Meaning

noun a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter

noun an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish)

originEtymology 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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