Meaning

noun an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

verb put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

noun a thin layer covering something

originFrom Middle English cote, coate, cotte, from Old French cote, cotte (“outer garment with sleeves”), from Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”), from Proto-Germanic *kuttô, *kuttǭ (“cowl, woolen cloth, coat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷewd-, *gud- (“woolen clothes”). Cognate with Old High German…

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