coat

[koht] /koʊt/

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.

a garment indicating profession, class, etc.
the profession, class, etc., so indicated.

verb (used with object)

to cover with a layer or coating:

He coated the wall with paint. The furniture was coated with dust.

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.

10.

to cover or provide with a coat.

Origin

1250-1300; Middle English cote < Anglo-French, Old French < Germanic; compare German Kotze, Old Saxon cott woolen coat

Related forms

coater, noun

coatless, adjective

recoat, verb (used with object)

recoat, noun

Synonyms

8. spread, smear, encrust.

Examples from the web for coat

The frock coat full of wadding, cut close to pull the figure into shape, gradually gave way to a looser but still precise jacket.
Get some spray-on white for your hair, a lab coat and a pair of welder's goggles.
The color of this tapetal layer varies to some extent with an animal's coat color.
We have one prof who wears shorts with dress shoes and dress socks and a sport coat or suit jacket.
The living room needs a new coat of paint, perhaps a fresh start for both of you.
They have a low water content, unusual proteins and a tough spore coat that is not present in the mature bacterial cells.
But images of him exist without that particular coat and hat.
Refresh old kitchen cabinets with a new coat of paint.
Little round yokes of the plain silk are hidden almost by the high-standing ruffles which gather on the skirt of the coat.
The fact is, putting on the white coat necessitates doing a whole lot of icky, messy work.

British Dictionary definitions for coat

coat

/kəʊt/

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

(Austral) on the coat, in disfavour

verb

(transitive) often foll by with. to cover (with) a layer or covering

(transitive) to provide with a coat

Word Origin

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

Word Origin and History for coat

early 14c., "outer garment," from Old French cote "coat, robe, tunic, overgarment," from Frankish *kotta "coarse cloth" or some other Germanic source (cf. Old Saxon kot "woolen mantle," Old High German chozza "cloak of coarse wool," German Kotze "a coarse coat"), of unknown origin. Transferred to animal's natural covering late 14c. Extended 1660s to a layer of any substance covering any surface. Spanish, Portuguese cota, Italian cotta are Germanic loan-words.

late 14c., "to provide with a coat," from coat (n.). Meaning "to cover with a substance" is from 1753. Related: Coated; coating.

coat in Medicine

coat (kōt)
n.
The outer covering or enveloping layer or layers of an organ or part.

Slang definitions & phrases for coat

coat

Related Terms

pine overcoat

coat in the Bible

the tunic worn like the shirt next the skin (Lev. 16:4; Cant. 5:3; 2 Sam. 15:32; Ex. 28:4; 29:5). The "coats of skins" prepared by God for Adam and Eve were probably nothing more than aprons (Gen. 3:21). This tunic was sometimes woven entire without a seam (John 19:23); it was also sometimes of "many colours" (Gen. 37:3; R.V. marg., "a long garment with sleeves"). The "fisher's coat" of John 21:7 was obviously an outer garment or cloak, as was also the "coat" made by Hannah for Samuel (1 Sam. 2:19). (See DRESS.)