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Overcoat

//ˈəʊvəkəʊt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.

    "Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say."

  2. 2
    a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter wordnet
  3. 3
    An outer coat, an outer coating (of paint, etc).

    "Near-synonym: topcoat"

  4. 4
    an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To apply an exterior coating to. transitive

    "Wait 24 hours before overcoating with either this product or a clearcoat."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From over- + coat.

Etymology 2

From over- + coat.

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