coat
(koʊt )
Word forms: coats , coating , coated
1. countable noun A1
A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.
He turned off the television, put on his coat and walked out.
Synonyms: jacket, overcoat
2. countable noun [usually with poss] B2
An animal's coat is the fur or hair on its body.
Vitamin B6 is great for improving the condition of dogs' and horses' coats.
Synonyms: fur, hair, skin, hide
3. verb
If you coat something with a substance or in a substance, you cover it with a thin layer of the substance.
Coat the fish with seasoned flour. [V n + with/in]
Synonyms: cover, spread, plaster, smear
coated adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, adverb ADJECTIVE]
TV pictures showed a dying bird coated with oil. [+ with/in]
Dip the pieces so they are completely coated.
4. countable noun
A coat of paint or varnish is a thin layer of it on a surface.
The front door needs a new coat of paint. [+ of]
You will need to apply three coats of varnish.
Synonyms: layer, covering, coating, overlay
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Idioms:
cut your coat according to your cloth [mainly British]
to make plans and decisions that are based on what you have and not what you would like
It is up to organizations which were supported by the taxpayer to cut their coats according to the cloth available.
Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Collocations:
coat evenly coat hook coat lightly coat of mascara coat of paint coat of primer coat of varnish coat sleeve coat thoroughly dark coat fresh coat heavy coat leather coat long coat put on a coat shiny coat suit coat thick coat thin coat top coat tweed coat velvet coat warm coat wear a coat winter coat wool coat
Drizzle with a generous glug of olive oil and rub it into the meat with your hands to coat evenly.
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Pour over the marinade, turning to coat evenly.
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Finally, roll the fishcake in the breadcrumbs to coat evenly.
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Add the pumpkin and stir to coat evenly.
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Pour half of the ganache on top to coat evenly.
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Then you notice a stag's-head coat hook on the back of the kitchen door...
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A straw boater may dangle from a coat hook.
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There are two cup holders in the front, two in the back, a coat hook on the pillar - and even a little shelf for your phone.
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At first glance, it appeared that someone had, carefully and intricately, wound a bandage around a coat hook in the porch.
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Other features include a wide-grip handle, a clickon, click-off laptop bag and a coat hook.
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In batches, dip the whitebait into the batter to coat lightly before deep-frying for 2-3 minutes, until crisp and golden.
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Coat lightly in seasoned flour.
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Season beef then coat lightly in oil.
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First you apply a coat of mascara, then you brush on the magnetic fibres, followed by another coat of mascara on top to seal.
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Finish with a coat of mascara on the upper lashes, but don't clog them, as the focus should remain on the vibrancy of the purple.
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Apply a second coat of mascara and flutter your flattering lashes.
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The look was finished with a coat of mascara and hint of bronzer.
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Add a coat of mascara to your top lashes to give definition.
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The work involved a new carpet, furniture and a fresh coat of paint.
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A coat of paint makes a place feel clean and new, in colours that please you.
The Sun (2016)
It needs a good coat of paint and a fridge that works would be helpful.
The Sun (2009)
Does it need a fresh coat of paint?
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Every house needed a coat of paint and the stonework was encrusted with the grime of heavy industry.
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Read the instructions carefully as some types require a coat of primer before application.
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Apply one coat of primer, and one or two coats of grey undercoat.
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On metal surfaces, rust should be removed using wire wool, then apply a rust inhibitor and a coat of primer.
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The airframe was painted with 20 coats of primer, with extensive sanding between coats.
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The wing was then sprayed with two coats of primer paint and a coat of paint type filler.
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Unfortunately, there's no quick fix for a good nail job — slapping on a coat of varnish will never look finished.
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Finally, if you like, you can give your owl a coat of varnish for extra shine.
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Paint your nails with a metallic silver, then follow with a second coat of varnish while it's still wet.
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Those are things worth bragging about, if only to supply a fresh coat of varnish to a town that urgently requires a restoration that will never come.
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They then preserved them further with a coat of varnish.
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The gloves will fit over the wristlets and under the distal part of the coat sleeve, ensuring full enclosure of the latter arm.
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Instead, the wearer can slip into the attached gloves as if they were a loose-fitting coat sleeve.
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Their hands disappear into their coat sleeves, and when they sit down on vinyl-covered benches, their feet barely scrape the fl oor.
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Because sometimes, when you are wearing a big knit (and this winter you should be), it can be difficult to fit your jumper sleeves inside your coat sleeves.
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I.e. the trousers or the coat sleeves.
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Put all the vegetables in a bowl, stir in the sauce and coat thoroughly.
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Place the quails in the marinade, coat thoroughly and season with salt and pepper.
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To the rest, add the mushrooms and sprouts and coat thoroughly (it might be easier to use your hands).
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Add to the bowl and coat thoroughly in the marinade.
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Add the beef, stirring to coat thoroughly.
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She was wearing a dark coat, dark floppy hat and was carrying a large bag over her shoulder and a small rucksack on her back.
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He was wearing a long dark coat and was alone.
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Beard and moustache, and wearing a dark coat with brass buttons.
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Many hunts have decided to abandon their scarlet (known as pink) jackets in favour of tweed or dark coats in an attempt to be less conspicuous and avoid scrutiny.
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Day after day, we put on dark trousers, dark tops and dark coats and head out into the dark.
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In our damp climate, clapboard can warp or rot if it's not maintained, so apply a fresh coat of protective paint every few years.
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Well, you know how long it takes him to put a fresh coat on.
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The rusty goalposts need some tender loving care and a fresh coat of paint.
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A bill for a fresh coat of paint may drop on his doormat - as he signed it.
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She turns to my hair, which has a fresh coat of pink, especially for this day.
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Try it on over a heavy coat, as well as lighter garb.
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All that dashing around stage in a heavy coat a dozen times a week has another benefit, too.
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In the dull grey light his heavy coat was almost as yellow as a lion's, and he walked with a slow, rolling swagger as if he owned the entire island.
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Due to the heavy coat it could look too small sometimes.
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Sometimes the soldier's heavy coat was simply reinforced with metal plates.
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She had gone up two hours before; she wore a leather coat over a pink nightie, had nothing on her feet and was furious.
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One photo showed him smirking and wearing his gothic long leather coat.
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When he finally wakes up and dons his purple leather coat your hopes soar.
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A neighbour described him as an 'oddball' who often wears a long leather coat.
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She was tall and slender, with a full-length leather coat that looked old-fashioned, but was probably the height of chic there.
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He swept in wearing his long coat and stood at the back of the hall.
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And she didn't care about covering up when she left, leaving her long coat undone to showcase her outrageously festive outfit.
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I had long hair, an earring and a long coat which was almost down to my shoes.
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She was said to have become argumentative before unzipping her long coat and fleeing.
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Nearly every look was tailored and featured outerwear, either a belted jacket or a long coat, worn with ankle-length trousers that flared gently from the knee.
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He put on his coat, in spite of her pleading, turned on his heel and left, without saying a word.
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The agents grabbed it and told her to put on a coat and come with them.
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When she rose to put on her coat she felt a curious ache, dull but deep, in her lower back.
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Now, with the tentacles of technology reaching into every sphere, you need no longer even put on your coat to pay your respects.
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To put on that coat of fame, you put it on and do up the zip or the buttons.
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Shiny coat, wet nose and friendly bark essential.
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Look at the muscle definition; the shiny coat, the way he goes about his work.
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Who needs a shiny coat in bed?
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The short, shiny coat has a smooth and hard texture.
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They have a thick, shiny coat with straight hairs.
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And while he did eventually ditch his suit coat, he always wore his characteristic shirt and tie.
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He got out, leaving his suit coat in the car.
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During the moments before the service, he was jotting names on a stack of three-by-five cards he had taken from his suit coat.
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All that was missing were the suede elbow patches on his suit coat and a pipe in his mouth to make the 'professor' picture complete.
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They tend to be light, and thinner than the average suit coat, since they are generally worn throughout the year.
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A generously built man wearing a thick coat and dungarees, he settled into a folding chair and began to wait.
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A thick coat of ground ice covered 98% of the lowland ranges, almost completely blocking access to terrestrial forage.
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When this is complete, apply a thin coat of porcelain enamel paint that matches the colour of your sink with a small paintbrush.
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Be sure to file toenails straight across, and always apply a base coat, two thin coats of colour and a top coat.
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It can get too cold in winter due to its thin coat but will struggle to cool itself in summer because of its flat nose.
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Washing with hand sanitiser dries out nails and weakens the top coat.
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Be sure to file toenails straight across, and always apply a base coat, two thin coats of colour and a top coat.
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Once the colour has dried, add one layer of top coat.
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You simply apply the colour straight to the nail and then finish with the special top coat.
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When doing any nail art you must finish with a good, quick-drying top coat.
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Now that she has been invited to join the debates after all, she will become even more visible in her pink tweed coat.
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Because she's wearing her own idiosyncratic clothes — tweed coat, leggings, biker boots, trademark wide-brimmed hat.
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I got off at the next stop and within five minutes had collected a wonderful 1950s tweed coat for myself and two pinstripe jackets for my son (one hand-made).
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A tweed coat with candy-orange trim.
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If they don't suit, the long and boxy tweed coats will.
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Under the velvet coat, you need something glam.
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On her grey velvet coat, she had a matching blue bow.
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It was worn on an azure velvet coat, lined with crimson satin, ornamented with a cope and a mantle, both crimson.
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Long velvet coat and stamina makes it possible to withstand severe weather.
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It has a similar appearance to a mole's velvet coat, but no other relation.
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He was wearing a nice warm coat and a scarf.
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Despite your warm coat, your body temperature begins to drop.
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Spend the difference on a warm coat.
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My dad wants me to get a warm coat that will go over my school blazer, so it will probably have to be bigger than my normal size.
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It sets the mood for an album that's the musical equivalent of a warm coat on a winter's day, combining simple acoustic guitar parts and unfussy but delicate singing.
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Some 17 per cent had worn a coat indoors and one in six turned heating off when they needed it.
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One wore a coat of black and silver marten fur, the other a coat of some russet-red fur Lirael didn't recognize.
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She was forbidden from wearing a coat and had to make do with a single T-shirt and sweatshirt.
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The neckline is quite low for a winter coat (plus peach and grey look great together).
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Just when you had put the heating back on and dusted off that cosy winter coat, summer has decided to make a reappearance.
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Not only was she holding her jeans together with safety pins, she didn't have a winter coat that fit around her expanding figure.
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Old restrictions seemed to slip away, and the country stepped into the future like an animal shedding its winter coat.
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I am hankering after a new warm tweed or wool winter coat.
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At 249, a rustcoloured double-faced wool coat is the most expensive of the bunch.
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Sybil in her blue georgette wool coat with the silver fox collar, glossy-lipped, smelling of L'Heure Bleue.
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Or a wool coat to keep newborn lambs warm?
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We love the jersey polo neck and gorgeous wool coat.
The Sun (2014)
An African-American woman in this 1953 photograph is still in her wool coat.
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Translations:
Chinese: 外套, 外套, 涂
Japanese: コート 洋服, ペンキやニスなどの層, 覆う
- permissive society
- permit
- permit access
- permit allows
- permit application
- permit approval
- permit entry
- permit holder
- permit me
- permit the sale of
- permit the use of
- permit the withdrawal of
- permutation
- pernicious
- pernicious anaemia
- pernicious anemia
- pernicious anemia
- pernicious effect
- pernicious form
- pernicious influence
- pernickety
- peroration
- peroxide
- peroxide blonde
- perpendicular