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Coat Kəʊt Long Extra Winter Examples Dog Noun

Word3 coat
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /kəʊt/ /kəʊt/
Example
  • to wear a coat
  • to put on/take off your coat
  • a fur coat
  • a leather coat
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coat

(noun)/kəʊt/ /kəʊt/
  1. a piece of outdoor clothing that is worn over other clothes to keep warm or dry. Coats have sleeves (= parts covering the arms) and may be long or short.
    • SEE ALSO Afghan coat
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/afghan-coat
    • to wear a coat
    • to put on/take off your coat
    • a fur coat
    • a leather coat
    • a long winter coat
    • a man in a black coat
    • I dressed in my finest blue wool coat.
    • He slipped the letter into his coat pocket.

    Extra Examples

    • Let me take your coat.
    • The coat was buttoned up wrong.
    • Why don't you take off your coat if you're hot?
  2. a jacket that is worn as part of a suit
    • SEE ALSO frock coat
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/frock-coat
  3. the fur, hair or wool that covers an animal’s body
    • a dog with a smooth/shaggy coat
    • animals in their winter coats (= grown long for extra warmth)

    Extra Examples

    • The dog sheds its winter coat once the weather becomes warmer.
    • a dog with a long shaggy coat
  4. a layer of paint or some other substance that covers a surface
    • SEE ALSO seed coat
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/seed-coat
    • to give the walls a second coat of paint

    Extra Examples

    • Make sure the base coat has thoroughly dried before applying the top coat.
    • The room needs a fresh coat of paint.
    • Apply a coat of clear varnish.
    • The floor needs another coat of varnish.
    • The windows were painted with undercoat and two coats of gloss.
  5. to do only what you have enough money to do and no more
    • We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but it was a case of cutting our coat according to our cloth.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French cote, of unknown ultimate origin.
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