TOPCOAT

greatcoat, overcoat, topcoat

(noun) a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

topcoat (plural topcoats)

A light overcoat.

A layer of paint or varnish etc. applied after the undercoat.

Verb

topcoat (third-person singular simple present topcoats, present participle topcoating, simple past and past participle topcoated)

(transitive) To apply a topcoat to.

Source: Wiktionary


Top"coat`, n.

Definition: An outer coat; an overcoat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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