overcoat
noun
over·coat
ˈō-vər-ˌkōt 
1
: a warm coat worn over indoor clothing
2
: a protective coating (as of paint)
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put your overcoat on—it's freezing out there!
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Katie Holmes attended the Michael Kors cocktail party in a simple-yet-chic black column dress and black overcoat draped over her shoulders.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Her second look also included a black overcoat and knee-high boots, evoking one of Bessette-Kennedy’s 1996 ensembles.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 26 Jan. 2025
Video captured outside Kamal Adwan Hospital and verified by NBC News shows its director, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, wearing a white medical overcoat and walking alone toward a military vehicle.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Menswear aficionados will swoon for sweeping outerwear like von France’s overcoat with a three-tiered capelet.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Her second look also included a black overcoat and knee-high boots, evoking one of Bessette-Kennedy’s 1996 ensembles.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 26 Jan. 2025
Video captured outside Kamal Adwan Hospital and verified by NBC News shows its director, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, wearing a white medical overcoat and walking alone toward a military vehicle.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Menswear aficionados will swoon for sweeping outerwear like von France’s overcoat with a three-tiered capelet.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Overcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcoat. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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overcoat
noun
over·coat
ˈō-vər-ˌkōt
: a warm coat worn over indoor clothing
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