overbody

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ body. Compare Middle English overbody (“celestial body”).

Noun

overbody (plural overbodies)

  1. (archaic) A garment worn over the body.
  2. (fishing) The upper portion of a jig or lure.

Verb

overbody (third-person singular simple present overbodies, present participle overbodying, simple past and past participle overbodied)

  1. (transitive) To give too much body to.
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