coat
noun
[ kəʊt ]
• an outer garment with sleeves, worn outdoors and typically extending below the hips.
• "a winter coat"
• an animal's covering of fur or hair.
• "a dog's coat may become tangled and matted"
• an outer layer or covering.
• "the protein coat of the virus"
Similar:
layer,
covering,
overlay,
coating,
skin,
skim,
plating,
film,
wash,
glaze,
varnish,
veneer,
lamination,
sheet,
finish,
dusting,
blanket,
mantle,
daub,
smear,
topping,
crust,
patina,
lustre,
deposit,
scale,
facing,
cladding,
coat
verb
• provide with a layer or covering of something.
• "her right leg was coated in plaster"
Similar:
cover,
overlay,
paint,
glaze,
varnish,
wash,
surface,
veneer,
inlay,
laminate,
plate,
blanket,
mantle,
daub,
smear,
bedaub,
cake,
plaster,
overspread,
encrust,
face,
besmear,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cote, of unknown ultimate origin.
