coat of mail

We happily hoist our egg nog in the air, embrace each other, and raise our out-of-tune voices in song.

He is rather tall and narrow, and wears a long abb's coat reaching nearly down to his feet.

You don't mind staying here in the sunshine, I hope, while my coat dries?

Presently he began to shiver so, with some sort of a chill, that I took off my coat and wrapped it round him.

He scratched his head in vexation, sat down, and as he did so, saw that his coat hung also upon the chair.

I queried; and as I asked the question I noticed for the first time the gilt bars on his coat sleeve.