covert coat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He is chiefly known for trailing round after Farage in the classic Farage costume – the classic being the covert coat, made of tan stuff with a dark-brown velvet collar.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 2, 2018
She turned up the collar of the covert coat and obeyed, laughing a little nervously but asking no questions.
From The Siege of the Seven Suitors by Nicholson, Meredith
De Wet always rode a white horse, and wore a covert coat.
From In the Ranks of the C.I.V. by Childers, Erskine
To-day, under a short covert coat of dark blue cloth, she wore a loose scarlet shirt, the effect of which was coquettish and telling.
From The Tree of Knowledge A Novel by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie
Her dark hair was piled up high on her head, and she had the same mischievous, amateur-theatrical charm that the blue chiffon veil and covert coat had given her.
From The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business by Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell
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