pink coat


nounFox Hunting.
  1. the coat, usually scarlet, of the hunt uniform worn by the staff and by male members of the hunt.

Origin of pink coat

1
First recorded in 1855–60
  • Also called pinks.

Words Nearby pink coat

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How to use pink coat in a sentence

  • There's nothing in me that's going to be pleased with getting a green hat when I needed a pink coat—no, sir.

  • So Mark, who had come expressly to escort the ladies, rode on alongside of Mr. Sowerby in his pink coat.

    Framley Parsonage | Anthony Trollope
  • He stripped off his ulster, and stood up in his pink coat, his baggy white breeches, and top-boots.

    Boy Woodburn | Alfred Ollivant
  • The butler turned toward an elderly gentleman in a pink coat and riding-breeches, who had just descended into the hall.

    Peter Ruff and the Double Four | E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • Surely enough, there was a bear, wearing a blue cap and a pink coat.

    Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail | Howard R. Garis