Origin of coat
1250–1300; Middle English
cote < Anglo-French, Old French < Germanic; compare German
Kotze, Old Saxon
cott woolen coat
OTHER WORDS FROM coat
coat·er, noun coat·less, adjective re·coat, verb (used with object) re·coat, nounWords nearby coat
Example sentences from the Web for coat
British Dictionary definitions for coat
coat
/ (kəʊt) /
noun
verb
(tr often foll by with)
to cover (with) a layer or covering
(tr)
to provide with a coat
Word Origin for coat
C16: from Old French
cote of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon
kotta, Old High German
kozzo
Medical definitions for coat
coat
[ kōt ]
n.
The outer covering or enveloping layer or layers of an organ or part.