coat

 
Pronunciation: /kəʊt/

noun

  • 1an outer garment with sleeves, worn outdoors and typically extending below the hips: a winter coat [as modifier]: his coat pocket
  • a protective outer garment worn indoors: a laboratory coat
  • a man’s jacket, especially as worn when hunting or by soldiers.
  • a woman’s tailored jacket, worn with a skirt or dress: she wore a pale linen coat and skirt
  • 2an animal’s covering of fur or hair: a dog’s coat may become tangled and matted
  • 3an outer layer or covering: [with modifier]: the protein coat of the virus
  • a single application of paint or similar material on a surface: apply a final top coat of varnish
  • a structure, especially a membrane, enclosing or lining an organ.
  • the skin or husk of a fruit or seed.
  • a layer of a plant bulb.

verb

[with object]
  • provide with a layer or covering of something: her right leg was coated in plaster coat each part with a thin oil (as adjective, in combination -coated) plastic-coated wire
  • (of a substance) form a covering to: a film of dust coated the floor

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French cote, of unknown ultimate origin