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# overcoat

noun (an overcoat, overcoats)

«overcoat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A long, warm coat worn over other clothes in cold weather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#m1)

### In the lessons

In old books and pictures, gentlemen wear heavy overcoats in winter; in The Wind in the Willows, the animals bundle up in coats and mufflers, and Toad wears a motoring overcoat with goggles and cap. In everyday life, «overcoat» is a bit old-fashioned; people say coat or winter coat.

### Examples

- Dad buttoned up his overcoat against the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#x1)
- Toad put on his goggles, cap and overcoat for driving. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#x2)
- Hang your overcoat in the hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#x3)
- The detective wore a long grey overcoat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#x4)
- It was so cold that he wore an overcoat over two jumpers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#x5)
- The overcoat came down to his knees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#x6)
- So I buttoned her into the breast of my overcoat, and Two Tails shuffled and stamped and growled to himself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#x7)

### Note

Use «an overcoat» (vowel sound). Compound of over + coat. Similar: greatcoat (army), raincoat, mac (UK), parka.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overcoat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overcoat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overcoat.html) on Mova free.