Etymology
Origin of overcoating
Example Sentences
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The movies, the jukeboxes and the radio had taken first the works of Tchaikovsky, then of Chopin, strung puerile words to them, given them everything from a boogie beat to a lush 150-piece orchestral overcoating.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then I spit on it a few times to give it a frozen overcoating.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
It is found in the finest of silk and worsted fabrics for ladies’ wear, also in linings, mittens, and fine cloaking and overcoating.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
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