overcoat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈəʊvəkəʊt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈoʊvɚkoʊt/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English overcoat From over- + coat.
Meanings
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A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.
‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say.
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter X, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
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An outer coat, an outer coating (of paint, etc).
Wait 24 hours before applying an overcoat.
Near-synonym: topcoat
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overcoats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Deriveds
Chicago overcoat · cement overcoat · overcoatless · wooden overcoat · concrete overcoat
Hypernyms
Relateds
clearcoat (coating)
Synonyms
Translations (83)
pms chiri (garment) · rw ikote (garment) · it cappotto (garment) · hi लबादा (garment) · cmn 大衣 (garment) · fr pardessus (garment) · gv cooat s'jerree (garment) · ru шине́ль (garment) · bg балтон (garment) · gv cooat mooar (garment) · da frakke (garment) · sv ytterrock (garment) · az palto (garment) · fa پالتو (garment) · enm surcote (garment) · sv kappa (garment) · lt paltas (garment) · mk капут (garment) · mn пальто (garment) · es abrigo (garment) · et mantel (garment) · ka პალტო (garment) · tl gaban (garment) · my လောင်းကုတ်အင်္ကျီ (garment) · bg палто́ (garment) · es sobretodo (garment) · fi palttoo (garment) · ja オーバーコート (garment) · nrf grand' câsaque (garment) · uz palʼto (garment) · pl palto (garment) · vi áo choàng (garment) · nv éétsoh (garment) · ko 외투 (garment) · de Mantel (garment) · lv mētelis (garment) · ar مِعْطَف (garment) · eo palto (garment) · it soprabito (garment) · el παλτό (garment) · ca abric (garment) · sv överrock (garment) · fi päällystakki (garment) · hy վերարկու (garment) · nb frakk (garment) · kk пәлте (garment) · hi ओवरकोट (garment) · be паліто́ (garment) · gl gabán (garment) · sh ogrtač (garment) · ro palton (garment) · uk пальто́ (garment) · ary كبوط (garment) · ga cóta mór (garment) · pl płaszcz (garment) · cmn 外套 (garment) · nrf cache-mînséthe (garment) · ru пальто́ (garment) · hy պալտո (garment) · ga casóg mhór (garment) · nl overjas (garment) · ja 外套 (garment) · is yfirhöfn (garment) · cs kabát (garment) · sk kabát (garment) · vi áo măng tô (garment) · da overfrakke (garment) · ro pardesiu (garment) · sl plašč (garment) · tl hindaramit (garment) · ky пальто (garment) · hu felöltő (garment) · sw dagla (garment) · pt sobretudo (garment) · sh огртач (garment) · tg палто (garment) · el πανωφόρι (garment) · gd còta-mòr (garment) · es gabán (garment) · gl abrigo (garment) · pdt Äwarock (garment) · fr manteau (garment) · tr palto (garment)