brown coat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of brown coat
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Example Sentences
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She was also stunningly beautiful, he said, with long eyelashes, blond eyebrows and a perfect brown coat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
As a toddler, one of my younger sisters had a furry brown coat affixed with tiny ears.
From Salon ● May 4, 2024
The female giraffe born without its characteristic spots instead boasts a solid brown coat, a phenomenon that hasn’t been observed in any giraffe for more than 50 years.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 23, 2023
"Gone are the days when you had a man in a brown coat," says Kevin Mofid, head of industrials and logistics research at Savills.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2021
Professors Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, Sprout, and Flitwick were there, along with Filch, the caretaker, who had taken off his usual brown coat and was wearing a very old and rather moldy-looking tailcoat.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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