ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Short-coat

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Short-coat is a noun meaning (transitive) To dress in short-coats.

Meaning

(transitive) To dress in short-coats.

More Meanings

  1. (historical, mostly plural) The shortened skirts of a child when it no longer wears long clothes.

Example Sentences

Very few mothers dress their children in white at this season after they have come to be short-coated.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include smallcoat, short, shortalls, minicoat, coatee, long coats.

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