overcoat
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vərˌkoʊt; noun
1.
a coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather.
2.
Also called overcoating. an added coating, as of paint, applied for protection.
verb (used with object)
3.
to apply an additional coat of paint to (a surface).
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Overcoat, The
noun
a short story (1842) by Gogol.
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| a warm heavy coat worn over the outer clothes in cold weather | |
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Word Origin & History
overcoat
"large coat worn over ordinary clothing," 1802, from over + coat.
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Example sentences
The belted overcoat with its nipped-in waist and flared hemline is the coat to beat at the moment.
His tie was askew and he wore a sloppy white shirt, saggy pants, and a wrinkled greenish-grey overcoat.
He might as well be wearing a fedora and overcoat on the sidelines.
Campion was heavily armed under his loose-fitting, dark-gray wool overcoat.
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