overcoat

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He knew that under the faded green of his overcoat was an oval-shaped street-peddler's badge.

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  1. noun A heavy coat worn over ordinary clothing in cold weather.
  2. noun An additional, protective coating, as of paint.

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  • He objects to the cut of my overcoat which is unfortunately an English one. —  Democracy, an American novel
  • Fear Not wore a white blanket overcoat, and led the attacking party. —  The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite
  • He rammed his hand into one of the pockets, and then suddenly withdrew it with a yell of fright and pain And his fright and pain were not without good reason, for clinging to the thumb of the hand he had inserted into the pocket of the overcoat was a small, but exceedingly active, snapping turtle CHAPTER VIII AN INTERRUPTED FEAST Oh, oh, oh!" —  The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine
  • Wrapping myself in an India-rubber overcoat, and giving the darky a blanket of the same material, I started Footnote B: I very much regret to learn, that since my meeting with this most excellent gentleman, being obnoxious to the Secession leaders for his well-known Union sentiments, he has been very onerously assessed by them for contributions for carrying on the war. —  Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time
  • Tell him I'll be back to-morrow with definite information about the sanatorium NICHOLLS (_helping him on with his overcoat, anxious to have him go_). —  The Straw
 

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/ˈoʊvərkoʊt/
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