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
Mrs. Treadwell greeted her hostess and sat languidly down, taking off, as she did so, her long dust coat and displaying an exquisite gown of pale violet.
From A Son of the Hills by Comstock, Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa)
A young woman in an automobile dust coat and cap walked serenely in.
From Marjorie Dean, College Senior by Lester, Pauline
"Those are the lights of Harwich, I suppose," said the secretary, pulling on his dust coat.
From His Last Bow by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
The Commissary was already struggling into his dust coat when there came yet a second interruption.
From The Tale Of Mr. Peter Brown - Chelsea Justice From "The New Decameron", Volume III. by Sackville-West, Vita
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