coat
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coat
an outer garment extending to the waist or below: This coat will keep you warm.; the fur of an animal: The fox has a beautiful coat.; a layer of covering material: The fence needs another coat of paint.
Not to be confused with:
cote – a small shed or shelter for sheep or birds; a cottage or hut: The cote was made of logs and had only two rooms.
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coat
(kōt)n.
1.
a. A sleeved outer garment extending from the shoulders to the waist or below.
b. See suit coat.
2. A natural outer covering, such as the fur of an animal or the enveloping layer of an organ.
3. A layer of material covering something else; a coating: a second coat of paint.
tr.v. coat·ed, coat·ing, coats
1. To provide or cover with a coat.
2. To cover with a layer, as of paint.
[Middle English cote, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]
coat′ed adj.
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coat
(kəʊt)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) an outdoor garment with sleeves, covering the body from the shoulder to waist, knee, or foot
2. (Clothing & Fashion) any similar garment, esp one forming the top to a suit
3. a layer that covers or conceals a surface: a coat of dust.
4. (Zoology) the hair, wool, or fur of an animal
5. (Heraldry) short for coat of arms
6. on the coat Austral in disfavour
vb
7. (often foll by: with) to cover with a layer or covering
8. (tr) to provide with a coat
[C16: from Old French cote of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon kotta, Old High German kozzo]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
coat
(koʊt)n.
1. an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body.
2. 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 that covers a surface: a coat of paint.
v.t. 5. to cover with a layer or coating.
6. to cover thickly, esp. with a viscous fluid or substance.
7. to cover or provide with a coat.
[1250–1300; Middle English cote < Anglo-French, Old French < Germanic; compare Old Saxon cott, Old High German kozzo woolen garment]
coat′less, adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
coat
A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes, especially in order to keep warm.
She was wearing a heavy tweed coat.
Get your coats on.
You only use coat to refer to a piece of clothing which is worn outdoors. Knitted clothes which cover the upper part of your body and which you can wear indoors are called cardigans, jumpers, or sweaters.
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coat
Past participle: coated
Gerund: coating
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| Noun | 1. |  coat - an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoorsbox coat - a short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders breast pocket - a pocket inside of a man's coat coat button - a button on a coat coatee - a short close-fitting coat coattail - the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist cutaway - a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees duffel coat, duffle coat - a warm coat made of duffel; usually has a hood and fastens with toggles frock coat - a man's coat having knee-length skirts front and back; worn in the 19th century fur coat - a coat made of fur jacket - a short coat lab coat, laboratory coat - a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory mackinaw, Mackinaw coat - a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material newmarket - a long close-fitting coat worn for riding in the 19th century outer garment, overgarment - a garment worn over other garments raincoat, waterproof - a water-resistant coat sack coat - man's hiplength coat with a straight back; the jacket of a suit sheepskin coat, afghan - a coat made of sheepskin surcoat - a loose outer coat usually of rich material topper - a woman's short coat hemline - the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat |
| 2. |  coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"bitumastic - a protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering coat of paint - a layer of paint covering something else covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) photographic emulsion, emulsion - a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin enamel - any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze finish coat, finishing coat - the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings; "we can't paint until they put on the finishing coat" lacquer - a hard glossy coating overcoating, overcoat - an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish) paint, pigment - a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably" patina - a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal metal plating, plating - a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface rendering - a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall seal - a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture varnish - a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface veneer, veneering - coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood waterproofing - a coating capable of making a surface waterproof | |
| 3. |  coat - growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animalmammal, mammalian - any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk fur - dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel) hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells" | |
| Verb | 1. | coat - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" gelatinize - coat with gelatin skim - coat (a liquid) with a layer stucco - coat with stucco; "stucco the ceiling" egg - coat with beaten egg; "egg a schnitzel" dredge - cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it" soot - coat with soot refinish - give a new surface; "refinish the dining room furniture" brush on - apply with a brush; "Brush butter on the roast" resurface - cover with a new surface crumb - coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet" copper - coat with a layer of copper finish - provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly" blacktop - coat with blacktop; "blacktop the driveway" foliate - coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass" pave - cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village" glaze - coat with a glaze; "the potter glazed the dishes"; "glaze the bread with eggwhite" tar - coat with tar; "tar the roof"; "tar the roads" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" enrobe - provide with a coating; "enrobe the nuts with chocolate" render - coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the den" skimcoat - coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle; "he skimcoated the drywall" paint - apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow" cement - cover or coat with cement grit - cover with a grit; "grit roads" plate - coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver" metal - cover with metal size - cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance) platinize - coat with metallic platinum porcelainize - coat with porcelain or a porcelain-like surface zinc - coat or cover with zinc |
| 2. | coat - cover or provide with a coat | |
| 3. |  coat - form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face"spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" |
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coat
noun
verb
1. cover, spread, plaster, smear Coat the fish with seasoned flour.
Coats and cloaks
afghan, balmacaan, bathrobe, box coat, Burberry (trademark), burnous, burnouse, or burnoose, cape, capote, capuchin, cardinal, chesterfield, coat dress, coatee, cope, covert coat, Crombie (trademark), cutaway, dolman, domino, dreadnought or dreadnaught, dress coat, dressing gown, duffel coat, duster coat, fearnought or fearnaught, frock coat, fun fur coat, fur coat, gabardine, greatcoat, hacking coat, himation, housecoat, Inverness, jellaba or jellabah, Jodhpuri coat, joseph, loden coat, mac or mack, Mackinaw coat, mackintosh or macintosh, manta, mantelet, mantilla, mantle, morning coat, newmarket, opera cloak or opera hood, overcoat, paletot, pea jacket or peacoat, parka, peignoir, pelisse, peplum, poncho, Prince Albert, raglan, raincoat, redingote, roquelaure, sheepskin coat, sherwani, slicker (U.S. & Canad.), snorkel, sou'wester, spencer, surcoat, surtout, swallow-tailed coat or swallowtail, tailcoat or tails, tippet, topcoat, trench coat, ulster, undercoat, waterproofCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
سُتْرَةسِتْرَه، جاكيت وبنطلونطَبَقَةٌ من الطِّلاءفَرْو الحَيَوانمِعْطَف
kabátkožichnátěrplášťpolít
lagfrakkejakkeovertrækkepels
takkipäällystääpeittääpinnoitepinta
kaput
bevonbundakabátkülsõ réteg
mantel
feldur, hárjakkikápa; frakkilag, umferîòekja, húîa
コート
코트
dangaherbaskailispaltasšvarkas
apspalvojumskārtakažoksmētelisnoklāt
kabát
plaščprekritipremazdlakaobliti
beläggajackarocktäcka
เสื้อโค้ท
áo khoác
coat
[kəʊt]A. N
1. (= winter/long coat) → abrigo m; (= jacket) → chaqueta f (Sp), americana f, saco m (LAm); (chemist's) → bata f
to cut one's coat according to one's cloth → adaptarse a las circunstancias
to cut one's coat according to one's cloth → adaptarse a las circunstancias
4. coat of arms → escudo m (de armas)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
coat
[ˈkəʊt] n
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
coat
n
(= outdoor garment) → Mantel m; (= doctor’s coat etc also) → (Arzt)kittel m; (= jacket of suit etc) → Jacke f; (for men also) → Jackett nt; coat and skirt → Kostüm nt
(Her) coat of arms → Wappen nt
vt (with paint etc) → streichen; (with chocolate, icing etc) → überziehen; to be coated with dust/mud → mit einer Staub-/Schmutzschicht überzogen sein, eine Staub-/Schmutzschicht haben; my hands were coated with grease/flour → meine Hände waren voller Schmiere/Mehl; his tongue was coated → seine Zunge war belegt; coated paper → gestrichenes Papier; the chassis was coated with an anti-rust preparation → das Chassis war mit einem Rostschutzmittel beschichtet or (sprayed) → gespritzt
coat
:coatless
adj → ohne Mantel
coat stand
n → Garderobenständer m
coat-tails
pl → Rockschöße pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
coat
[kəʊt]1. n
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
coat
(kəut) noun1. an item of outdoor clothing, with sleeves, that covers from the shoulders usually to the knees. a coat and hat.
2. a jacket. a man's coat and trousers.
3. the hair or wool of an animal. Some dogs have smooth coats.
4. a covering (eg of paint). This wall will need two coats of paint.
verb to cover. She coated the biscuits with chocolate.
ˈcoating noun (a) covering. chocolate coating.
coat of arms a family badge or crest.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
coat
→ سُتْرَة kabát frakke Mantel παλτό abrigo takki manteau kaput cappotto コート 코트 jas kåpe płaszcz casaco пальто jacka เสื้อโค้ท ceket áo khoác 外套Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
coat
n. membrana, cubierta; [clothing] abrigo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
coat
n abrigo; vt cubrir; coats the lining of your stomach..cubre el revestimiento del estómago; sugar-coated azucarado, cubierto de azúcarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.