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coat (k

a. A sleeved outer garment extending from the shoulders to the waist or below.

b. A garment extending to just below the waist and usually forming the top part of a suit.

2. A natural outer covering, such as the fur of an animal; an integument.

3. A layer of material covering something else; a coating: a second coat of paint.

tr.v. coat·ed, coat·ing, coats

1. To provide or cover with a coat.

2. To cover with a layer, as of paint.

[Middle English cote, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]

coated adj.

coat

Noun

1. an outer garment with sleeves, covering the body from the shoulders to below the waist

2. the hair, wool, or fur of an animal

3. any layer that covers a surface

Verb

to cover with a layer [Old French cote]

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Noun	1.	coat - an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors box coat - a short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders breast pocket - a pocket inside of a man's coat coat button - a button on a coat coatee - a short close-fitting coat coattail - the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist cutaway - a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees duffel coat, duffle coat - a warm coat made of duffel; usually has a hood and fastens with toggles frock coat - a man's coat having knee-length skirts front and back; worn in the 19th century fur coat - a coat made of fur greatcoat, overcoat, topcoat - a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter jacket - a short coat lab coat, laboratory coat - a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory mackinaw, Mackinaw coat - a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material newmarket - a long close-fitting coat worn for riding in the 19th century outer garment, overgarment - a garment worn over other garments raincoat, waterproof - a water-resistant coat sack coat - man's hiplength coat with a straight back; the jacket of a suit sheepskin coat, afghan - a coat made of sheepskin surcoat - a loose outer coat usually of rich material topper - a woman's short coat hemline - the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
	2.	coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint" coating bitumastic - a protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering coat of paint - a layer of paint covering something else covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) photographic emulsion, emulsion - a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin enamel - any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze facing, veneer - an ornamental coating to a building finish coat, finishing coat - the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings; "we can't paint until they put on the finishing coat" gilding, gilt - a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold lacquer - a hard glossy coating overcoating, overcoat - an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish) paint, pigment - a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably" patina - a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal metal plating, plating - a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface rendering - a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall seal - a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture varnish - a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface veneer, veneering - coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood waterproofing - a coating capable of making a surface waterproof
	3.	coat - growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal pelage mammal, mammalian - any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk fur - dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel) wool, fleece - outer coat of especially sheep and yaks hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"
Verb	1.	coat - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" surface rubber, rubberise, rubberize - coat or impregnate with rubber; "rubberize fabric for rain coats" anodise, anodize - coat a metal with an oxide coat gelatinize - coat with gelatin skim - coat (a liquid) with a layer stucco - coat with stucco; "stucco the ceiling" egg - coat with beaten egg; "egg a schnitzel" encrust, incrust - cover or coat with a crust dredge - cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it" soot - coat with soot refinish - give a new surface; "refinish the dining room furniture" brush on - apply with a brush; "Brush butter on the roast" patinate, patinise, patinize - coat with a patina resurface - cover with a new surface crumb - coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet" copper - coat with a layer of copper finish - provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly" bonderise, bonderize - coat with a substance that will prevent corrosion; "bonderize steel" blacktop - coat with blacktop; "blacktop the driveway" foliate - coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass" galvanise, galvanize - cover with zinc; "galvanize steel" pave - cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village" varnish, seal - cover with varnish glaze - coat with a glaze; "the potter glazed the dishes"; "glaze the bread with eggwhite" tar - coat with tar; "tar the roof"; "tar the roads" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" enrobe - provide with a coating; "enrobe the nuts with chocolate" daub, plaster - coat with plaster; "daub the wall" render - coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the den" skimcoat - coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle; "he skimcoated the drywall" paint - apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow" cement - cover or coat with cement grit - cover with a grit; "grit roads" plate - coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver" metal - cover with metal macadamise, macadamize, tarmac - surface with macadam; "macadam the road" size - cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance) metalize, metallize - coat with metal platinize - coat with metallic platinum porcelainize - coat with porcelain or a porcelain-like surface zinc - coat or cover with zinc
	2.	coat - cover or provide with a coat apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"
	3.	coat - form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face" cake spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"