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Dictionary Definition of coat
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coat noun 1. an outer garment with sleeves; an overcoat, dress coat, etc. 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. anything that covers or conceals: a coat of paint. -- verb (t) 4. to cover or provide with a coat. 5. to cover with a layer or coating; cover as a layer or coating does. -- phrase 6. on the coat, Prison Colloquial ostracised. [ME cote, from OF, from Gmc; cf. OS cott woollen coat, ML cotta kind of tunic] -- coatless, adjective |
