as in overcoat
a warm outdoor coat
threw on a wool topcoat and headed out into the snow
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Recent Examples of topcoat
Finishes like polyurethane, varnish, or laminate add a protective topcoat to your cabinets to protect them from substances like grease.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
Carrying over from the street style in Milan just one week earlier, lean topcoats ruled again, still with the emphasis put on heritage prints like checks, pinstripes and houndstooth, which added a dash of debonair to utility clothes in denim and leather.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
His mission is to explore what tailoring can mean in the modern wardrobe, a mission that showed in the three-piece pinstripe suits, traditional waistcoats, topcoats with contrast collars and even a couple of long pleated skirts.
—Layla Ilchi, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025
Leopard spots and zebra stripes, formerly relegated to womenswear or edgy streetwear brands, have begun showing up on tailored topcoats, dinner jackets and even full-on bespoke garments.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
Carrying over from the street style in Milan just one week earlier, lean topcoats ruled again, still with the emphasis put on heritage prints like checks, pinstripes and houndstooth, which added a dash of debonair to utility clothes in denim and leather.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
His mission is to explore what tailoring can mean in the modern wardrobe, a mission that showed in the three-piece pinstripe suits, traditional waistcoats, topcoats with contrast collars and even a couple of long pleated skirts.
—Layla Ilchi, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025
Leopard spots and zebra stripes, formerly relegated to womenswear or edgy streetwear brands, have begun showing up on tailored topcoats, dinner jackets and even full-on bespoke garments.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topcoat
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Taurus Steve Eichner/WWD via Getty Images Outfitted in a magenta-pink patchwork suit and a massive overcoat, Chappell Roan looked glam as all hell at the Met Gala red.—
Sam Manzella,
Them.,
6 May 2025
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Wintour kept things elegant with a silver dress, blue overcoat and matching heart pendant.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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Sporting a military-style hooded jacket and baseball cap, Eminem joined Jelly Roll in loping down a ramp that led to the middle of the stadium floor, mugging for each other and for the video camera.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
19 May 2025
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There’s the Levi’s x Sacai denim jacket featuring the same custom sunspot gold shanks based on vintage Levi’s hardware, the Levi x Sacai Denimx Matelasse twill reversible blouson, and two variations of the Reversible Blouson, available in indigo x black or blue x khaki nylon exteriors.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
19 May 2025
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Nowhere was this more evident than at Burberry, where trenches, greatcoats, and rain capes in deep earth tones reasserted the house’s mastery of protection from the elements.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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Tommy’s security guards wear SS-style greatcoats by Sarafina Bush.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2024
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“Topcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topcoat. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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