hacking jacket , coat n (Chiefly Brit) a riding jacket with side or back vents and slanting pockets
box coat
n
1 a plain short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders
2 a heavy overcoat, worn formerly by coachmen
coat
n
1 an outdoor garment with sleeves, covering the body from the shoulder to waist, knee, or foot
2 any similar garment, esp. one forming the top to a suit
3 a layer that covers or conceals a surface
a coat of dust
4 the hair, wool, or fur of an animal
5 short for →
coat of arms
6 ♦
on the coat (Austral) in disfavour
vb
7 tr; often foll by: with to cover (with) a layer or covering
8 tr to provide with a coat
(C16: from Old French cote of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon kotta, Old High German kozzo)
coat armour
n (Heraldry)
coat dress
n
1 a lightweight button-through garment that can be worn either as a dress or as a coat
2 formerly, a dress tailored and styled like a coat
coat hanger
n a curved piece of wood, wire, plastic, etc., fitted with a hook and used to hang up clothes
coat of arms
n
1 the heraldic bearings of a person, family, or corporation
2 a surcoat decorated with family or personal bearings
coat of mail
n a protective garment made of linked metal rings (mail) or of overlapping metal plates; hauberk
coat-of-mail shell
n another name for →
chiton →
2
coat-tail
n
1 the long tapering tails at the back of a man's tailed coat
2 ♦
on someone's coat-tails thanks to the popularity or success of someone else
covert coat
n (Brit) a short topcoat worn for hunting
Doggett's Coat and Badge race
n an annual rowing race held on the River Thames to commemorate the accession of George I: the winner is presented with a coat bearing an embroidered badge
(C18: after Thomas Doggett (1670--1721), British actor who initiated it)
dress coat
n a man's formal tailcoat with a cutaway skirt
duffel coat
n a knee-length or short wool coat, usually with a hood and fastened with toggles
dust coat
n (Brit) a loose lightweight coat worn for early open motor-car riding, (U.S. name)
duster
duster coat
n a woman's loose summer coat with wide sleeves and no buttons, popular in the mid-20th century
frock coat
n a man's single- or double-breasted skirted coat, as worn in the 19th century
Jodhpuri coat
n a coat worn by men in India, similar to but shorter than a sherwani
(named after Jodhpur)
Mackinaw coat
n (Chiefly U.S. and Canadian) a thick short double-breasted plaid coat, (Also called)
mackinaw
(C19: named after Mackinaw, variant of Mackinac)
matinée coat , jacket
n a short coat for a baby
morning coat
n a cutaway frock coat, part of morning dress, (Also called)
tail coat, swallow-tailed coat
seed coat
n the nontechnical name for →
testa
sports coat
n (U.S, Austral., and N.Z.) another name for →
sports jacket
sugar-coat
vb tr
1 to coat or cover with sugar
2 to cause to appear more attractive; make agreeable
swallow-tailed coat
n another name for →
tail coat
tail coat
n
1 (Also called)
tails a man's black coat having a horizontal cut over the hips and a tapering tail with a vertical slit up to the waist: worn as part of full evening dress
2 (Also called)
swallow-tailed coat another name for →
morning coat
trench coat
n a belted double-breasted waterproof coat of gabardine, etc., resembling a military officer's coat