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coatee

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English

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Etymology

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From coat +‎ -ee.[1]

Noun

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coatee (plural coatees)

  1. A coat with short flaps.
    • 1835, William Gilmore Simms, The Partisan, Harper, Chapter V, page 237:
      There came the farmer on his plough-horse, in his coarse striped breeches, blue homespun coatee, and broadbrimmed hat.
    • 1883, G[eorge] Manville Fenn, “On Board the ‘Startler’”, in Middy and Ensign: Or The Jungle Station: A Tale of the Malay Peninsula, London: Griffith & Farran (successors to Newbery and Harris), []; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Co., →OCLC, page 2:
      The latter had just bucked on his sword, and, in spite of the heat, buttoned up his undress coatee to the chin, ready for the short spell of drill which he knew would take place before the officers dined; []

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References

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  1. ^ coatee”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.