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DUST COAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dust coat mean?
• DUST COAT (noun)
The noun DUST COAT has 1 sense:
1. a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
Familiarity information: DUST COAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dust coat; duster; gabardine; gaberdine; smock
Hypernyms ("dust coat" is a kind of...):
coverall (a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing)
Context examples
“Those are the lights of Harwich, I suppose,” said the secretary, pulling on his dust coat.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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