overshoe

noun
/ˈoʊvəɹˌʃuː/US

Etymology

From over- + shoe.

  1. derived from scōn
  2. inherited from shon
  3. derived from *skek-
  4. inherited from *skōhaz
  5. inherited from *skōh
  6. inherited from sċōh
  7. inherited from scho
  8. prefixed as overshoe — “over + shoe

Definitions

  1. A shoe worn over an ordinary shoe, as

    A shoe worn over an ordinary shoe, as:

    • And vvho doth lead them but a paltrey fellovv,? / Long kept in Brittaine at our mothers coſt, / A milkeſopt, one that neuer in his life / Felt ſo much colde as ouer ſhooes in ſnovv: […]
    • “I will take some brandy,” said Edna, shivering as she removed her gloves and overshoes.

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