Crossword clues for greatcoat
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Greatcoat \Great"coat"\, n. An overcoat.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. A heavy overcoat.
WordNet
Wikipedia
A greatcoat, also known as a watchcoat, is a large overcoat that is typically made of wool designed for warmth and protection against the weather. Its collar and cuffs can be turned out to protect the face and hands from cold and rain, and the short cape around the shoulders provides extra warmth and repels rainwater (if made of a waterproof material). During the 17th and 18th centuries and the Industrial Revolution, greatcoats became available for all social classes. It was popular in the 19th century as a military uniform and casual wear for the wealthy, and is still issued for inclement weather by many armed forces around the world.
The coat generally hangs down below the knees and the cape is kept short, normally just above or below the elbows. It also sports deep pockets for keeping letters and food dry. It is typically coloured grey, though other colours may be used (e.g. black, brown, navy blue). One type of greatcoat is the Petersham (named after Viscount Petersham).
Usage examples of "greatcoat".
Bonaparte attacked and took the town, and while the Volkhovskys were retiring in an orderly fashion from their outpost position on the south bank of the Aube, a small, plump man in a plain grey greatcoat and a large cocked hat rode forward among the French soldiers attacking the bridgehead.
The moonstone remained in her trouser pocket, and the bayberry sprig and bunchberry flower were tucked in an inner pocket of the greatcoat.
Lord Birling said, handing his greatcoat over to the Frobisher footman.
Clive who was standing on the far side of the Miry Ghyll gazing pensively into the pool, saw his image reflected in the pool, his riding boots, his bulky black caped greatcoat, his dark, uncovered hair.
Batbaian, a skillful jackleg tailor, sewed scraped sheepskins together into cloaks the two wanderers wore over their greatcoats.
Porkyevitch with greatcoat collar up and fur hat down around his ears, their breaths foul with hours-old fish, and what the hell can Pointsman do with this animal?
There Platon Karataev was sitting covered up- head and all- with his greatcoat as if it were a vestment, telling the soldiers in his effective and pleasant though now feeble voice a story Pierre knew.
He was wearing a hsaie greatcoat over plain shirt and trousers, a sweep of unshaped river-green brocade that set off the weathered ivory of his skin.
Before emerging from it, the rattling of wheels approached behind us, and a stage-coach rumbled out of the mountain, with seats on top and trunks behind, and a smart driver, in a drab greatcoat, touching the wheel horses with the whipstock and reining in the leaders.
With his greatcoat flapping around him and Coll in his arms, Brigham started toward the house.
He quickly handed off his hat and voluminous greatcoat to a very terse Edgewater, but was intercepted by his petite cousin before he reached the stairs.
Baxter removed his eyeglasses and placed them in the pocket of his greatcoat.
Beside her, Baxter removed his eyeglasses, tilted the brim of his hat, and pulled up the high collar of his greatcoat.
The soldiers lifted the canteen lids to their lips with reverential faces, emptied them, rolling the vodka in their mouths, and walked away from the sergeant major with brightened expressions, licking their lips and wiping them on the sleeves of their greatcoats.
Sandhurst standards, but other Ottawans, especially the young girls, loved these wild-eyed soldiers of fortune, colourfully clad in stetsons, high yellow boots, and charcoal-hued greatcoats.