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  • adjective Wearing a greatcoat.

Etymologies

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greatcoat +‎ -ed

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Examples

  • Nor had her intuition played her false, for presently the door to the stables opened and a greatcoated figure emerged leading a horse.

    The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008

  • Nor had her intuition played her false, for presently the door to the stables opened and a greatcoated figure emerged leading a horse.

    The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008

  • Nor had her intuition played her false, for presently the door to the stables opened and a greatcoated figure emerged leading a horse.

    The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008

  • When the two greatcoated gentlemen had extricated themselves from the river, and shaken their ears like huge water-dogs, a violent altercation ensued betwixt them and the coachman and guard, concerning the cause of their overthrow.

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 2007

  • Despite the pale blue sky above — no gold dome of ice crystals or symbolic sun dogs this day — the wind was very cold, and the mass of seamen huddled together for at least the illusion of warmth in the area below the quarterdeck, while the officers from both ships stood behind Sir John on the weather side of the deck like a solid mass of greatcoated acolytes.

    The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007

  • Mine Host leaned his elbows on his counter in the place where they had worn two slight depressions and stared at the armed and greatcoated Mr. Thistlethwaite—mad as a March hare!

    Morgan’s Run Colleen McCullough 2000

  • Mine Host leaned his elbows on his counter in the place where they had worn two slight depressions and stared at the armed and greatcoated Mr. Thistlethwaite—mad as a March hare!

    Morgan’s Run Colleen McCullough 2000

  • They knew what the Lancers would do to scattered infantry, knew how the long blades would tear into them and slaughter them, and the French leaders pulled at men, struck them, and formed the rallying square as the greatcoated horsemen burst out into the valley's pasture.

    Sharpe's Enemy Cornwell, Bernard 1984

  • Young Gourlay entered, greatcoated and lordly, through the two halves of that easy-swinging door.

    The House with the Green Shutters George Douglas Brown 1885

  • When the hack reached the hotel, Ishmael found Judge Merlin, all greatcoated and shawled, walking up and down before the door with much impatience.

    Self-Raised Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 1859

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