overcoat

noun

over·​coat ˈō-vər-ˌkōt How to pronounce overcoat (audio)
Synonyms of overcoatnext
1
: a warm coat worn over indoor clothing
2
: a protective coating (as of paint)

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put your overcoat on—it's freezing out there!
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Since army rules strictly forbade pets, Conroy smuggled Stubby aboard their transport ship, the SS Minnesota, hiding him in an overcoat. — Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025 While the fashion choices of first ladies are closely parsed, the president-elect today is expected to wear an unfussy overcoat — a must for a January day in Washington — and, beneath it, as bland a business uniform as imaginable. — Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 The subversive sweetness of Audrey Horne’s sweaters and schoolgirl plaid skirts in Twin Peaks, or the navy suits and beige overcoats worn in ever-so-slightly wrong proportions by Kyle Maclachlan’s Agent Cooper. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025 In a look channeling the symbolic figure Uncle Sam, Jackson wore a custom Bode outfit consisting of a three-piece suit and an overcoat cut from Italian wool suiting. — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overcoat

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First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of overcoat was in 1802

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overcoat

noun
over·​coat ˈō-vər-ˌkōt How to pronounce overcoat (audio)
: a warm coat worn over indoor clothing

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