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coat 
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| 1. | an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body: a new fur coat; a coat for formal wear. |
| 2. | a natural integument or covering, as the hair, fur, or wool of an animal, the bark of a tree, or the skin of a fruit. |
| 3. | a layer of anything that covers a surface: That wall needs another coat of paint. |
| 4. | a mucous layer covering or lining an organ or connected parts, as on the tongue. |
| 5. | coat of arms. |
| 6. | Archaic. a petticoat or skirt. |
| 7. | Obsolete.
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| 8. | to cover with a layer or coating: He coated the wall with paint. The furniture was coated with dust. |
| 9. | to cover thickly, esp. with a viscous fluid or substance: Heat the mixture until it coats a spoon. The boy was coated with mud from head to foot. |
| 10. | to cover or provide with a coat. |
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME cote < AF, OF < Gmc; cf. G Kotze, OS cott woolen coat]
] —Related forms
coater, noun
coatless, adjective
—Synonyms 8. spread, smear, encrust.
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n.
tr.v. coat·ed, coat·ing, coats
[Middle English cote, from Old French, of Germanic origin.] coat'ed adj. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
coat
c.1300, "outer garment," from O.Fr. cote, from Frank. *kotta "coarse cloth," of unknown origin. Transferred to animal's natural covering c.1390. Extended 1663 to a layer of any substance covering any surface. A coat of arms (1489) was originally a coat with heraldic devices, worn over armor. To turncoat was to put one's coat on inside-out to hide one's badge. Coat-tail is c.1600; in the political slang sense, first recorded 1848 (in a Congressional speech by Abraham Lincoln, in reference to Andrew Jackson).
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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noun | |
| 1. | an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors |
| 2. | a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint" [syn: coating] |
| 3. | growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal |
verb | |
| 1. | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" |
| 2. | cover or provide with a coat |
| 3. | form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
coat1 [kəut] noun
an item of outdoor clothing, with sleeves, that covers from the shoulders usually to the knees
Example: a coat and hat
coat2 [kəut] nounExample: a coat and hat
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a jacket
Example: a man's coat and trousers
coat3 [kəut] nounExample: a man's coat and trousers
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the hair or wool of an animal
Example: Some dogs have smooth coats.
coat4 [kəut] nounExample: Some dogs have smooth coats.
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a covering (eg of paint)
Example: This wall will need two coats of paint.
coat [kəut] verbExample: This wall will need two coats of paint.
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to cover
Example: She coated the biscuits with chocolate.
See also: coat of arms, coatingExample: She coated the biscuits with chocolate.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
coat (kōt)
n.
The outer covering or enveloping layer or layers of an organ or part.
| The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
Main Entry: coat
Pronunciation: 'kOt
Function: noun
1 : the external growth on an animal
2 : a layer of one substance coveringor lining another; especially : one covering or lining an organ
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Coat
Coat\ (k[=o]t; 110), n. [OF. cote, F. cotte, petticoat, cotte d'armes coat of arms, cotte de mailles coat of mail, LL. cota, cotta, tunic, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. chozzo coarse mantle, G. klotze, D. kot, hut, E. cot. Cf. Cot a hut.]1. An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body; especially, such a garment worn by men. Let each His adamantine coat gird well. --Milton. 2. A petticoat. [Obs.] "A child in coats." --Locke. 3. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth. Men of his coat should be minding their prayers. --Swift. She was sought by spirits of richest coat. --Shak. 4. An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool, husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek. Fruit of all kinds, in coat Rough or smooth rined, or bearded husk, or shell. --Milton. 5. A layer of any substance covering another; a cover; a tegument; as, the coats of the eye; the coats of an onion; a coat of tar or varnish. 6. Same as Coat of arms. See below. Hark, countrymen! either renew the fight, Or tear the lions out of England's coat. --Shak. 7. A coat card. See below. [Obs.] Here's a trick of discarded cards of us! We were ranked with coats as long as old master lived. --Massinger. Coat armor. See under Armor. Coat of arms (Her.), a translation of the French cotte d'armes, a garment of light material worn over the armor in the 15th and 16th centuries. This was often charged with the heraldic bearings of the wearer. Hence, an heraldic achievement; the bearings of any person, taken together. Coat card, a card bearing a coated figure; the king, queen, or knave of playing cards. "`I am a coat card indeed.' `Then thou must needs be a knave, for thou art neither king nor queen."' --Rowley. Coat link, a pair of buttons or studs joined by a link, to hold together the lappels of a double-breasted coat; or a button with a loop for a single-breasted coat. Coat of mail, a defensive garment of chain mail. See Chain mail, under Chain. Mast coat (Naut.), a piece of canvas nailed around a mast, where it passes through the deck, to prevent water from getting below. Sail coat (Naut.), a canvas cover laced over furled sails, and the like, to keep them dry and clean.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Coat
Coat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coated; p. pr. & vb. n. Coating.]1. To cover with a coat or outer garment. 2. To cover with a layer of any substance; as, to coat a jar with tin foil; to coat a ceiling.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Coat
the tunic worn like the shirt next the skin (Lev. 16:4; Cant. 5:3; 2 Sam. 15:32; Ex. 28:4; 29:5). The "coats of skins" prepared by God for Adam and Eve were probably nothing more than aprons (Gen. 3:21). This tunic was sometimes woven entire without a seam (John 19:23); it was also sometimes of "many colours" (Gen. 37:3; R.V. marg., "a long garment with sleeves"). The "fisher's coat" of John 21:7 was obviously an outer garment or cloak, as was also the "coat" made by Hannah for Samuel (1 Sam. 2:19). (See DRESS.)
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