overcoat.
A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.
Meaning & usage
A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.
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.
To apply an exterior coating to.
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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