topcoat

[ top-koht ]

/ ˈtɒpˌkoʊt /

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noun

a lightweight overcoat.

the coat of paint applied last to a surface.

verb (used with object)

to apply the topcoat to (a surface).

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Origin of topcoat

First recorded in 1810–20; top¹ + coat

Words nearby topcoat

top billing, top boot, top brass, topcastle, top cat, topcoat, top dead-centre, top dog, top dollar, top-down, top drawer

How to use topcoat in a sentence

Then apply a topcoat with any good-quality paint, including water-based.
Why does the paint keep peeling on my bathroom vanity?|Jeanne Huber|November 23, 2020|Washington Post
Howe walked through to the trainer's room in the back and took off his topcoat and his jacket and hung them up.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The problem was his topcoat was locked in the limo on the Capitol plaza four stories below.
The President Who Treated Me Like a Son|Tim McBride|June 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The large man puffs himself out in his warm topcoat, which protuberates sensibly at the paunch.
The conquest of Rome|Matilde Serao

Castelforte engaged in conversation with Correr and Scalatelli, while Scalia removed his topcoat.
The conquest of Rome|Matilde Serao
We must deprive him of that iligant new frieze topcoat, with its three capes, till it is fashioned into a civilised garment.'
Cedar Creek|Elizabeth Hely Walshe
I took my rent money and bought this topcoat at a second-hand store.
Class of '29|Orrie Lashin and Milo Hastings
Craig left it thankfully, with a shrug of the shoulders beneath the box-fitting topcoat, as the door closed behind him.
Where the Trail Divides|Will Lillibridge

British Dictionary definitions for topcoat

topcoat

/ (ˈtɒpˌkəʊt) /

noun

an outdoor coat worn over a suit, etc

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