Topcoat

//ˈtɒpkəʊt// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A light overcoat (outer garment).

    "Our new acquaintance very deliberately coiled up the tube of his hookah, and produced from behind a curtain a very long befrogged topcoat with Astrakhan collar and cuffs."

  2. 2
    a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter wordnet
  3. 3
    A layer of paint or varnish etc. applied after the undercoat.

    "Near-synonym: overcoat"

Verb
  1. 1
    To apply a topcoat to (something). transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms
overcoatcoatgreatcoatgreatcoatjacket

Example

More examples

"Whether you first paint this wood with primer or undercoat, when you add this topcoat, you'll end up with the same result."

Etymology

From top + coat.

Related phrases

inverness cape

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