greatcoat

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Damme! you deserve richly to lose her Calling for my greatcoat, and paying no heed to the jeers of the company for leaving before the toasts and the play, I fairly ran to Arlington Street.

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  1. noun A heavy overcoat.

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  • Beneath the greatcoat, his dark coat and breeches were dry and, as usual, immaculate. —  A Lady of Expectations
  • In these evening walks he always wore a gray greatcoat, and a round hat. —  The Memoirs of Napoleon, V4, 1800
  • Beaming over the collar of a plaid greatcoat, all helpfulness and devotion, Freddie Rooke was advancing towards him, the friend that sticketh closer than a brother. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Jill the Reckless, by P. G. Wodehouse
  • Her gaze dropped to his greatcoat, the epaulettes and high collar. —  TheGlassBooksoftheDreamEaters
  • He seemed oblivious to the bitter October wind that cut through the shoulder-cape of his woolen greatcoat, the chill droplets of rain dripping from the curved brim of his tall beaver hat. —  YoursUntilDawn
 

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/ˈgreɪtkoʊt/
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