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coat
[ koht ]
noun
- an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
a new fur coat; a coat for formal wear.
- 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.
- a layer of anything that covers a surface:
That wall needs another coat of paint.
- a mucous layer covering or lining an organ or connected parts, as on the tongue.
- Archaic. a petticoat or skirt.
- Obsolete.
- a garment indicating profession, class, etc.
- the profession, class, etc., so indicated.
verb (used with object)
- to cover with a layer or coating: The furniture was coated with dust.
He coated the wall with paint.
The furniture was coated with dust.
- 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.
- to cover or provide with a coat.
coat
/ kəʊt /
noun
- an outdoor garment with sleeves, covering the body from the shoulder to waist, knee, or foot
- any similar garment, esp one forming the top to a suit
- a layer that covers or conceals a surface
a coat of dust
- the hair, wool, or fur of an animal
- See coat of armsshort for coat of arms
- on the coaton the coat in disfavour
verb
- troften foll bywith to cover (with) a layer or covering
- tr to provide with a coat
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Other Words From
- coater noun
- coatless adjective
- re·coat verb (used with object)
- recoat noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coat1
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Example Sentences
He wore white gloves, a dignified long black coat, and matching pants and vest, and he carried a dark walking stick.
Place the thinly sliced shallots in a medium bowl and pour buttermilk over to coat.
The man finally manages to break free with the help of the others, slipping out of his coat.
Micah is 10 years old and he had a coat geared to the season, a Patagonia winter jacket with a hood.
He tore a piece of meat off the breast and stroked her coat while she ate.
He is rather tall and narrow, and wears a long abb's coat reaching nearly down to his feet.
You don't mind staying here in the sunshine, I hope, while my coat dries?
Presently he began to shiver so, with some sort of a chill, that I took off my coat and wrapped it round him.
He scratched his head in vexation, sat down, and as he did so, saw that his coat hung also upon the chair.
I queried; and as I asked the question I noticed for the first time the gilt bars on his coat sleeve.
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