coat

¹coat

noun, often attributive \ˈkōt\

Definition of COAT

1

a : an outer garment worn on the upper body and varying in length and style according to fashion and use

b : something resembling a coat

2

: the external growth on an animal

3

: a layer of one substance covering another <a coat of paint>

— coat·ed \ˈkō-təd\ adjective

— coat·less adjective

Examples of COAT

1. She put on her coat, hat, and gloves, and then she went outside.
2. He was wearing a coat and tie.
3. The dog has a thick coat.
4. The house needed three coats to cover the original paint.

Origin of COAT

Middle English cote, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German kozza coarse wool mantle

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to COAT

Synonyms

fur, fleece, hair, jacket, pelage, pile, wool

Related Words

undercoat, underfur; hide, leather, pelt, skin

Rhymes with COAT

bloat, boat, cote, dote, float, gloat, goat, groat, haute, moat, mote, note, oat, quote, rote, shoat, stoat, throat, tote, vote

²coat

transitive verb

Definition of COAT

1

: to cover with a coat

2

: to cover or spread with a finishing, protecting, or enclosing layer

— coat·er noun

Examples of COAT

1. Rock dust coated his hair.
2. My shoes are coated with mud.
3. Coat the chicken with flour.

First Known Use of COAT

14th century

Related to COAT

Synonyms

blanket, carpet, cover, overlay, overlie, overspread, sheet

Related Words

enclose (also inclose), enrobe, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, mantle, shawl, shroud, swathe, wrap; cloak, clothe, curtain, veil; circle, encircle, encompass

coat

noun \ˈkōt\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of COAT

1

: the external growth on an animal

2

: a layer of one substance covering or lining another; especially : one covering or lining an organ <the coat of the eyeball>