coat

noun

/ˈkoʊ̯t/US/ˈkəʊ̯t/UK/ˈkoʈ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat From Middle English cote, coate, cotte, from Old French cote, cotte (“outer garment with sleeves”), from Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”), from Proto-Germanic *kuttô, *kuttǭ (“cowl, woolen cloth, coat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷewd-, *gud- (“woolen clothes”). Cognate with Old High German kozza, kozzo (“woolen coat”) (German Kotze (“coarse woolen blanket; woolen cape”)), Middle Low German kot (“coat”), Middle Dutch cote (“coat”), Ancient Greek βεῦδος (beûdos, “woman's attire”).

derived from *gʷewd-✻
derived from *kuttô✻
derived from cotta
derived from cote
inherited from cote

Definitions

An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
2
A covering of material, such as paint.
- fresh coat of paint
- Fruit of all kinds, in coat / Rough or smooth rined, or bearded husk, or shell.
3
The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.
- Near-synonym: pelt
- When the dog shed its coat, it left hair all over the furniture and the carpet.
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1. Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water…
  Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather).
2. 5
  A petticoat.
  - a child in coats
3. 6
  The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office
  The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
  - Men of his coat should be minding their prayers.
  - She was sought by spirits of richest coat.
4. 7
  A coat of arms.
  - Hark, countrymen! either renew the fight, / Or tear the lions out of England's coat.
5. 8
  A coat card.
  - Here's a trick of discarded cards of us! We were ranked with coats as long as old master lived.
6. 9
  To cover with a coating of some material.
  - The frying pan was coated with a layer of non-stick material, making it easier to wash.
  - Door grab handles have been coated with an anti-microbial finish.
7. To cover like a coat.
8. To clothe.
9. Alternative spelling of Coate.

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Derived

animal coat, barn coat, basecoat, base coat, becoated, blackcoat, blanket-coat, bluecoat, body coat, box coat, bridge coat, Browncoat, buff coat, buffy coat, candy-coat, carcoat, car coat, chore coat, choroid coat, claw-hammer coat, clawhammer coat, clearcoat, coat armour, coat check, coat color dilution lethal, coatdress, coatee, coatful, coatgirl, coat hanger, coat-hanger, coathook, coat hook, coatigan, coatless, coatlike, coat link, coat money, coat of arms, coat of mail · +138 more

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A definitional loop anchored at coat. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at coat. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at coat

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