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Noun: overcoat  'ow-vu(r),kowt
  1. A heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
    "He bundled up in his overcoat to brave the snowstorm";
    - greatcoat [archaic], topcoat
     
  2. An additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish)
    "The carpenter applied an overcoat of polyurethane to protect the wood";
    - overcoating

Derived forms: overcoats

Type of: coat, coating

Encyclopedia: Overcoat