Lexic.us

Definition of Overcoat

1. Noun. A heavy coat worn over clothes in winter.

2. Noun. An additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish).

Definition of Overcoat

1. n. A coat worn over the other clothing; a greatcoat; a topcoat.

Definition of Overcoat

1. Noun. A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather. A winter coat. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overcoat

1. a warm coat worn over indoor clothing [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overcoat

overclothe overclothes overcloud overclouded overclouding overclouds overcloy overcloyed overcloying overcloys

overcluttered overcoach overcoached overcoaches overcoaching overcoat (current term) overcoated overcoating overcoatless overcoats

overcoddle overcoddled overcoddles overcoddling overcold overcollateralize overcollateralized overcollateralizes overcollateralizing overcollection

Literary usage of Overcoat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Autobiography and Personal Recollections of John B. Gough: With Twenty-six by John Bartholomew Gough (1870)
"My Changed Condition—Weekly Speeches—My Old overcoat—First Speech in a Pulpit—My New Suit—First Remuneration—Invitations—Extracts from Papers—New Year's ..."

2. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1911)
"It was winter, and I wanted an overcoat. I had then established an ... He was a college man, of excellent family, as such things go; and he had an overcoat. ..."

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