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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. Archaic. a petticoat or skirt.
  6. 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. on the coat
    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. troften foll bywith 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 Word Forms

  • Dzİ noun
  • Dzl adjective
  • ·Dz verb (used with object)
  • cDz noun
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Word 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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Word 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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Example Sentences

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Mr Sayers said within seconds of his coat becoming trapped, his right arm was gone and his clothing had been stripped off him.

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He stands at 6ft2in, has a stocky build and grey hair and was last seen wearing a long black trench coat, grey trousers and waistcoat, blue shirt, brown shoes and a red and white tie.

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China has huge deposits of these, such as dysprosium, which is used in magnets in electric vehicles and wind turbines, and Yttrium, which provides heat-resistant coating for jet engines.

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Lucas loved the idealistic adventure reels of the ’30s and ’40s where good and evil were divided by a fresh coat of paint.

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She obliges his request and turns back to a human avatar before adding, “I’m feeling a bit chilly without my fur coat!”

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