coat
An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
Other meanings
A covering of material, such as paint.
The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.
“When the dog shed its coat, it left hair all over the furniture and the carpet.”
A kind of
- outer garment
Kinds of coat
- box coat
- cutaway
- fur coat
- jacket
- lab coat
- waterproof
- sack coat
- sheepskin coat
Word history
From Latin "cotta" (undercoat, tunic).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “coat” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.