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[ noun oh-ver-koht; verb oh-ver-koht, oh-ver-koht ] / noun ˈoʊ vərˌkoʊt; verb ˌoʊ vərˈkoʊt, ˈoʊ vərˌkoʊt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overcoat ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather. Also called overcoating. an added coating, as of paint, applied for protection. verb (used with object)to apply an additional coat of paint to (a surface). Origin of overcoatFirst recorded in 1795–1805; over- + coat Words nearby overcoatoverclass, overclock, overclocking, overclothes, overcloud, overcoat, overcoating, overcoil, overcome, overcommit, overcompensate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overcoatI have an overcoat I bought in Jermyn Street in London three years ago. Lev Grossman’s Weird Phobia: ‘How I Write’ Interview|Noah Charney|June 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST That night, he heads out into the bitter cold in a suit and overcoat to make his rounds of a sleepy neighborhood down the road. Mitt Romney’s British Mormon Ancestors|Mike Giglio|January 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST Mr. Bush turned to me and urgently said he needed his overcoat. The President Who Treated Me Like a Son|Tim McBride|June 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST Mr. Force got up, took an overcoat from a hook on the wall and hung it against the door. Her Mother's Secret|Emma D. E. N. Southworth
Sir Geoffry threw back his overcoat from his wasted form as he sat down. Johnny Ludlow, Second Series|Mrs. Henry Wood The result is that I become like a winter overcoat just emerging from moth-balls rather than hurt his feelings. The Smiling Hill-Top|Julia M. Sloane Each of us had the regular double army blanket and overcoat. The Awakening of the Desert|Julius C. Birge She leaned against the wall and her father's overcoat brushed her face. A Girl Of The Limberlost|Gene Stratton Porter
British Dictionary definitions for overcoat
nouna warm heavy coat worn over the outer clothes in cold weather Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overcoatraincoat, parka, capote, raglan, ulster, surtout, topcoat, inverness, paletot |