overshoe

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ shoe.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊvəɹˌʃuː/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

overshoe (plural overshoes)

1. A shoe worn over an ordinary shoe, as: [from 18th c.]
   1. To protect from water or mud.

      Hyponym: overboot

      • 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, [Act V, scene iii], signature M2, verso:

        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: […]

      • 1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:

        “I will take some brandy,” said Edna, shivering as she removed her gloves and overshoes.

   2. To prevent damage to a floor.

      Synonyms: bootee, bootie

Related terms

• gumshoe
• overcoat

Translations

protective shoe

• Bulgarian: галош (bg) m (galoš), шушон (bg) m (šušon)
• Czech: přezůvka (cs) f
• Finnish: kalossi (fi)
• French: surchaussure (fr) f, claque (fr) f (Quebec), chouclaque (fr) f (Quebec)
• German: Überschuh m
• Irish: forbhróg f
• Japanese: 雨靴 (ja) (amagutsu)
• Latvian: bote f
• Norwegian: kalosje m or f
• Plautdietsch: Äwaschoo f
• Russian: бахи́ла (ru) f (baxíla), бот (ru) m (bot)

See also

• crampon
• galosh

Anagrams

• Voorhees