English Explanatory Dictionary

coat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
  2. A covering of material, such as paint.
  3. The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.
  4. Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather).
  5. A petticoat.
  6. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
  7. A coat of arms.
  8. A coat card.
verb
  1. To cover with a coating of some material.
  2. To cover like a coat.
  3. To clothe.
name
  1. Alternative spelling of Coate.

Pronunciation

/ˈkoʊ̯t/ [ˈkʰoʊ̯t] en-us-coat.ogg /ˈkəʊ̯t/ [ˈkʰəʊ̯t] En-uk-coat.ogg /ˈkoʈ/ /ˈkəʉ̯t/ [ˈkʰəʉ̯t] /ˈkoːt/

Word forms

coat coats cote coating coated

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat From Middle English cote, coate, cotte, from Old French cote, cotte (“outer garment with sleeves”), from Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”), from Proto-Germanic *kuttô, *kuttǭ (“cowl, woolen cloth, coat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷewd-, *gud- (“woolen clothes”). Cognate with Old High German kozza, kozzo (“woolen coat”) (German Kotze (“coarse woolen blanket; woolen cape”)), Middle Low German kot (“coat”), Middle Dutch cote (“coat”), Ancient Greek βεῦδος (beûdos, “woman's attire”).

Synonyms

pelt

Derived words

animal coat barn coat basecoat base coat becoated blackcoat blanket-coat bluecoat body coat box coat bridge coat Browncoat buff coat buffy coat candy-coat carcoat car coat chore coat choroid coat claw-hammer coat clawhammer coat clearcoat coat armour coat check coat color dilution lethal coatdress coatee coatful coatgirl coat hanger coat-hanger coathook coat hook coatigan coatless coatlike coat link coat money coat of arms coat of mail coatomer coat rack coatrack coat-rack coatroom coat stand coat-stand coatstand coattail coat-trailing coat trailing coat tree convoy coat covert-coat cut one's coat according to one's cloth decoat dip coat dipcoat dip-coat Doobon coat
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