greatcoat

noun

great·​coat ˈgrāt-ˌkōt How to pronounce greatcoat (audio)
: a heavy overcoat

Examples of greatcoat in a Sentence

the men donned their greatcoats for the ride in the open carriage
Recent Examples on the Web Tommy’s security guards wear SS-style greatcoats by Sarafina Bush. Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024 The men were sporting tweets, Norfolk jackets and a camel hair greatcoat. Melanie Windridge, Forbes, 24 May 2021 The boys from Köpenick, the idiot with the army greatcoat who stabbed his own leg on a dare. Hari Kunzru, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020 The dictator threw on his greatcoat, saddled up his white steed and rode up the mountain’s slopes until man and beast were gazing into the caldera lake that glints at the summit, pure as the Korean race. The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019 In 2015, Michael Kors put his spin on the songbird’s favorite peasant dress silhouette, while at Chloé that same year, Clare Waight Keller dressed her models in greatcoats and skinny neck scarves that recalled some of her famous stage ensembles. Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2018 TheaterWorks honcho Rob Ruggiero, who has directed regularly at Goodspeed for around a decade now, helms this tricky show, which requires highly skilled character actors, a large group of unruly children and a wardrobe of greatcoats and top hats. Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 19 June 2018 One hand holds the lapel of his greatcoat, the other arm extends full length, gesturing rhetorically. Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017 Reed observed it on greatcoats, boots, floors, stairways. Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of greatcoat was in 1647

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“Greatcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greatcoat. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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greatcoat

noun
great·​coat ˈgrāt-ˌkōt How to pronounce greatcoat (audio)
: a heavy overcoat
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