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storm coat

or storm·coat

noun
  1. an overcoat, usually of a water-repellent fabric, lined with material serving as insulation against very cold weather, often having a fur collar.

Origin of storm coat

First recorded in 1895–1900
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Historical Examples of storm coat

  • Then in a moment my storm-coat was off, and I stood in the door of the drawing-room.

    The Tory Maid

    Herbert Baird Stimpson

  • Her storm-coat had a deep cape, but it only partly hid the bundle.

  • I slipped on my storm-coat and, clinging to the jamb of my stateroom, gazed out on the wild scene.

    The Spell of Switzerland

    Nathan Haskell Dole

  • About half-past seven Maxwell sent me over there with a note and his storm-coat for him and the three men were in the room then.

    Held for Orders

    Frank H. Spearman