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coat

[koht]

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. 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.

    1. a garment indicating profession, class, etc.

    2. the profession, class, etc., so indicated.



verb (used with object)

  1. 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.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. 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.

  3. to cover or provide with a coat.

coat

/ əʊ /

noun

  1. an outdoor garment with sleeves, covering the body from the shoulder to waist, knee, or foot

  2. any similar garment, esp one forming the top to a suit

  3. a layer that covers or conceals a surface

    a coat of dust

  4. the hair, wool, or fur of an animal

  5. short for coat of arms

  6. in disfavour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cover (with) a layer or covering

  2. (tr) to provide with a coat

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • coater noun
  • coatless adjective
  • recoat noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of coat1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English cote, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Germanic; compare German Kotze, Old Saxon cott “woolen coat”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of coat1

C16: from Old French cote of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon kotta, Old High German kozzo
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They get to wear their PE kit some days and wear wellies and coats so they can go outside regardless of the weather.

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Raac is often coated with another material, such as bitumen on roofing panels.

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Judge Simon Mills told Enos his website gave the impression that the tablets were produced in "some sort of professional laboratory by people in white coats and qualifications and expertise".

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Standing in Downing Street in the driving rain, with a lectern and a script but no coat and no umbrella, Sunak said the country would elect a government on 4 July.

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The photos, which as of Tuesday remained on her Instagram and X with no visible watermark, show her in white fur coat and slip dress, clutching a Chanel purse.

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