Coat

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊt

Alternative forms

• cote obsolete

Origin

From Middle English coate, cotte, from Old French cote, cotte ("outer garment with sleeves"), from Old Frankish *kotta ("coat"), from Proto-Germanic *kuttô, *kuttǭ ("cowl, woolen cloth, coat"), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeud-, *gud- ("woolen clothes"). Cognate with Old High German kozza, kozzo ("woolen coat") (Modern German Kotze), Middle Low German kot ("coat"), Ancient Greek βεῦδος (beũdos, "woman's attire").

Full definition of coat

Noun

1. (countable) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
2. (countable) A covering of material, such as paint.
• MiltonFruit of all kinds, in coat
  Rough or smooth rined, or bearded husk, or shell.
3. (countable) The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.When the dog shed its coat, it left hair all over the furniture and the carpet.
4. (uncountable, nautical) canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather)
5. (obsolete) A petticoat.
• John Lockea child in coats
6. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
• Jonathan SwiftMen of his coat should be minding their prayers.
• ShakespeareShe was sought by spirits of richest coat.
7. A coat of arms.
• ShakespeareHark, countrymen! either renew the fight,
  Or tear the lions out of England's coat.
8. A coat card.
• MassingerHere's a trick of discarded cards of us! We were ranked with coats as long as old master lived.

Derived terms

• buffy coat
• coat of arms
• greatcoat
• covert-coat
• overcoat

Verb

1. To cover with a coat of some materialOne can buy coated frying pans, which are much easier to wash up than normal ones.
2. To cover as a coat.

Anagrams

• ATOC
• Cato, CATO
• octa
• taco