lab coatn.

Brit.

/ˈlab kəʊt/, U.S.

/ˈlæb ˌkoʊt/

Forms: see lab n.² and coat n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lab n.², coat n.

Etymology: < lab n.² + coat n.

A protective coat, typically of white fabric, worn over ordinary clothing by a worker in a laboratory, clinic, etc. Also: a scientist, technician, or doctor (viewed as typically working in such a coat).

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > coat > types of > for specific purpose > other

dust-coat1702

hunting-coat1789

pinkc1791

reading-coat1830

wedding-coat1838

zephyr1843

lab coat1895

tea-coat1899

stroller1901

bridge coat1905

sport coat1917

sportster1929

laboratory coatc1936

car coat1956

1895 Technique (Mass. Inst. Technol.) 10 63 It [sc. a description] fits her as a ‘lab.’ coat fits a Freshman.

1922 Technol. Rev. Apr. 236 Doffing their lab coats..the Tech boys will proceed to the musical lab, where the talking machine and mechanical piano hold sway.

1964 ‘R. Petrie’ Murder by Precedent iii. 63 Pollard, covered by a white lab coat.

1991 Elle Apr. 251/1 Del Grande says one reason he was able to trade in his lab coat for an apron with relative ease is that ‘science is a perfect springboard for cooking.’

2003 Washington Post 18 Jan. (Home ed.) a23/4 The lab coats have gone about their research much the same way they did with Viagra.

2010 New Yorker 25 Jan. 25/1 Andy wears a lab coat, as if he were a scientist or a doctor, but, mostly, he's a handyman.

Derivatives

ˈlab-coated adj.

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1959 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. 23 Sept. 6/3 (caption) Here lab-coated technicians inspect site.

1991 S. Faludi Backlash ii. viii. 203 Beauty became medicalized as its lab-coated army of promoters..prescribed physician-endorsed potions.

2008 N.Y. Times Mag. 12 Oct. 28/1 Shah spent an afternoon walking the fields with lab-coated researchers and hearing dire warnings about a wheat disease called rust.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lab coat
释义	lab coatn. Brit. /ˈlab kəʊt/, U.S. /ˈlæb ˌkoʊt/ Forms: see lab n.² and coat n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lab n.², coat n. Etymology: < lab n.² + coat n. A protective coat, typically of white fabric, worn over ordinary clothing by a worker in a laboratory, clinic, etc. Also: a scientist, technician, or doctor (viewed as typically working in such a coat). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > coat > types of > for specific purpose > other dust-coat1702 hunting-coat1789 pinkc1791 reading-coat1830 wedding-coat1838 zephyr1843 lab coat1895 tea-coat1899 stroller1901 bridge coat1905 sport coat1917 sportster1929 laboratory coatc1936 car coat1956 1895 Technique (Mass. Inst. Technol.) 10 63 It [sc. a description] fits her as a ‘lab.’ coat fits a Freshman. 1922 Technol. Rev. Apr. 236 Doffing their lab coats..the Tech boys will proceed to the musical lab, where the talking machine and mechanical piano hold sway. 1964 ‘R. Petrie’ Murder by Precedent iii. 63 Pollard, covered by a white lab coat. 1991 Elle Apr. 251/1 Del Grande says one reason he was able to trade in his lab coat for an apron with relative ease is that ‘science is a perfect springboard for cooking.’ 2003 Washington Post 18 Jan. (Home ed.) a23/4 The lab coats have gone about their research much the same way they did with Viagra. 2010 New Yorker 25 Jan. 25/1 Andy wears a lab coat, as if he were a scientist or a doctor, but, mostly, he's a handyman. Derivatives ˈlab-coated adj. ΚΠ 1959 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. 23 Sept. 6/3 (caption) Here lab-coated technicians inspect site. 1991 S. Faludi Backlash ii. viii. 203 Beauty became medicalized as its lab-coated army of promoters..prescribed physician-endorsed potions. 2008 N.Y. Times Mag. 12 Oct. 28/1 Shah spent an afternoon walking the fields with lab-coated researchers and hearing dire warnings about a wheat disease called rust. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
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