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Vinony

outerwear

noun

  1. clothing worn over street dress for warmth and protection
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English outer Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English outerwear From outer + -wear.

  1. Clothing (such as a dress) worn over one's underwear.
  2. Clothing (such as a raincoat) worn over one's clothes when outdoors.