coat

noun

• 1an outer garment worn outdoors, having sleeves and typically extending below the hips:a winter coat [as modifier]:his coat pocket
• an outer garment having sleeves and extending below the hips worn indoors as a protective garment:a laboratory coat
• a man’s jacket or tunic, especially as worn when hunting or by soldiers.
• a man’s or woman’s tailored jacket.

• 2an animal’s covering of fur or hair.

• 3a structure, especially a membrane, enclosing or lining an organ.
• a skin, rind, or husk.
• a layer of a plant bulb.
• an outer layer or covering of a specified kind:the protein coat of the virus

• 4a covering of paint or similar material laid on a surface at one time:a protective coat of varnish

verb

• provide with a layer or covering of something; apply a coat to:his boots were coated with mud coat each part with a thin oil
• (of a substance) form a covering to:a film of dust coated the floor