coat

noun, often attributive

\ ˈkōt

Definition of coat

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : 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

verb

coated; coating; coats

Definition of coat (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to cover with a coat

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

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Other Words from coat

Noun

coated \ ˈkō-təd

\ adjective

coatless adjective

Verb

coater noun

Examples of coat in a Sentence

Noun

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

Verb

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

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Thankfully Talbot was there to save the day, offering his friend his grandmother’s houndstooth jacket off his back, which Fails ended up wearing as a blanket after attempting to squeeze his arms into the small coat. — Washington Post, "The newcomers behind ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’," 13 June 2019 For each blintz, add a 3-tablespoon pour of the batter to the skillet, then quickly swirl the pan so the batter coats the bottom evenly, creating a thin, crepelike pancake. — Bonnie S. Benwick, Twin Cities, "For a dose of comfort, make these classic cheese blintzes," 13 June 2019 Click here for the story on first-rounder CJ Abrams, here for our Day 1 tracker and here for the story on the red coats the front office personnel was wearing on Day 1. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres Day 2 draft tracker," 4 June 2019 Cannons fired in a ceremonial welcome salute, and dignitaries stood and watched as the Grenadier Guards, wearing the traditional red coats and bearskin hats, marched in formation before playing the U.S. national anthem. — Eli Stokols, latimes.com, "Trump is all insults and gripes as European trip begins — until he meets the queen," 3 June 2019 One such Camp-worthy garment is the fur heart coat designed by Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent, worn on the sidewalks of New York by Rihanna with a baseball hat and jorts back in 2016. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "9 Celebrity Looks Made it Into The Met’s Camp Exhibition, from Björk to Cardi B," 26 Apr. 2019 The green coat on top is similar to the color of the now-popular matcha with its thicker strip of flavor compared to that of the dark chocolate. — Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day, "We Got an Exclusive First Taste of the New Kit-Kat Duos Mint + Dark Chocolate," 25 Apr. 2019 Even in 1978 Sting was an object of contempt among fans of punk music, who saw him as an interloper, an old-style muso with his roots in jazz, riding punk’s coat-tails into the charts. — D.b., The Economist, "With “My Songs” Sting underlines the lasting quality of his music," 4 June 2019 Working in 3 batches, coat chicken in flour, then egg (letting excess drip off), and then grits (pressing gently to help adhere). — Taylor Murray, Country Living, "Spiced Grit-Fried Chicken Cutlets," 28 May 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

At Swine and Spuds, located in the Warner Coliseum, east side Duck Drummies: Duck wings coated in a batter and seasoning blend, deep-fried and served with Giggles’ own tequila-lime dipping sauce. — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, "Minnesota State Fair’s new foods include grits, lamb chops, duck wings and lots on a stick," 18 June 2019 Those blocks now sit on the beach, coated in graffiti. — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "Point Woronzof shrinking an average of 2 feet each year, UAA researchers and students find," 12 June 2019 Both bars are thin slabs of toffee coated in chocolate. — Lucas Kwan Peterson, latimes.com, "The official candy bar power rankings," 11 June 2019 Her red-tinted hair was brushed to gleaming, and her long nails were coated in bright polish. — Jenna Krajeski, The New Yorker, "A Victim of Terrorism Faces Deportation for Helping Terrorists," 11 June 2019 Some pollen have spikes, and many are coated in lipids that act like glue. — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, "Forensic pollen scientists are helping the US track opioids," 6 June 2019 Now, there’s an in-between option: Porsche Surface Coated Brakes, which use iron rotors coated in a 0.1-mm layer of tungsten carbide. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "The 2019 Popular Mechanics Automotive Excellence Awards," 16 Apr. 2019 Now) Before applying Michele's makeup, Baraf prepped her skin and boosted circulation with the ReFa Carat, a $220 face roller that's coated in platinum. — Marci Robin, Allure, "Lea Michele’s Wedding Makeup Included a $9 Drugstore Mascara, and Her Lashes Looked Gorgeous," 16 Mar. 2019 Over a period of eight months, McDonald had the walls coated in 17 layers of green paint, in part because Johnson was never quite satisfied with the color. — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, "Tour the Maximalist Dream Home of Two California Beauty Gurus," 6 Feb. 2019

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