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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Coat \Coat\ (k[=o]t; 110), noun [OF. cote, F. cotte, petticoat, cotte d'armes coat of arms, cotte de mailles coat of mail, LL. cota, cotta, tunic, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. chozzo coarse mantle, G. klotze, D. kot, hut, E. cot. Cf. {Cot} a hut.]
1. An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body; especially, such a garment worn by men.
Let each His adamantine coat gird well. --Milton.
2. A petticoat. [Obs.] "A child in coats." --Locke.
3. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
Men of his coat should be minding their prayers. --Swift.
She was sought by spirits of richest coat. --Shak.
4. An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool, husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek.
Fruit of all kinds, in coat Rough or smooth rined, or bearded husk, or shell. --Milton.
5. A layer of any substance covering another; a cover; a tegument; as, the coats of the eye; the coats of an onion; a coat of tar or varnish.
6. Same as Coat of arms. See below.
Hark, countrymen! either renew the fight, Or tear the lions out of England's coat. --Shak.
7. A coat card. See below. [Obs.]
Here's a trick of discarded cards of us! We were ranked with coats as long as old master lived. --Massinger.
{Coat armor}. See under {Armor}.
{Coat of arms} (Her.), a translation of the French cotte d'armes, a garment of light material worn over the armor in the 15th and 16th centuries. This was often charged with the heraldic bearings of the wearer. Hence, an heraldic achievement; the bearings of any person, taken together.
{Coat card}, a card bearing a coated figure; the king, queen, or knave of playing cards. "'I am a coat card indeed.' 'Then thou must needs be a knave, for thou art neither king nor queen.'" --Rowley.
{Coat link}, a pair of buttons or studs joined by a link, to hold together the lappels of a double-breasted coat; or a button with a loop for a single-breasted coat.
{Coat of mail}, a defensive garment of chain mail. See {Chain mail}, under {Chain}.
{Mast coat} (Naut.), a piece of canvas nailed around a mast, where it passes through the deck, to prevent water from getting below.
{Sail coat} (Naut.), a canvas cover laced over furled sails, and the like, to keep them dry and clean.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Coat \Coat\ (k[=o]t), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Coated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coating}.]
1. To cover with a coat or outer garment.
2. To cover with a layer of any substance; as, to coat a jar with tin foil; to coat a ceiling.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
2: a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint" [syn: {coating}, {coat}]
3: growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal [syn: {coat}, {pelage}]
verb
1: put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" [syn: {coat}, {surface}]
2: cover or provide with a coat
3: form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face" [syn: {coat}, {cake}]
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