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noun
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.
EXPANDa mucous layer covering or lining an organ or connected parts, as on the tongue.
6.
Archaic. a petticoat or skirt.
7.
COLLAPSEObsolete.
a.
a garment indicating profession, class, etc.
b.
the profession, class, etc., so indicated.
verb (used with object)
8.
to cover with a layer or coating: He coated the wall with paint. The furniture was coated with dust.
9.
to cover thickly, especially 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.
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English cote < Anglo-French, Old French < Germanic; compare German Kotze, Old Saxon cott woolen coat
1250–1300; Middle English cote < Anglo-French, Old French < Germanic; compare German Kotze, Old Saxon cott woolen coat
Related forms
coat·er, noun
coat·less, adjective
re·coat, verb (used with object)
re·coat, noun
Synonyms
8. spread, smear, encrust.
8. spread, smear, encrust.
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Word Origin & History
coat
c.1300, "outer garment," from O.Fr. cote, from Frank. *kotta "coarse cloth," of unknown origin. Transferred to animal's natural covering late 14c. Extended 1660s to a layer of any substance covering any surface.
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Medical Dictionary
coat (kōt)
n.
The outer covering or enveloping layer or layers of an organ or part.
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