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Encyclopedia > Overall
Look up overall in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

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The word overall can be:- Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...

  • A type of garment: see below.
  • An adjective meaning "above everything", "over everything".
  • Distinguish from overhaul.

An overall is a type of garment which usually used as protective clothing when working, but they have sometimes been items of fashion, especially in the 1990s. Some people call an overall a "pair of overalls" by analogy with "pair of trousers". An adjective is a part of speech that modifies a noun or a pronoun, usually by describing it or making its meaning more specific. ... (See also List of types of clothing) Introduction Humans often wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments or attire) on the body (for the alternative, see nudity). ... The term fashion usually applies to a prevailing mode of expression, but quite often applies to a personal mode of expression that may or may not apply to all. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ...


Protective clothing

There are three sorts of protective garment called an overall.


Bib-and-brace

Bib and brace overall
Bib and brace overall
Bib-and-brace overall
Bib-and-brace overall

These are trousers with an attached front patch covering the chest and with attached braces (or suspenders in the US) which go over the shoulders. Some people use the word "overall" for this garment only and not for a boilersuit. In British English such a garment is usually referred to as a pair of dungarees. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (942x1848, 244 KB)Bib and brace overalls. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (942x1848, 244 KB)Bib and brace overalls. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1512x2016, 1225 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Overall Work uniform Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1512x2016, 1225 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Overall Work uniform Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Suspenders are a clothing accessory. ... Diagram showing the geographical locations of selected languages and dialects of the British Isles. ...


Bib overalls are generally made of blue denim and often have riveted pockets, similar to those on blue jeans. Bib overalls have long been associated with rural men in the U.S. South and Midwest, especially farmers and railroad workers. They are often worn with long johns or a red union suit underneath, or with a T-shirt or no shirt at all in warmer weather. Since the 1960s, different colors and patterns of bib overalls have been increasingly worn by young people of both sexes, often with one of the straps worn loose or unfastened along the side and under the arm. [citation needed] Denim as used for blue jeans, with a copper rivet to strengthen the pocket. ... Blue Jeans Jeans are trousers traditionally made from denim, but may also be made from a variety of fabrics including cotton and corduroy. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Long underwear usually refers to a style of two-piece underwear with long arms and long legs that is worn during cold weather. ... Men in union suits A union suit is a type of one-piece long underwear long favored by men in North America until recent times. ... T-Shirt A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a shirt with short or long sleeves, a round neck, put on over the head, without pockets. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...


Etymology of "dungaree"

The term "dungaree" was associated with a coarse undyed calico fabric that was produced and sold in a region near Dongari Killa (also called Fort George) in Bombay (now Mumbai) in India. The cloth was cheap and often poorly woven. As such, it was used by the poorer classes for clothing and by various navies as a sail cloth. Sailors often re-used old sails to make clothes. In time, the name of the cloth came to also mean an item of clothing made out of it. See [1] and [2]. Calico is a fabric made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई, IPA: ), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, the most populous city of India, and by some measures the most populous city in the world with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006). ... A sail is any type of surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind — in essence a vertically-oriented wing. ...


Boilersuit

Boilersuit
Boilersuit
Boilersuit coverall
Boilersuit coverall
A typical Scandinavian student overall.
A typical Scandinavian student overall.

This is sometimes called a coverall. In American English, it is nearly always referred to as "coveralls". It is a one-piece garment with full-length sleeves and legs like a jumpsuit, but usually less tight-fitting. It is often worn as protective clothing over "street" clothes at work, but sometimes is worn directly over shirt and underclothes. Its main feature is that it has no gap between jacket and trousers or between lapels, and no loose jacket tails. It often has a long thin pocket down the outside of the right thigh to hold long tools. It usually has a front fastening extending the whole length of the front of the body up to the throat, with no lapels. This fastening can be: Image File history File links Boilersuit. ... Image File history File links Boilersuit. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1095x1887, 253 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Overall ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1095x1887, 253 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Overall ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (451x620, 111 KB) Other versions Originally from sv. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (451x620, 111 KB) Other versions Originally from sv. ... A one-piece garment is a garment that forms a complete outfit in one piece. ... A woman in a ski jumpsuit (what could also be called a one-piece skisuit). ... The word lapel can mean:- In standard office-type jackets, each of the two triangular pieces of cloth which are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between. ... The word lapel can mean:- In standard office-type jackets, each of the two triangular pieces of cloth which are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between. ...

Boilersuits with an attached hood are available. A small flat button Metal, plastic, and leather shank buttons. ... Zipper slider brings together the two sides A zipper (British English: zip fastener or zip) is a popular device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric. ... Velcro: hooks (left) and loops (right). ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force of the United Kingdom. ... Snap fastener (male and female discs) A snap fastener is a pair of interlocking discs commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing. ... Look up Hood in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


They are often issued by factories to their workmen, with the firm's badge on.


Boilersuits may be so called because of them being worn by men working on or around coal-fired boilers. Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by coal mining, either underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ...


Boilersuits are often worn by engineers on ships. They are part of the personal protective equipment. They got the name from the engineer's work on the ships boilers.

Main article: Student overall

They are used by university students in some Scandinavian countries as a sort of party-uniform, with insignia on the back and color varying with program and university. It is also practice to customize the coverall in a variety of ways, including adding a large number of patches, and exchanging parts of the suit with other students. Particular boilersuits or student overalls are widely used by engineering students at universities and polytechnics in Sweden and Finland. ...


The French police unit called CRS use boilersuits as uniforms. A CRS officier in normal gear, standing by a Bastille Day parade The Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (Republican Security Companies, CRS) are the riot control forces and general reserve of the French National Police. ... A uniform is a set of standard clothing worn by members of an organisation whilst participating in that organisations activity. ...


A dark blue coverall is the current working uniform of the U.S. Navy, with the owner's name and "U.S. Navy" on the chest, and rank insignia on the collar points. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... rank. ... ... Generally, a collar is something which goes around the neck. ...


Similar coveralls in olive drab (and more recently, desert tan) are also used by the crews of armored fighting vehicles in the US Army and Marine Corps, where they are sometimes referred to as "CVCs", an abbreviation of the term Combat Vehicle Crewman. Olive Drab is the color olive shaded green. ... An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, equipped with protection against hostile attacks and often mounted weapons. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... CVC can mean: Citigroup Venture Capital - a division of Citigroup Alternative Investments (CAI) Compact Video Cassette - a quarter-inch video cassette format This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The German Panther was one of the major tanks of the Second World War. ...


Racing overall

Normally made of a fire proof material such as Nomex of wool, with different forms of car & drag racing requiring varying layers.


Military overall

In the British Army, male Officers' mess dress in most regiments includes a pair of very tight wool trousers which extend above the waist and are worn with braces. These are properly known as "overalls". Essentially all regular officers have their mess dress tailored for them, along with their other formal uniform (the Sandhurst timetable includes time for this, and an allowance is paid for the cost) but putting the overalls on for the first few times can still sometimes be difficult. Stories are told of officers being fitted into their trousers by two friends lifting them into the air by the waistband and bouncing, though in truth this is rare and more likely the result of weight gain some years after finishing training (most military tailors allow plenty of room to "let out" clothing over the years). Certainly it may be difficult to bend over in a new pair of overalls, but the wool soon stretches and becomes more comfortable. Three Canadian officers in shawl or rolled collar jacket and waistcoat style mess dress or mess kit. ... Suspenders, braces and garters are clothing accessories. ... New College, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst New Colours are presented to RMAS, June 2005. ...


Smock

A loose, above-the-knee, coat-like garment worn by artists, shop assistants, and others to protect their street clothes. In the U.S., this is usually called a smock; in parts of the UK and Ireland, it may be called an "overall". Medical and scientific research personnel may call this a lab coat, but the purpose is the same. Categories: Possible copyright violations ... A white coat or laboratory coat is a knee-length overcoat worn by professionals in the medical field or by those involved in significant laboratory work to protect their street clothes. ...


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An overall is a type of garment which usually used as protective clothing when working, but they have sometimes been items of fashion, especially in the 1990s.
Bib overalls are generally made of blue denim and often have riveted pockets, similar to those on blue jeans.
Since the 1960s, different colors and patterns of bib overalls have been increasingly worn by young people of both sexes, often with one of the straps worn loose or unfastened along the side and under the arm.
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