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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Coat \Coat\ (k[=o]t; 110), n. [OF. cote, F. cotte, petticoat, cotte d'armes coat of arms, cotte de mailles coat of mail, LL. cota, cotta, tunic, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. chozzo coarse mantle, G. klotze, D. kot, hut, E. cot. Cf. {Cot} a hut.] 1. An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body; especially, such a garment worn by men. [1913 Webster] Let each His adamantine coat gird well. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A petticoat. [Obs.] "A child in coats." --Locke. [1913 Webster] 3. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth. [1913 Webster] Men of his coat should be minding their prayers. --Swift. [1913 Webster] She was sought by spirits of richest coat. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool, husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek. [1913 Webster] Fruit of all kinds, in coat Rough or smooth rined, or bearded husk, or shell. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 5. A layer of any substance covering another; a cover; a tegument; as, the coats of the eye; the coats of an onion; a coat of tar or varnish. [1913 Webster] 6. Same as Coat of arms. See below. [1913 Webster] Hark, countrymen! either renew the fight, Or tear the lions out of England's coat. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 7. A coat card. See below. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Here's a trick of discarded cards of us! We were ranked with coats as long as old master lived. --Massinger. [1913 Webster] {Coat armor}. See under {Armor}. {Coat of arms} (Her.), a translation of the French cotte d'armes, a garment of light material worn over the armor in the 15th and 16th centuries. This was often charged with the heraldic bearings of the wearer. Hence, an heraldic achievement; the bearings of any person, taken together. {Coat card}, a card bearing a coated figure; the king, queen, or knave of playing cards. "`I am a coat card indeed.' `Then thou must needs be a knave, for thou art neither king nor queen.'" --Rowley. {Coat link}, a pair of buttons or studs joined by a link, to hold together the lappels of a double-breasted coat; or a button with a loop for a single-breasted coat. {Coat of mail}, a defensive garment of chain mail. See {Chain mail}, under {Chain}. {Mast coat} (Naut.), a piece of canvas nailed around a mast, where it passes through the deck, to prevent water from getting below. {Sail coat} (Naut.), a canvas cover laced over furled sails, and the like, to keep them dry and clean. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Coat \Coat\ (k[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coating}.] 1. To cover with a coat or outer garment. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover with a layer of any substance; as, to coat a jar with tin foil; to coat a ceiling. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: coat n 1: an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors 2: a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint" [syn: {coating}, {coat}] 3: growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal [syn: {coat}, {pelage}] v 1: put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" [syn: {coat}, {surface}] 2: cover or provide with a coat 3: form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face" [syn: {coat}, {cake}]