coat

Everyday

1. A coat is a warm piece of clothing with sleeves that you wear over your other clothes when you go outside. tree →
2. An animal's coat is its fur or hair. tree →
3. A coat of paint or another liquid is a thin layer spread over a surface. tree →
4. To coat something means to cover it with a thin layer of something. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and safety a coat keeps you warm and dry in cold, wet or windy weather; «put your coat on», «hang up your coat», «take off your coat». In science an animal's thick coat keeps it warm in winter, and many animals grow a thicker coat before winter and shed it in spring. In art and DIY you give a fence «a second coat». In cooking you «coat the chicken in breadcrumbs». In stories a coat often shows the weather or who someone is (a long black coat, a raincoat).

Examples

• Put your coat on, it's freezing outside. tree →
• She hung her wet coat on the hook by the door. tree →
• The dog's shiny coat shows that it is healthy. tree →
• Arctic foxes grow a white coat in winter. tree →
• Dad gave the shed two coats of paint. tree →
• Coat the apples in melted chocolate. tree →
• My winter coat has a hood and deep pockets. tree →
• The cat's coat was covered in burrs after the walk. tree →
• He sewed them on his coat. tree →

Note

Countable: a coat, two coats. «Coat» (outdoor) is different from «jacket» (shorter, lighter), but people often mix them. A «raincoat» keeps off rain, a «lab coat» is worn in science labs. As a verb it takes «in» or «with»: coat it in flour, coated with ice. Do not confuse with «cot» (a baby's bed).

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Joseph's coat of many colours was a sign of his father's special love. The tradition says it stirred up his brothers' jealousy, which led to his being sold into Egypt. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and safety a coat keeps you warm and dry in cold, wet or windy weather; «put your coat on», «hang up your coat», «take off your coat». In science an animal's thick coat keeps it warm in winter, and many animals grow a thicker coat before winter and shed it in spring. In art and DIY you give a fence «a second coat». In cooking you «coat the chicken in breadcrumbs». In stories a coat often shows the weather or who someone is (a long black coat, a raincoat).

Examples

• Know now whether it is thy son's coat or not.' (Torah GEN.37.32, JPS 1917) tree →
• And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood; (Torah GEN.37.31, JPS 1917) tree →
• and they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said: 'This have we found. (Torah GEN.37.32, JPS 1917) tree →
• I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? (Writings SNG.5.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• By the great force of my disease is my garment disfigured; it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat. (Writings JOB.30.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• Harness the horses, and mount, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail. (Prophets JER.46.4, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable: a coat, two coats. «Coat» (outdoor) is different from «jacket» (shorter, lighter), but people often mix them. A «raincoat» keeps off rain, a «lab coat» is worn in science labs. As a verb it takes «in» or «with»: coat it in flour, coated with ice. Do not confuse with «cot» (a baby's bed).