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overshoe

/ˈoʊvəɹˌʃuː/

overshoe noun: to protect from water or mud.

Noun

overshoe (plural overshoes)

  1. To protect from water or mud.
    • 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: […]c. 1593 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The Tragedy of King Richard the Third. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Valentine Sims [and Peter Short] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1597, →OCLC...
    • “I will take some brandy,” said Edna, shivering as she removed her gloves and overshoes.1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening
  2. To prevent damage to a floor.
    Synonyms:
    bootee, bootie

Synonyms of overshoe

Forms of overshoe

pluralovershoes

Origin of overshoe

From over- + shoe.

Phrases with overshoe

Questions about overshoe

What does overshoe mean?
Overshoe means to protect from water or mud.
What part of speech is overshoe?
Overshoe is a noun.
How do you pronounce overshoe?
Overshoe is pronounced /ˈoʊvəɹˌʃuː/ (US).
What is the plural of overshoe?
The plural of overshoe is overshoes.

Words near overshoe in the dictionary

  1. overshirts
  2. overshock
  3. overshocked
  4. overshocking
  5. overshocks
  6. overshoe
  7. overshoes
  8. overshone
  9. overshook
  10. overshoot
  11. overshoot the mark

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