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Overdress   /ˈoʊvərdrˌɛs/   Listen
Overdress

verb
1.
Dress too warmly.  Synonym: overclothe.
2.
Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive.  Synonyms: attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up.  "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"





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"Overdress" Quotes from Famous Books



... on the location of this pirate island, and Vee and me havin' to find it for him, he came in for his share of the loot. Must have been quite a nice little pot for Rupert, too—enough to keep him costumed for his mysterious hero act for a long time, providin' he don't overdress the part. ...
— The House of Torchy • Sewell Ford
... common fault with cooks who are anxious about time, to overdress every thing—the guests had better wait than the dinner—a little delay will improve their appetite; but if the dinner waits for the guests, it will be deteriorated every minute: the host who wishes to entertain his friends with food perfectly well dressed, while he most earnestly endeavours ...
— The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual • William Kitchiner


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