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OHV-uh-koht/ˈəʊvəkəʊt/

An overcoat is a long warm coat worn over other clothes in cold weather: an overcoat; put on an overcoat. Coat is everyday and wider; jacket is shorter; cloak is wrap-like. An overcoat in the costume plot still needs the named scene. Mix-up: overcoat vs overnight; overcoat vs undercoat (paint); do not write overcoat for a hoodie.

Meaning

A long warm coat worn over other clothes in cold weather.

Examples

• “An overcoat in the costume plot still needs the named scene, the drama paper said.”
• “Overcoats featured in the winter land-use photo, which is still a named garment — not a fashion slogan.”

Good to know

an overcoat; put on / wear an overcoat. Everyday: coat. Shorter: jacket. Paint trap: undercoat. Drama, history, and geography. Long warm coat over clothes — name the scene or the weather, not a hoodie.

Near in meaning

coat, greatcoat, topcoat

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