coat

CEFRA1

/ˈkoʊ̯t/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of clothing worn over other clothes.

  2. 02

    noun

    A layer covering the surface of something.

Examples

  • The acid burned a hole in her coat.

  • The button on your coat is coming off.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈkʰoʊ̯t]
  • /ˈkəʊ̯t/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A covering of material, such as paint.

  2. The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To cover something with a layer of a substance.

More examples

In context

  • You burnt a hole in my coat with your cigarette.

  • When the dog shed its coat, it left hair all over the furniture and the carpet.

  • fresh coat of paint

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”).