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
Layering up on a chilly morning, Cruise layered an olive corduroy jacket underneath a denim overcoat.
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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
Posing for pictures beside his bride-to-be, the Bullet Train actor wore a black overcoat and black dress pants.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
Subway ads for the series featured a shot of uniformed police officers, a burly polyester wall, with Preston seemingly poking her head in from out of frame, wearing a pink overcoat, a crocheted scarf and a foam Statue of Liberty crown.
—Phillip MacIak, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Or the time he was asked to check his overcoat to comport with a restaurant’s dress code.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Colman Domingo materializes, in a glittering overcoat.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
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
Posing for pictures beside his bride-to-be, the Bullet Train actor wore a black overcoat and black dress pants.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
Subway ads for the series featured a shot of uniformed police officers, a burly polyester wall, with Preston seemingly poking her head in from out of frame, wearing a pink overcoat, a crocheted scarf and a foam Statue of Liberty crown.
—Phillip MacIak, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Or the time he was asked to check his overcoat to comport with a restaurant’s dress code.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Colman Domingo materializes, in a glittering overcoat.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
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overcoat
noun
over·coat
ˈō-vər-ˌkōt
: a warm coat worn over indoor clothing
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