Coat

/ˈkoʊ̯t/ · noun

Meaning

(countable, clothing) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable, clothing) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
2. (countable) A covering of material, such as paint.
3. (countable) The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.
4. (uncountable, nautical) Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather).
5. (obsolete) A petticoat.
6. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
7. A coat of arms.
8. A coat card.

Example Sentences

It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.

Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days.[…]Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.

fresh coat of paint

Fruit of all kinds, in coat / Rough or smooth rined, or bearded husk, or shell.

Near-synonym: pelt

When the dog shed its coat, it left hair all over the furniture and the carpet.

a child in coats

Men of his coat should be minding their prayers.

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Word Forms

• coats
• cote
• coating
• coated

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