coat : Idioms & Phrases

• adjective satellite coated with black
  

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• a gentleman's dress coat.

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• noun a short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders
  

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• a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a heavy cape to carry off the rain.

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• noun a woman's short housecoat or wrapper
  

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• a close, military outer garment, with short sleeves, and laced tightly over the chest, made of buffalo skin, or other thick and elastic material, worn by soldiers in the 17th century as a defensive covering.

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• the coagulated plasma of blood when the red corpuscles have so settled out that the coagulum appears nearly colorless. This is common in diseased conditions where the corpuscles run together more rapidly and in denser masses than usual.

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• noun a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye
  choroid.
  

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• a dress coat of the swallowtail pattern. Slang

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• . See under Armor.

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• noun a button on a coat
  

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• 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.

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• noun a closet for storing outerwear
  

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• noun a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on
  clothes hanger; dress hanger.
  

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• 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.

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• noun the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
  arms; blazon; blazonry.
  

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• (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.

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• noun armor that protects the wearer's whole body
  body armor; body armour; cataphract; suit of armor; suit of armour.
  

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• a defensive garment of chain mail. See Chain mail, under Chain.

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• noun a layer of paint covering something else
  

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• noun a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats
  coatrack; hatrack.
  

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• noun an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing
  coat stand; clothes tree.
  

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• noun an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing
  coat stand; clothes tree.
  

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• noun primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates
  polyplacophore; chiton; sea cradle.
  

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• noun a region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea
  

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• adjective satellite covered with curly hair
  curly-haired.
  
  • a curly-coated water spaniel

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• noun an English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water
  

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• a coat whose skirts are cut away in front so as not to meet at the bottom.

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• adjective satellite covered with dark hair
  dark-haired.
  

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Dress" coat`

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1. A coat with skirts behind only, as distinct from the frock coat, of which the skirts surround the body. It is worn on occasions of ceremony. The dress coat of officers of the United States army is a full-skirted frock coat.

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• noun a warm coat made of duffel; usually has a hood and fastens with toggles
  duffel coat.
  

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• noun a warm coat made of duffel; usually has a hood and fastens with toggles
  duffel coat.
  

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• noun a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
  gabardine; smock; gaberdine; duster.
  

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• noun aspirin that is treated to pass through the stomach unaltered and to dissolve in the intestines
  

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• noun the final coat of paint
  finish coat.
  
• noun the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings
  finish coat.
  
  • we can't paint until they put on the finishing coat

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• noun the final coat of paint
  finish coat.
  
• noun the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings
  finish coat.
  
  • we can't paint until they put on the finishing coat

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• . (a) (Plastering) the final coat of plastering applied to walls and ceilings, usually white and rubbed smooth. (b) (Painting) The final coat of paint, usually differently mixed applied from the others.

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• (Plastering), the solid foundation of coarse stuff, on which the rest is placed; it is thick, and crossed with lines, so as to give a bond for the next coat.

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• noun the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
  ground; primer coat; flat coat; undercoat; primer; priming.
  

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• noun an English breed having a shiny black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water
  

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• a coat of paint so put on as to have no gloss.

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• noun a man's coat having knee-length skirts front and back; worn in the 19th century
  

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• a body coat for men, usually doublebreasted, the skirts not being in one piece with the body, but sewed on so as to be somewhat full.

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• noun a coat made of fur
  

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• adjective satellite having glossy hair
  glossy-furred; glossy-haired.
  
  • a glossy-coated foxhound

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• adjective satellite wearing a heavy coat
  
  • heavy-coated policemen astride noble horses

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• noun a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head
  capote.
  

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• noun perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon
  Solenostemon blumei; Coleus blumei; painted nettle; Solenostemon scutellarioides.
  

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• noun a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory
  lab coat.
  

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• noun a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory
  lab coat.
  

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• noun a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material
  mackinaw.
  

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• (Naut.), a piece of canvas nailed around a mast, where it passes through the deck, to prevent water from getting below.

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Match"-coat` noun

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1. A coat made of match-cloth.

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• noun fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks
  mink.
  

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• noun a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back
  morning coat; swallowtail.
  

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Par"ty-coat`ed adjective

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1. Having a motley coat, or coat of divers colors. Shak.

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• noun the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
  ground; primer coat; flat coat; undercoat; primer; priming.
  

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• noun the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
  ground; primer coat; flat coat; undercoat; primer; priming.
  

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• a long double-breasted frock coat for men.

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• adjective satellite used of British soldiers during the American Revolutionary War because of their red coats
  lobster-backed.
  

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• (Naut.), a covering of tarred canvas used to prevent water from entering the rudderhole.

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• noun a fur coat made of sable furs
  

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• noun man's hiplength coat with a straight back; the jacket of a suit
  

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• (Naut.), a canvas cover laced over furled sails, and the like, to keep them dry and clean.

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• noun the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball
  sclera.
  

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Scratch" coat`

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1. The first coat in plastering; -- called also scratchwork. See Pricking-up.

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• noun protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants
  testa; episperm.
  

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• (Bot.), the covering of a seed.

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• (Arch.), the finishing or last coat of plastering on walls or ceilings.

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• adjective satellite used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
  shaggy-haired; shaggy; bushy.
  
  • bushy locks
  • a shaggy beard

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• noun a coat made of sheepskin
  afghan.
  

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• the final or finishing coat of plaster.

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• noun Irish breed of medium-sized terrier with an abundant coat any shade of wheat and very hairy head and muzzle
  

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• noun lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school
  sports jacket; blazer; sport coat; sport jacket.
  

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• noun lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school
  sports jacket; blazer; sport coat; sport jacket.
  

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• adjective satellite encrusted with sugar or syrup
  candied.
  
  • candied grapefruit peel

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• noun a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back
  morning coat; swallowtail.
  

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• noun formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
  white tie and tails; white tie; tailcoat; tails; full dress; dress suit.
  

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Three"-coat` adjective

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1. (Arch.) Having or consisting of three coats; -- applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing coat; or, as called in the United States, a scratch coat, browning, and finishing coat.

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• to change one's uniform or colors; to go over to the opposite party.

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• noun a military style raincoat; belted with deep pockets
  

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• noun temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office
  

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• adjective satellite (especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair
  wire-haired.
  
  • a wire-haired terrier

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