coat
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English, from Old French cote (“coat, robe, tunic, overgarment”)
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
coat (countable and uncountable; plural coats)
- (countable) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
- (countable) A covering of material, such as paint.
- (countable) The fur or feathers of animal.
- (uncountable, nautical) 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)
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
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covering of material, such as paint
fur or feathers
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[edit] Verb
coat (third-person singular simple present coats, present participle coating, simple past and past participle coated)
- To cover with a coat of some material
- One can buy coated frying pans, which are much easier to wash up than normal ones.
- To cover as a coat.
[edit] Translations
to cover with a coat of some material
to cover as a coat