coat
/ˈkoʊ̯t/ noun A1- An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
- A covering of material, such as paint. · fresh coat of paint
- The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin. · Near-synonym: pelt· When the dog shed its coat, it left hair all over the furniture and the carpet.
- Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather).
- The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
- A coat of arms.
- A coat card.
Plural coats
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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By a man’s finger nails, by his coat-sleeve, by his boot, by his trouser knees, by the callosities of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by his shirt cuffs—by each of these things a man’s calling is plainly revealed.
The sawed gun was not more than two foot long—one could carry it easily under one’s coat.
He was a man of twenty-five or six, and held a piece of cloth, which, being a tailor, he was about to make into a coat-lining.
“And ample for us both,” said Holmes, as he sprang up and hastened to change from his dressing gown to his coat.
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