COAT

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cote, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German kozza coarse wool mantle Date: 14th century 1. an outer garment worn on the upper body and varying in length and style according to fashion and use, something resembling a ~, the external growth on an animal, a layer of one substance covering another , ~ed adjective ~less adjective II. transitive verb Date: 14th century to cover with a ~, to cover or spread with a finishing, protecting, or enclosing layer, ~er noun