n. 1 a workman's loose outer garment. 2 (in pl.) ready-made or cheap clothing. 3 (in pl.) clothes and bedding supplied to sailors in the navy. 4 (in pl.) archaic wide baggy trousers esp. as worn by sailors.
[ ME: cf. OE oferslop surplice f. Gmc ]
n. 1 a workman's loose outer garment. 2 (in pl.) ready-made or cheap clothing. 3 (in pl.) clothes and bedding supplied to sailors in the navy. 4 (in pl.) archaic wide baggy trousers esp. as worn by sailors.
[ ME: cf. OE oferslop surplice f. Gmc ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012