊvəɹɔːlz

Definitions

  1. A loose-fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them.
    UK, plural, plural-only
  2. Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work.
    Australia, Canada, US, plural, plural-only
  3. Trousers traditionally worn by cavalry.
    UK, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

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Examples

“That concertina was a wonder⟳ in its way. The handles that was on it first was wore out long ago, and he'd made new ones of braided rope yarn. And the bellows was patched in more places than a cranberry picker's overalls.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

overambition Overambitious overambitiousness overamperage overamplification overanalysis

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