coatdress

[ koht-dres ]

/ ˈkoʊtˌdrɛs /

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noun

a tailored dress of medium or heavy fabric, styled like a coat and worn in place of a suit or similar outfit.

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Origin of coatdress

First recorded in 1910–15; coat + dress

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He wore white gloves, a dignified long black coat, and matching pants and vest, and he carried a dark walking stick.
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And so, he says he left prison without proper ID, just his release papers and the “dress-out gear” he was given by the state.
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Even for Arabic dance no one wears a long dress, just a scarf around the hips.
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Families stuff a life-size male doll with memories of the outgoing year and dress him in their clothing.
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Place the thinly sliced shallots in a medium bowl and pour buttermilk over to coat.
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And she would be wearing some of the jewels with the white dress—just a few, not many, of course.
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He is rather tall and narrow, and wears a long abb's coat reaching nearly down to his feet.
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You don't mind staying here in the sunshine, I hope, while my coat dries?
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Presently he began to shiver so, with some sort of a chill, that I took off my coat and wrapped it round him.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
He scratched his head in vexation, sat down, and as he did so, saw that his coat hung also upon the chair.
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British Dictionary definitions for coatdress

coat dress

noun

a lightweight button-through garment that can be worn either as a dress or as a coat

formerly, a dress tailored and styled like a coat

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