[
US
/ˈoʊvɝˌkoʊt/
]
[ UK /ˈəʊvəkˌəʊt/ ]
[ UK /ˈəʊvəkˌəʊt/ ]
NOUN
- an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish)
- a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
How To Use overcoat In A Sentence
- Mrs. Dudgeon unbars the door and opens it, letting into the stuffy kitchen a little of the freshness and a great deal of the chill of the dawn, also her second son Christy, a fattish, stupid, fair-haired, round-faced man of about 22, muffled in a plaid shawl and grey overcoat. The Devil's Disciple
- He wore a thick overcoat as a protection against the bitter cold.
- Purple Label sportswear is filled with chocolate-colored suede trench coats, gray pinstriped cashmere slacks, cashmere sweaters and cashmere overcoats.
- (He pointed at the bundle she held, while she nodded proudly, beaming on me with good-nature and consciousness of success and prosperity.) "This overcoat is as good as a blanket," he went on, advancing the skirt of it that I might feel its thickness. THE SPIKE
- I had now no clothes except what I stood up in — the coat badly out at the elbow — an overcoat, moderately pawnable, and one spare shirt. Down and Out in Paris and London
- When the smoke cleared, he was seen to be standing there still wearing the overcoat. The Times Literary Supplement
- The weight of the overcoat made it uncomfortable to wear.
- Jim slipped on his overcoat and grabbed his briefcase as well as his large portfolio case to lend credibility to his story.
- He dropped his cap on a chair, unbuttoned his overcoat, lifting up his chin to unfasten the throat buttons.
- Very soon, a small, dumpy figure in a shaggy brown overcoat appeared, lugging a large sack.