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coat

[ koht ]

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noun

an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
a new fur coat; a coat for formal wear.
a natural integument or covering, as the hair, fur, or wool of an animal, the bark of a tree, or the skin of a fruit.
a layer of anything that covers a surface:
That wall needs another coat of paint.
a mucous layer covering or lining an organ or connected parts, as on the tongue.
coat of arms.
Archaic. a petticoat or skirt.
Obsolete.
1. a garment indicating profession, class, etc.
2. the profession, class, etc., so indicated.

verb (used with object)

to cover with a layer or coating: The furniture was coated with dust.
He coated the wall with paint.
The furniture was coated with dust.
Synonyms: , ,
to cover thickly, especially with a viscous fluid or substance:
Heat the mixture until it coats a spoon. The boy was coated with mud from head to foot.
to cover or provide with a coat.

coat

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noun

an outdoor garment with sleeves, covering the body from the shoulder to waist, knee, or foot
any similar garment, esp one forming the top to a suit
a layer that covers or conceals a surface
a coat of dust
the hair, wool, or fur of an animal
short for coat of arms
on the coat
in disfavour

verb

troften foll bywith to cover (with) a layer or covering
tr to provide with a coat

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of coat¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English cote, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Germanic; compare German Kotze, Old Saxon cott “woolen coat”

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of coat¹

C16: from Old French cote of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon kotta, Old High German kozzo

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After eating his seventh chicken wing, which is coated in Butterfly Bakery Hot House Hot Sauce, Hart is struggling.

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I was tired of winter desserts, of fudgy cakes and stewed fruits, of warm spices clinging to everything like a wool coat.

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One woman, who later found shoes, a sock, a coat and phone by the river, had taken a life ring to the water but could not see Kaliyah.

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Kerry Benadjaoud, 62, told the Press Association she discovered shoes, a sock, a coat and a phone near the river, and had handed the items to the police.

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"I remember how sleek the coat is," he says as he pats Doug.

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