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# overcoat

«overcoat» in Mova's school dictionary: **A long, warm coat worn over other clothes in cold weather** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an overcoat, overcoats)

### meaning for a pupil

A long, warm coat worn over other clothes in cold weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In old books and pictures, gentlemen wear heavy overcoats in winter; in The Wind in the Willows, the animals bundle up in coats and mufflers, and Toad wears a motoring overcoat with goggles and cap. In everyday life, «overcoat» is a bit old-fashioned; people say coat or winter coat.

### examples

- Dad buttoned up his overcoat against the snow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#x1)
- Toad put on his goggles, cap and overcoat for driving. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#x2)
- Hang your overcoat in the hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#x3)
- The detective wore a long grey overcoat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#x4)
- It was so cold that he wore an overcoat over two jumpers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#x5)
- The overcoat came down to his knees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#x6)
- So I buttoned her into the breast of my overcoat, and Two Tails shuffled and stamped and growled to himself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/#x7)

### note

Use «an overcoat» (vowel sound). Compound of over + coat. Similar: greatcoat (army), raincoat, mac (UK), parka.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «overcoat» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.