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Noun: coat  kowt
  1. An outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
    "She put on her warm winter coat before stepping outside"
     
  2. A thin layer covering something
    "a second coat of paint";
    - coating
     
  3. Growth of hair, wool, or fur covering the body of an animal
    "The arctic fox's coat changes colour with the seasons";
    - pelage
Verb: coat  kowt
  1. Put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
    "coat the cake with chocolate";
    - surface
     
  2. Cover or provide with a coat
    "He coated the wall with a fresh layer of paint"
     
  3. Form a coat over
    "Dirt had coated her face";
    - cake

Sounds like: cote

Derived forms: coating, coated, coats

Type of: apparel [archaic], clothe, cover, covering, dress, enclothe [rare], fit out, garb, garment, habilitate [archaic], hair, outer garment, overgarment, raiment [archaic], spread over, tog [informal]

Part of: mammal, mammalian

Encyclopedia: Coat