overcoat
noun
over·coat
ˈō-vər-ˌkōt 
1
: a warm coat worn over indoor clothing
2
: a protective coating (as of paint)
Examples of overcoat in a Sentence
put your overcoat on—it's freezing out there!
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Since army rules strictly forbade pets, Conroy smuggled Stubby aboard their transport ship, the SS Minnesota, hiding him in an overcoat.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
While the fashion choices of first ladies are closely parsed, the president-elect today is expected to wear an unfussy overcoat — a must for a January day in Washington — and, beneath it, as bland a business uniform as imaginable.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The subversive sweetness of Audrey Horne’s sweaters and schoolgirl plaid skirts in Twin Peaks, or the navy suits and beige overcoats worn in ever-so-slightly wrong proportions by Kyle Maclachlan’s Agent Cooper.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
In a look channeling the symbolic figure Uncle Sam, Jackson wore a custom Bode outfit consisting of a three-piece suit and an overcoat cut from Italian wool suiting.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 10 Feb. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
While the fashion choices of first ladies are closely parsed, the president-elect today is expected to wear an unfussy overcoat — a must for a January day in Washington — and, beneath it, as bland a business uniform as imaginable.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The subversive sweetness of Audrey Horne’s sweaters and schoolgirl plaid skirts in Twin Peaks, or the navy suits and beige overcoats worn in ever-so-slightly wrong proportions by Kyle Maclachlan’s Agent Cooper.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
In a look channeling the symbolic figure Uncle Sam, Jackson wore a custom Bode outfit consisting of a three-piece suit and an overcoat cut from Italian wool suiting.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Overcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcoat. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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overcoat
noun
over·coat
ˈō-vər-ˌkōt
: a warm coat worn over indoor clothing
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