peacoat

noun

pea·​coat ˈpē-ˌkōt 

: a heavy woolen double-breasted jacket originally worn by sailors

Examples of peacoat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Giannini borrowed another trope of the British Empire, the reefer jacket, a version of a peacoat with gold buttons and epaulettes usually worn by an officer. —Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025

The Lioness Maxi Dress makes a chic wedding guest dress, Anthropologie’s Maeve Drop-waist Maxi looks polished under a peacoat, and the Zesica version makes date-night dressing effortless. —Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025

For the coldest days of the year, there are elegant scarf coats to cocoon yourself in by Veronica Leoni’s Calvin Klein, and structured peacoats from Patou that cut a sharp figure. —Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025

Wear it with a pair of pumps, and layer it with your favorite peacoat when the temperatures drop for a classic fall look. —Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

pea- (as in pea jacket) + coat

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for peacoat

• afloat
• azote
• banknote
• bareboat
• benzoate
• connote
• cutthroat
• demote
• denote
• devote
• endnote
• footnote