coat

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
2. (countable) A covering of material, such as paint.
3. (countable) The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.
4. (uncountable) 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).
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A petticoat.
6. (countable, uncountable) The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
7. (countable, uncountable) A coat of arms.
8. (countable, uncountable) A coat card.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cover with a coating of some material.
2. (transitive) To cover like a coat.
3. (archaic, transitive) To clothe.

Synonyms

jacket

overcoat

cover

cloak

overlay

smear

fur

plate

coating

topcoat

cape

layer

shirt

👕

mantle

face

dress

👗

tunic

paint

hair

crust

wool

surface

glaze

plumage

pelt

varnish

gild

lag

garment

protect

back

🔙

sheet

veneer

polish

🇵🇱

apply

sweater

plaster

enamel

pelage

parka

skin

spread

daub

shell

🐚

stratum

covering

gloss

rind

feathers

envelop

Translations

manteau

🧥

Mantel

🧥

jas

🧥

abrigo

cappotto

🧥

abric

🧥

mantel

veste

pardessus

capa

Jacke

capa

capa

παλτό

Pronounced as (IPA)

/koʊt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cote

Cognate with Old High German: kozza

Cognate with German: Kotze

Cognate with Middle Low German: kot

Cognate with Middle Dutch: cote

Cognate with Ancient Greek: βεῦδος

In summary

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”).

Sentences

This may account for the coat of arms being thought to be upside down .

A mink coat and a diamond bracelet .

She sewed the torn coat quite neatly .