Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A lightweight overcoat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An upper coat, or overcoat.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An outer coat; an overcoat.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A light
overcoat . - noun A layer of
paint applied after theundercoat .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
Etymologies
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Examples
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Little did the district leaders know that a fl amboyant thirty-one-year-old miner in southern Illinois, a veteran of hunger marches on the nation's Capitol in Washington, DC, in 1894, would don a silk top hat, a Prince Albert topcoat, and an umbrella and declare himself "General" Alexander Bradley.
Jeff Biggers: Mother Jones Is Still Calling Out Deadbeat Coal Barons (on Coal Miner's Day) Jeff Biggers 2010
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Nearby there's only a man slouching in a blue topcoat and tweed cap.
Who Made Men Dance Susan Tepper 2011
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Fast Five: Men's Vests When the winter winds blow, sandwich a warming wool vest between a heavy sweater and a topcoat.
Layering is Cake 2011
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Nothing works better at getting ALL of the fur (Not just the topcoat) But, be prepared.
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Mrs. Eisenhower appeared first at the door, followed immediately by the president, dressed in a camel hair topcoat over tan slacks and a sport coat, and wearing a soft brown hat, which he removed to wave at the crowd.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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Q: I can't be bothered with a topcoat or a raincoat, which are too cumbersome for the car or when I'm on a short business trip on the plane.
Dressing in Layers, But Staying Stylish Teri Agins 2012
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If you're interested in this season's ladylike clothes, try Jil Sander's tie jacket, Miu Miu's glamorous '40s-style topcoat or Thomas Tait's classic car coat.
A Coat for all Occasions Alexa Brazilian 2011
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In bed, he delivers his sermon in a whisper, formal like, as if wearing a topcoat.
leading the blind Helen Vitoria 2011
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Ideally, one would have a cover-up for every little occasion: a lined barn jacket for Saturday strolls, a tomboy topcoat for business lunches, a fur-trimmed cashmere number for fancy parties, a tomato-red swing coat for cocktails.
A Coat for all Occasions Alexa Brazilian 2011
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Nothing works better at getting ALL of the fur (Not just the topcoat) But, be prepared.
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