Associations to the word «Overcoat»

Wiktionary

OVERCOAT, noun. A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.
OVERCOAT, verb. (transitive) To apply an exterior coating to.

Dictionary definition

OVERCOAT, noun. A heavy coat worn over clothes in winter.
OVERCOAT, noun. An additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats