coat

  • 21coat — n. sleeved outer garment 1) to have a coat on, wear a coat 2) to take off one s coat 3) an all weather; fur; fur lined; mink coat; overcoat; raincoat; sheepskin; spring; trench; winter; zip lined coat layer of paint 4) to apply, put on a coat (we …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 22coat — coat1 W3S2 [kəut US kout] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: cote] 1.) a piece of clothing with long sleeves that is worn over your clothes to protect them or to keep you warm ▪ Billy! Put your coat on , it s cold outside! ▪ The kids took… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23coat — 1 noun (C) 1 a piece of clothing that is worn over your clothes to protect them or to keep you warm: The lab assistants wear long white coats. | put on/take off your coat: Billy! Put your coat on, it s cold outside! 2 BrE old fashioned or AmE a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24coat — I UK [kəʊt] / US [koʊt] noun [countable] Word forms coat : singular coat plural coats *** 1) a) a piece of clothing with long sleeves that you wear over your other clothes when you go outside. A short coat is also called a jacket and a long coat… …

    English dictionary

  • 25coat — n. & v. n. 1 an outer garment with sleeves and often extending below the hips; an overcoat or jacket. 2 a an animal s fur, hair, etc. b Physiol. a structure, esp. a membrane, enclosing or lining an organ. c a skin, rind, or husk. d a layer of a… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 26coat — coat1 [ kout ] noun count *** 1. ) a piece of clothing with long sleeves that you wear over your other clothes when you go outside. A short coat is also called a jacket and a long coat is also called an overcoat: a woman wearing a fur coat Put… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27coat — [[t]ko͟ʊt[/t]] ♦♦♦ coats, coating, coated 1) N COUNT A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside. He turned off the television, put on his coat and walked out. 2) N COUNT: usu with… …

    English dictionary

  • 28coat — coater, n. coatless, adj. /koht/, n. 1. an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body: a new fur coat; a coat for formal wear. 2. a natural integument or covering, as the hair, fur, or wool of an animal, the bark of… …

    Universalium

  • 29coat*/*/*/ — [kəʊt] noun [C] I 1) a piece of clothing with long sleeves that you wear over your other clothes when you go outside a fur coat[/ex] Put your coat on – we re going out.[/ex] 2) the fur or hair on an animal s skin 3) a layer of something such as… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 30coat — [[t]koʊt[/t]] n. 1) clo an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body 2) bio a natural integument or covering, as the hair, fur, or wool of an animal, the bark of a tree, or the skin of a fruit 3) a layer of anything …

    From formal English to slang