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coat
(noun)
The definition of a coat is a layer of something on a surface, or the fur covering an animal, or an outer layer of clothing.
(noun)- An example of a coat is the first layer of paint on a wall.
- An example of a coat is the shiny hair on a dog.
- An example of a coat is a rain jacket.
To coat is to cover something completely, or to give someone an outer layer of clothing.
(verb)- An example of to coat is to toss a piece of chicken in flour before cooking it in oil.
- An example of to coat is to go out on a cold night to cover sleeping homeless people.
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See coat in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a sleeved outer garment opening down the front and varying in length, as a suit jacket or a topcoat or overcoat
- a natural outer covering of an animal, as of fur or wool
- the outer covering of a plant or animal structure, tissue, etc.: a seed coat
- a layer of some substance, as paint, over a surface
- Dialectal a petticoat or skirt
- Obsolete customary garb of a profession or class
Origin: ME cote, a coat < OFr < Frank *kotta, coarse cloth; akin to Ger kotze, shaggy overcoat
transitive verb
- to provide or cover with a coat
- to cover with a layer of something
Related Forms:
- coated adjective
See coat in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A sleeved outer garment extending from the shoulders to the waist or below.b. A garment extending to just below the waist and usually forming the top part of a suit.
- A natural outer covering, such as the fur of an animal; an integument.
- A layer of material covering something else; a coating: a second coat of paint.
- To provide or cover with a coat.
- To cover with a layer, as of paint.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English cote
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , of Germanic origin
.Related Forms:
- coatˈed adjective
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