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外套,上衣;皮毛,表皮;层,涂层涂上,盖上,包上

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Coat \Coat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Coating}.]
   1. To cover with a coat or outer garment.

   2. To cover with a layer of any substance; as, to coat a jar
      with tin foil; to coat a ceiling.

Coat \Coat\ (k[=o]t; 110), 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.]
   1. An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body;
      especially, such a garment worn by men.

            Let each His adamantine coat gird well. --Milton.

   2. A petticoat. [Obs.] ``A child in coats.'' --Locke.

   3. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the
      order or office; cloth.

            Men of his coat should be minding their prayers.
                                                  --Swift.

            She was sought by spirits of richest coat. --Shak.

   4. An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool,
      husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek.

            Fruit of all kinds, in coat Rough or smooth rined,
            or bearded husk, or shell.            --Milton.

   5. 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.

   6. Same as Coat of arms. See below.

            Hark, countrymen! either renew the fight, Or tear
            the lions out of England's coat.      --Shak.

   7. A coat card. See below. [Obs.]

            Here's a trick of discarded cards of us! We were
            ranked with coats as long as old master lived.
                                                  --Massinger.

   {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.

资料来源 : WordNet®

coat
     n 1: an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from
          shoulder down; worn outdoors
     2: a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"
        [syn: {coating}]
     3: growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
        [syn: {pelage}]

coat
     v 1: put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface;
          "coat the cake with chocolate" [syn: {surface}]
     2: cover or provide with a coat
     3: form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face" [syn: {cake}]