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the overalls
noun
A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.
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"Help me," she said, presenting the overalls.
She had the overalls on again but they didn't look so new anymore.
And, annually, the overalls that employees wear during manufacturing are burned to recover the smallest fleck.
"Where's my brother?" The overalls man finds him under the bed, curled up like a python, and drags him out.
At the Bauhaus, students were "apprentices" and professors were "masters", who wore the overalls of industrial workers.
Her patchwork image is heightened by the overalls and brightly patterned clothing she opts for as maternity wear.
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Work is taking place that belies the overalls-and-spanners image that industrialists and politicians say is still hampering manufacturing's appeal to new generations.
The overall effect?
The overall cost?
And the overall message.
The overall feel?
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