Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overcoat

/ˈoʊvɚkoʊt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: over-coat
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚkoʊt/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.

noun

An outer coat, an outer coating (of paint, etc).

verb

To apply an exterior coating to.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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.’"
"Near-synonym: topcoat"
"Wait 24 hours before applying an overcoat."
"Wait 24 hours before overcoating with either this product or a clearcoat."
"One method is to overcoat the fiber with Teflon AF, an amorphous Teflon that transmits over most of sapphire fiber's transmission range."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English overcoat From over- + coat.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈoʊvɚkoʊt/
British English: /ˈəʊvəkəʊt/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

overcoats (plural) overcoats (present, singular) overcoating (participle, present) overcoated (participle, past) overcoated (past)

Derived Forms

overcoatless

Phrases

cement overcoat Chicago overcoat concrete overcoat wooden overcoat paint over

Frequently Paired Words

clearcoat overshoe overpaint paint over topcoat

Synonyms

topcoat greatcoat overcoating

Antonyms

undercoat basecoat

Questions

How do you pronounce overcoat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚkoʊt/.
What does overcoat mean?: A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.
Where does overcoat come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English overcoat From over- + coat.

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