topcoat
Americannoun
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That she’s female, black and seems half hidden inside her ever-present navy topcoat is made less of this time around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Some on Reddit fixed this by sanding theirs down to take the shine off of the finish, and another recommended using an acrylic topcoat and another chemical bluing.
From The Verge ● Mar. 9, 2022
Cobbling together a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle while in lockdown comes to mind, as does doing your nails — basecoat, color, topcoat.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
Trump took the stage in a striped blue tie and, though indoors, a topcoat that fell below his knees.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2018
Maybe, I thought, as I saw him hunched behind the wheel in his topcoat, this is what I've been waiting for.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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