coat

²coat

verb

Definition of COAT

transitive verb

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

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