coat

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkəʊt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/koʊt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kōt)

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coat
A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes, especially in order to keep warm.
She was wearing a heavy tweed coat.
Get your coats on.
You only use coat to refer to a piece of clothing which is worn outdoors. Knitted clothes which cover the upper part of your body and which you can wear indoors are called cardigans, jumpers, or sweaters.
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