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longcoat en · NOUN

Etymology

From long + coat.

Meanings

1. An overcoat that hangs to midcalf.
   • My dad, Dr. Livesey, had his pocket watch dangling from his vest and wore a handsome gray longcoat, pink shirt, white trousers and shinny black leather shoes. 2011, Tony Vincent, Silver and Hawkins, →ISBN, page 333:
   • Ahead of them the bodyguard Marsh was pushing the pace as best he could, though the tall figure in his stiffened longcoat had stopped for a moment beneath a withered jupe tree, where an equally withered old monk sat perched on a bench talking to a dog that was watching Marsh instead. 2015, Col Buchanan, The Black Dream, →ISBN:
   • At a table just inside the window sat a black-bearded man in a gray longcoat. 1995, Hank Edwards, Ride for Rimfire, →ISBN, page 12:
2. A variety of a dog breed that has long hair.
   • The standard recognized by the AKC (American Kennel Club) is only known as "Chihuahua", but they come in two varieties, the longcoat and the smoothcoat. 2014, Nicolae Sfetcu, About Dogs:
   • The Chihuahua is the smallest breed of dog and is available in both the longcoat and shortcoat varieties. 1969, Frances Sefton, Pet Library's complete dog guide, →ISBN, page 60:
   • A family of longcoat winners at the Dachshund Club of California Specialty Show. 1987, Anna Katherine Nicholas, Marcia A. Foy, The Dachshund, →ISBN, page 252:

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Relateds

long coats