Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A waterproof or water-resistant coat.
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- noun A
waterproof coat worn in therain . - noun slang A
condom .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a water-resistant coat
Etymologies
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Examples
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- That my raincoat is cooler than all other raincoats put together.
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Deemed 'not futuristic enough' at first glance, I was late out of makeup the first day of my shooting; after a redo, I had to high tail it by myself in my enormus raincoat from the trailers to the set.
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The trivial fact that I doubt they make what I want in a raincoat is beside the point.
i throw myself on your mercy. bellinghman 2006
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I don’t think a raincoat is unnecessary my puppy will not go outside with out either a coat or umbrella in the rain she hates it.
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"No; my pistol was in my raincoat, which is missing."
The Devil Doctor Sax Rohmer 1921
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"No; my pistol was in my raincoat, which is missing."
The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu Sax Rohmer 1921
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Emily and Aria call the raincoat number again from the bathroom.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jaimie Etkin 2012
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The only thing visible under the hood of his raincoat was his dripping mustache.
NYT > Home Page By BARRY ESTABROOK 2010
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Since the raincoat is a local product from Spain, the seeds are Mediterranean herbs, flowers, trees and bushes.
TreeHugger 2009
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The more relevant question for this neck of woods is what kind of raincoat do I own.
Archive 2006-10-01 ScienceWoman 2006
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