overcoat

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overcoat

  • /ˈəʊvəkəʊt/ UK
  • /ˈoʊvɚkoʊt/ US

noun overcoats

  1. A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather. 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.
  2. An outer coat, an outer coating (of paint, etc). Near-synonym: topcoat

    Similar: topcoat · Opposite: undercoat, basecoat

verb overcoats · overcoating · overcoated

  1. transitive To apply an exterior coating to. Wait 24 hours before overcoating with either this product or a clearcoat.

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noun garment

Españolabrigo, sobretodo, gabán
한국어외투 oetu
日本語オーバーコート ōbākōto, 外套 gaitō
中文外套 wàitào, 大衣 dàyī
हिन्दीओवरकोट ovarkoṭ, लबादा labādā
Kiswahilidagla
Portuguêssobretudo
Françaispardessus, manteau
DeutschMantel
Italianosoprabito, cappotto
Ελληνικάπανωφόρι panofóri, παλτό paltó
Românăpardesiu, palton
Русскийпальто́ palʹtó, шине́ль šinɛ́lʹ
Tiếng Việtáo măng tô, áo choàng
العربيةمِعْطَف miʕṭaf

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@misc{overcoat_2026,
  title = {overcoat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overcoat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}