Verb (used with object), verb (used without object) : He certainly overdressed for the occasion. ,She tends to overdress her children. From Dictionary.com.
I unwrapped my headcloth and took off my overdress. From Wordnik.com. [Wildfire] Reference
It's better to overdress on your first day at a new job. From Wordnik.com. [Dress For Success] Reference
'Mmm. Glad to see you didn't overdress for the occasion.'. From Wordnik.com. [Marriage At A Price]
Dear darling Mama always advised me, When in doubt, overdress. From Wordnik.com. [Wife Dressing - A Dress A Day] Reference
A bodice and overdress of white cretonne flowered with red roses. From Wordnik.com. [Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People] Reference
No woman should overdress in her own house; it is the worst taste. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
Colonial overdress and bodice of white, brocaded with pale-blue roses. From Wordnik.com. [Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People] Reference
Actually this looks a lot like an overdress to be worn with a burkini. From Wordnik.com. [Gotta Start Somewhere (and with zippers) - A Dress A Day] Reference
One long arm reached out for the overdress he had dropped to the floor. From Wordnik.com. [Restoree]
Lily was pleating the expensive lace of her overdress between her fingers. From Wordnik.com. [One Night for Love]
Her long fingers were clenched on the gold-starred border of her overdress. From Wordnik.com. [The Praise Singer]
“All I can tell you is that this girl was wearing an overdress from Capco.”. From Wordnik.com. [THE DAUGHTERS OF JUÁREZ] Reference
Sansei indeed has great fish, but I think they overdress their dishes with sauce. From Wordnik.com. [Sustainable Sushi Contest] Reference
My goodness gracious me, she thought and felt herself flush, it must be an overdress. From Wordnik.com. [Snow Angels]
“Well, perhaps an overdress of gray silk, and beneath it, a skirt of pearl-colored satin?”. From Wordnik.com. [The Dressmaker] Reference
The only way I can see this pattern working is with heavy fabric underdress & chiffon overdress. From Wordnik.com. [Fashion Sewing on A Budget ... and the Walk-Away Dress! - A Dress A Day] Reference
And, whether you're going to see a roomie or an apartment, it doesn't hurt to overdress a little. From Wordnik.com. [Alison Rogers: That's Life in the Big City] Reference
Meanwhile Judith, unaware of listeners, was gayly remarking as she pinned up the tear in Jane's overdress. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Allen: Right Guard] Reference
A light cashmere overdress surmounted a petticoat of crimson velvet, and tiny jewels were fastened at her ears and throat. From Wordnik.com. [Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense] Reference
Then, it seems to me, it is a little hard on the really poor girls at school if the rest of you are inclined to overdress. From Wordnik.com. [Vocational Guidance for Girls] Reference
And so she dressed later in a new peach-colored evening gown, its sheer muslin overdress revealing the sheen of satin beneath. From Wordnik.com. [Unforgiven]
The old paradigm was to overdress for the interview. From Wordnik.com. [Fast Company] Reference
I was inspired to make a Mondrain themed overdress in. From Wordnik.com. [Fashion World of SL] Reference
She had dark hair and wore a long surplice-like overdress. From Wordnik.com. [By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog] Reference
"I felt as if jewels would be overdress for a family dinner.". From Wordnik.com. [The Man Between, an International Romance] Reference
Ms. full lenght gown seems overdress compared to everyone else. From Wordnik.com. [Bossip] Reference
Ultimately, "it's better to overdress than under dress," Cook says. From Wordnik.com. [BioSpace.com Featured News and Stories] Reference
But if you don't overdress or dress too weirdly, people won't usually bother you. From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
Do not overdress with four-inch spike for a dating only to make yourself look taller. From Wordnik.com. [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference
Sure you can overdress every day if you want but you aren't following the dress code. From Wordnik.com. [Ask MetaFilter] Reference
Do not overdress your baby, as this would hamper the movement of his limbs and joints. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
I used to overdress, it is true, but more like an automaton, with no particular design. From Wordnik.com. [The Home and the World] Reference
Originally it had been only a simple little slip of cream silk with a chiffon overdress. From Wordnik.com. [Anne of the Island] Reference
Many overdress, and wear too many and too harshly contrasting colors, and too many ornaments. From Wordnik.com. [From the Cotton Field to the Cotton Mill: A Study of the Industrial Transition in North Carolina] Reference
The petticoat was of white satin, and the overdress of palest blue, with garlands of pink roses. From Wordnik.com. [Patty in Paris] Reference
"It was a pink silk," said Mary, "with an overdress of lace, looped up with lilies of the valley.". From Wordnik.com. [Then and Now;--Or,--Hope's First School] Reference
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