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coat

Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊ̯t/

The English word “coat” has 11 meanings listed here.

noun

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

verb

  1. To cover with a coating of some material.
  2. To cover like a coat.
  3. To clothe.

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…

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