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Meaning of overcoat | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈəʊvəkəʊt

Definitions

  1. A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather
  2. A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.
  3. An outer coat, an outer coating (of paint, etc)
  4. An outer coat, an outer coating (of paint, etc).
  5. To apply an exterior coating to

Equivalents

العربية المعطف معطف
Azərbaycanca palto
Български балтон
Bosanski капут
Català abric
Čeština kabát
Dansk frakke
Deutsch Mantel
Ελληνικά παλτό πανωφόρι
Esperanto palto
Español abrigo sobretodo
Eesti mantel
فارسی پالتو
Français manteau pardessus
Gàidhlig còta-mòr
Galego abrigo gabán
Hrvatski капут
Հայերեն վերարկու
Íslenska yfirhöfn
Italiano cappotto soprabito
ქართული პალტო
한국어 외투
Kurdî palto
Lietuvių paltas
Latviešu mētelis
Македонски капут
Монгол пальто
Nederlands overjas
Polski palto płaszcz
Português sobretudo
Română palton pardesiu
Русский пальто шинель
Slovenčina kabát
Slovenščina plašč
Српски капут
Kiswahili dagla
Tagalog gaban
Türkçe palto
Українська пальто
Tiếng Việt áo choàng

Examples

“Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say.”
“‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’”
“Near-synonym: topcoat”
“Wait 24 hours before applying an overcoat.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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