coat
Meaning
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- An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.ᵂᵖ
- A covering of material, such as paint.ᵂᵖ
- The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.ᵂᵖ
- Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather).
- (obsolete) A petticoat.
- The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
- A coat of arms.ᵂᵖ
- A coat card.
Synonyms
vêtement
covering material
leather coat
outer layer
smear with
spread on
paintcoat
face with
spread with
great coat
paint primer
doping material
coating mixture
three-quarter coat
primer coating
mould facing
pigment dyes
chapport
coating material
great-coat
hard surface
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/koʊt/
Etymology
From Middle English cote, coate, cotte, from Old French cote, cotte (“outer garment with sleeves”), from Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”), from Proto-Germanic *kuttô, *kuttǭ (“cowl, woolen cloth, coat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷewd-, *gud- (“woolen clothes”). Cognate with Old High German kozza, kozzo (“woolen coat”) (German Kotze (“coarse woolen blanket; woolen cape”)), Middle Low German kot (“coat”), Middle Dutch cote (“coat”), Ancient Greek βεῦδος (beûdos, “woman's attire”).
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