Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A waterproof coat or mackintosh; also, a heavy ulster.

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Examples

  • But I had a great storm-coat which hid the uniform and was an admirable disguise.

    The Tory Maid Herbert Baird Stimpson

  • Then in a moment my storm-coat was off, and I stood in the door of the drawing-room.

    The Tory Maid Herbert Baird Stimpson

  • Susan stalked undauntedly into the kitchen, seized an old storm-coat of the doctor's and after a wild pursuit and several fruitless dashes and pounces, managed to throw it over the cat and can.

    Rilla of Ingleside Lucy Maud 1921

  • She wore her storm-coat and carried a dripping umbrella.

    A Girl of the Limberlost 1909

  • As most people who read this will remember, the iron chancellor was therein represented as an old, weatherbeaten pilot, in storm-coat and sou'wester, plodding heavily down the gangway at the side of a great ship; while far above him, leaning over the bulwarks, was the young Emperor, jaunty, with a satisfied smirk, and wearing his crown.

    [Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White 1906

  • She was noticeably attractive in her storm-coat and pretty hat, and I really was sorry -- so sorry that I added:

    In Search of the Unknown 1899

  • The open door gave him light, and he took off his storm-coat, pulled it over him for a blanket, and had closed his eyes when he reflected he had forgotten to warn O'Brien he must get off at Medicine Bend.

    The Daughter of a Magnate 1898

  • The captain glanced at the barometer, drew his body to its full height, reached for his storm-coat, slipped it on, and was about to swing back the door opening on the deck, when the chirp of a canary rang through the room.

    The Veiled Lady and Other Men and Women Francis Hopkinson Smith 1876

  • Her beautiful arms, bare from the elbow, were still around his neck, her cheek pressed close -- her lovely, clinging body in strong contrast to the straight, gray, forceful man in the wet storm-coat, who stood with arms about her while he caressed her head with his brown fingers.

    Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero Francis Hopkinson Smith 1876

  • Regaining his full height he picked up his storm-coat from the chair where he had flung it, and with the remark to Jack, that he would change his clothes, moved toward the door.

    Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero Francis Hopkinson Smith 1876

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