dust coat

British  

noun

1. US name: duster.  a loose lightweight coat worn for early open motor-car riding

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dust coat

On the shelves in the American Corner at the university library, thick layers of dust coat copies of “GMAT for Dummies” and “Exploring Corporate Strategy.”

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2011

In spite of his words the young man whipped off his dust coat and flung it to the servant with as much precipitation as though what he had meant to say was 'scandalously late.'

From The Convert by Robins, Elizabeth

Both dust coat and clawhammer were off—his sleeves were rolled to the elbow.

From Red Pepper Burns by Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith)

The most conspicuous garments I could find were a white coat and skirt, white stockings and shoes, black hat and veil, and heliotrope dust coat.

From The Sixth Sense A Novel by McKenna, Stephen

This afternoon Dorothy had offered her a pongee dust coat when she stopped at the Smiths' on her way to the cars.

From Ethel Morton's Enterprise by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)