overcoat
noun
over·coat
ˈō-vər-ˌkōt 
1
: a warm coat worn over indoor clothing
2
: a protective coating (as of paint)
Examples of overcoat in a Sentence
put your overcoat on—it's freezing out there!
Recent Examples on the Web
The immersive show features fragile dresses inside airtight vitrines, overcoats growing grass, pat-’n-sniff walls and a hologram.
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Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 May 2024
MacLachlan, 65, opened the show wearing a classic dark overcoat, layered over a metallic-blue ensemble, complete with gloves and a white turtleneck with yellow and purple details.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
The overcoat was also embroidered with a single white bullion rose in another nod to the fable.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
The group started the night in sleek overcoats before revealing their final look.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
Layering up on a chilly morning, Cruise layered an olive corduroy jacket underneath a denim overcoat.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, April 17, the 35-year-old star stepped out for a preview of Broadway’s upcoming Cabaret revival wearing an all-sheer black outfit consisting of a sheer-bodice minidress, tights and an overcoat.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Accordingly, the Bridgerton star opted for a wool overcoat that provided warmth, and that was strategically left open at the sternum for a little visible cleavage.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2024
Take Tom Hanks’ overcoat in Road to Perdition, a 2002 film set in the 1930s.
—Rachel Dickinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 May 2024
MacLachlan, 65, opened the show wearing a classic dark overcoat, layered over a metallic-blue ensemble, complete with gloves and a white turtleneck with yellow and purple details.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
The overcoat was also embroidered with a single white bullion rose in another nod to the fable.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
The group started the night in sleek overcoats before revealing their final look.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
Layering up on a chilly morning, Cruise layered an olive corduroy jacket underneath a denim overcoat.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, April 17, the 35-year-old star stepped out for a preview of Broadway’s upcoming Cabaret revival wearing an all-sheer black outfit consisting of a sheer-bodice minidress, tights and an overcoat.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Accordingly, the Bridgerton star opted for a wool overcoat that provided warmth, and that was strategically left open at the sternum for a little visible cleavage.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2024
Take Tom Hanks’ overcoat in Road to Perdition, a 2002 film set in the 1930s.
—Rachel Dickinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
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overcoat
noun
over·coat
ˈō-vər-ˌkōt
: a warm coat worn over indoor clothing
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