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   Coat , n. [OF. cote, F. cotte, petticoat, cotte d'armes coat of arms, cotte de mailles coat of mail, LL. cota, cotta, tunic, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. chozzo coarse mantle, G. klotze, D. kot, hut, E. cot. Cf. Cot a hut.]
   An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body; especially, such a garment worn by men.
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   Let each
   His adamantine coat gird well.
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   A petticoat. [Obs.] “A child in coats.” 
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   The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
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   Men of his coat should be minding their prayers.
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   She was sought by spirits of richest coat.
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   An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool, husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek.
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   Fruit of all kinds, in coat
   Rough or smooth rined, or bearded husk, or shell.
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   A layer of any substance covering another; a cover; a tegument; as, the coats of the eye; the coats of an onion; a coat of tar or varnish.
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   Same as Coat of arms. See below.
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   Hark, countrymen! either renew the fight,
   Or tear the lions out of England's coat.
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   A coat card. See below. [Obs.]
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   Here's a trick of discarded cards of us! We were ranked with coats as long as old master lived.
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   Coat armor. See under Armor. -- Coat of arms (Her.), a translation of the French cotte d'armes, a garment of light material worn over the armor in the 15th and 16th centuries. This was often charged with the heraldic bearings of the wearer. Hence, an heraldic achievement; the bearings of any person, taken together. -- Coat card, a card bearing a coated figure; the king, queen, or knave of playing cards. “‘I am a coat card indeed.' ‘Then thou must needs be a knave, for thou art neither king nor queen.'” Rowley. -- Coat link, a pair of buttons or studs joined by a link, to hold together the lappels of a double-breasted coat; or a button with a loop for a single-breasted coat. -- Coat of mail, a defensive garment of chain mail. See Chain mail, under Chain. -- Mast coat (Naut.), a piece of canvas nailed around a mast, where it passes through the deck, to prevent water from getting below. -- Sail coat (Naut.), a canvas cover laced over furled sails, and the like, to keep them dry and clean.
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