coat
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,083 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,920 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
- a thin layer covering something also: coating a second coat of paint
- growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal also: pelage
verb
- put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface also: surface coat the cake with chocolate
- cover or provide with a coat
- form a coat over also: cake Dirt had coated her face
coat in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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You will have to pit coat against coat--where are your ladies?
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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It was not until she had got up and was buttoning her coat that Lady Maria bestowed her boon.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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When they came to arrest him, he forgot to change again, and went off with the coat he had on.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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He lived at peace with all mankind, In friendship he was true; His coat had pocket-holes behind, His pantaloons were blue.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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Poor Timmins was obliged to yield Hat, coat, and boots--in short He was completely stripp'd--and paid Most dearly for his "sport."
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1