Definition of "overcoat" []

• A heavy coat worn over ordinary clothing in cold weather. (noun)
• An additional, protective coating, as of paint. (noun)

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• "(He pointed at the bundle she held, while she nodded proudly, beaming on me with good-nature and consciousness of success and prosperity.) "This overcoat is as good as a blanket," he went on, advancing the skirt of it that I might feel its thickness."
• "(He pointed at the bundle she held, while she nodded proudly, beaming on me with good nature and consciousness of success and prosperity.) ` This overcoat is as good as a blanket, 'he went on, advancing the skirt of it that I might feel its thickness."
• "Look a you in that picture – even your overcoat is puffed up and 2 sizes too big to try stop the world realizing how small you truly are."