greatcoat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *grautaz Proto-West Germanic *graut Old English grēat Middle English grete English great Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English greatcoat From great + coat.
Meanings
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A heavy overcoat.
The members quietly rose from the board and took their hats from the hat-pins, and the geggee took down his greatcoat, and, with the most satisfied air possible, buttoned it across his breast.
1864 January 14, John Strang, Glasgow and Its Clubs: Or Glimpses of the Condition, Manners, Characters, and Oddities of the City, During the Past and Present Centuries, page 337:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| greatcoats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Descendants
cooat mooar · còta-mòr · cóta mór
Hypernyms
Synonyms
Translations (31)
pdt Äwarock (heavy overcoat) · ar مِعْطَف سَمِيك (heavy overcoat) · pl szynel (heavy overcoat) · pl palto (heavy overcoat) · es sobretodo (heavy overcoat) · es abrigo (heavy overcoat) · fr pardessus (heavy overcoat) · bg балтон (heavy overcoat) · pt sobretudo (heavy overcoat) · cmn 軍大衣 /军大衣 (heavy overcoat) · fi ulsteri (heavy overcoat) · hu nagykabát (heavy overcoat) · nl (uniform)overjas (heavy overcoat) · tr palto (heavy overcoat) · gl gabán (heavy overcoat) · ky шинель (heavy overcoat) · es gabán (heavy overcoat) · fi päällystakki (heavy overcoat) · gl abrigo (heavy overcoat) · fi pitkä takki (heavy overcoat) · fr capote (heavy overcoat) · de Wintermantel (heavy overcoat) · ga cóta mór (heavy overcoat) · gl chaquetón (heavy overcoat) · fi mantteli (heavy overcoat) · ru шине́ль (heavy overcoat) · ru пальто́ (heavy overcoat) · it cappotto (heavy overcoat) · kk шинель (heavy overcoat) · bg шинел (heavy overcoat) · fr paletot (heavy overcoat)