OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 33228

overcoat

/ˈəʊvəkəʊt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
abrigo
A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.
Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say.
‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’
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