coat

[koht]

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noun

an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body: a new fur coat; a coat for formal wear.

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.

a layer of anything that covers a surface: That wall needs another coat of paint.

a mucous layer covering or lining an organ or connected parts, as on the tongue.

coat of arms.

Archaic. a petticoat or skirt.

Obsolete.

a garment indicating profession, class, etc.
the profession, class, etc., so indicated.

verb (used with object)

to cover with a layer or coating: He coated the wall with paint. The furniture was coated with dust.

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.

to cover or provide with a coat.

Origin of coat

1250–1300; Middle English cote < Anglo-French, Old French < Germanic; compare German Kotze, Old Saxon cott woolen coat

Related formscoat·er, nouncoat·less, adjectivere·coat, verb (used with object)re·coat, noun

Synonyms for coat

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8. spread, smear, encrust.

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Related Words for coat

leather, wool, fur, skin, layer, coating, frock, raincoat, overcoat, cloak, jacket, suit, wrap, tuxedo, windbreaker, laminate, cover, paint, glaze, smear

Examples from the Web for coat

Contemporary Examples of coat

Place the thinly sliced shallots in a medium bowl and pour buttermilk over to coat.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole
Carla Hall
December 27, 2014
The man finally manages to break free with the help of the others, slipping out of his coat.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop
Michael Daly
December 16, 2014
Micah is 10 years old and he had a coat geared to the season, a Patagonia winter jacket with a hood.
The Wildly Peaceful, Human, Almost Boring, Ultimately Great New York City Protests for Eric Garner
Mike Barnicle
December 8, 2014
He tore a piece of meat off the breast and stroked her coat while she ate.
The Stacks: A Chicken Dinner That Mends Your Heart
Pete Dexter
December 7, 2014
The coat, with fitted bodice, nipped-in waist, and full skirt, created a familiar silhouette for Kate.
Kate Middleton, the Preggers Fashion Princess
Tom Sykes
November 14, 2014

Historical Examples of coat

His nephew, with his coat stripped off, was sitting on the side of the bed.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
He had stripped off his coat and waistcoat, and was busily at work in his shirt-sleeves.
Little Daffydowndilly
Nathaniel Hawthorne
How read you that coat which hangs over yonder galley, Alleyne?
The White Company
Arthur Conan Doyle
Dare you to wear your brother's coat without the crescent which should stamp you as his cadet.
The White Company
Arthur Conan Doyle
Some of them, I have been given to understand, were actually in the pocket of her coat.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana

British Dictionary definitions for coat

coat

noun

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

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

a layer that covers or conceals a surfacea coat of dust

the hair, wool, or fur of an animal

short for coat of arms

on the coat Australian in disfavour

verb

(tr often foll by with) to cover (with) a layer or covering

(tr) to provide with a coat

Word Origin for coat

C16: from Old French cote of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon kotta, Old High German kozzo

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Word Origin and History for coat

early 14c., "outer garment," from Old French cote "coat, robe, tunic, overgarment," from Frankish *kotta "coarse cloth" or some other Germanic source (cf. Old Saxon kot "woolen mantle," Old High German chozza "cloak of coarse wool," German Kotze "a coarse coat"), of unknown origin. Transferred to animal's natural covering late 14c. Extended 1660s to a layer of any substance covering any surface. Spanish, Portuguese cota, Italian cotta are Germanic loan-words.

late 14c., "to provide with a coat," from coat (n.). Meaning "to cover with a substance" is from 1753. Related: Coated; coating.

coat in Medicine

coat

[kōt]

n.

The outer covering or enveloping layer or layers of an organ or part.