Coat Long Winter Dog Noun Bre Kəʊt Koʊt

• a fur/leather coat
• a long winter coat
• to put on/take off your coat
• a dog with a smooth/shaggy coat

coat

1. a piece of outdoor clothing that is worn over other clothes to keep warm or dry. Coats have sleeves and may be long or short.
• see also duffel coat
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/duffel-coat
• a fur/leather coat
• a long winter coat
• to put on/take off your coat
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)
4. a layer of paint or some other substance that covers a surface
• see also topcoat
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/topcoat
• to give the walls a second coat of paint
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.

Extra Examples

• Let me take your coat.
• Make sure the base coat has thoroughly dried before applying the top coat.
• The coat was buttoned up wrong.
• The dog sheds its winter coat once the weather becomes warmer.
• The room needs a fresh coat of paint.
• a coat of paint/varnish
• a dog with a long shaggy coat
• Apply a coat of clear varnish.
• The floor needs another coat of varnish.
• The windows were painted with undercoat and two coats of gloss.
• Why don’t you take off your coat if you’re hot?
• a fur coat
• duffel coat
• trench coat

Word Origin

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