coat
n. countablen. a piece of clothing with long sleeves that you wear over your other clothes to stay warm or dry. You usually wear it outside when the weather is cold.
n. an outer garment with sleeves, worn outdoors and typically extending below the hips for warmth or protection against the weather.
Don't forget to wear your coat because it is cold outside.
She hung her heavy winter coat on the hook by the door as soon as she entered the house.
The fashion designer's latest collection features a wool coat that combines traditional tailoring with modern, waterproof materials for urban commuters.
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”).
Commonly used with verbs like 'put on', 'take off', or 'wear'.
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all fur coat and no knickers
Having a superficially positive appearance that is belied by the reality, e.g., superficially elegant and beautiful but actually common.
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cut one's coat according to one's cloth
To live within one's means, without spending more than is affordable.
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turn one's coat
To turn against a previous affiliation or allegiance.