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Meanings of coat in English

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Men's dress coat worn with vest and breeches to make the habit à la française of the 18th and early 19th century.

        Portuguese
        capa
        Catalan
        capa
        Spanish
        capa

        A thin layer covering something.

              capa
              Portuguese
              cabelo
              Catalan
              pèl
              Spanish
              pelo

              Growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal.

                    cabelo
                    Portuguese
                    revestir
                    Catalan
                    recobrir

                    Put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface.

                          revestir
                          Usage of coat in English
                          1
                          The only formula in the world is here in my coat pocket.
                          The Boy Scouts on a Submarine
                          2
                          A lot of the automakers today favor using a polyurethane clear-coat system.
                          The missing
                          3
                          Once we even received, from America of course, a cat hat-and-coat rack.
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          She hung the coat in the apartment off the big living room.
                          The Freebooters of the Wilderness
                          5
                          He removed his cap and coat in the hall, and went in.
                          The Flag
                          6
                          She pulled off her coat despite the cold and changed for work.
                          Transgression: a novel of love and war
                          7
                          I think the colour of President Robinson's coat was his particular speciality.
                          The Irish Times
                          8
                          He hadn't seen the coat of arms in more than sixty years.
                          The Secret Crown (2010)
                          9
                          His coat flaps open as if he'd just enjoyed a good lunch.
                          The Guardian
                          10
                          The groom, in his great sheepskin coat, was waiting in the doorway.
                          The Sowers
                          11
                          A knee-length coat over a longer skirt does not work at all.
                          The Guardian
                          12
                          I do not join in; my warmest coat is also my best.
                          The day the falls stood still
                          13
                          It is a good coat, yes, but does it belong to me?
                          Agahta christie: an autobiography
                          14
                          The soldiers rushed in and dragged me out by the coat collar.
                          Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
                          15
                          And he pushed the notary in his evening coat into the street.
                          Original Short Stories — Volume 05
                          16
                          The back of his coat was all tangled up in the barbs.
                          Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane; Or, Daring Adventures over the...
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