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overcoat.

A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈəʊvəkəʊt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈoʊvɚkoʊt/General-American
  1. A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.

  2. An outer coat, an outer coating (of paint, etc).

    Wait 24 hours before applying an overcoat.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English overcoat From over- + coat.

verb/ˈəʊvəkəʊt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈoʊvɚkoʊt/General-American
  1. To apply an exterior coating to.

    transitive
    Wait 24 hours before overcoating with either this product or a clearcoat.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English overcoat From over- + coat.

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