dust coat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
All she caught was just a glimpse of me in Dad's dust coat, and that came to my ankles.
From The Apartment Next Door by Johnston, William Andrew
As she sat pondering the matter, Nora came into the room, with Ruth's dust coat and parasol in her hands.
From The Film of Fear by Foster, Will
But the lady in the motoring dust coat was buttoning it to the chin.
From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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
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