Definition of "coat" []

• A sleeved outer garment extending from the shoulders to the waist or below. (noun)
• A garment extending to just below the waist and usually forming the top part of a suit. (noun)
• A natural outer covering, such as the fur of an animal; an integument. (noun)
• A layer of material covering something else; a coating: a second coat of paint. (noun)
• To provide or cover with a coat. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The outer coat of the stomach, called the _serous coat_, is a continuation of the peritoneum, the membrane lining the abdominal cavity."
• "The _choroid coat_ lies immediately beneath the sclerotic coat at all places except a small margin toward the front of the eyeball."
• "From now until March, your coat is your first-impression outfit."