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Coat (other)
A coat is an outer garment worn on the upper body for warmth or fashion. Coat may also refer to: *Coat, a layer of a certain substance, usually paint *Animal coat, the natural fur coat of an animal **Dog coat, the natural hair coat of a dog *Coat of arms, a heraldic design used to identify a nation, city, family, or individual *Lounge coat, another term for the lounge jacket as part of a lounge suit *Rug (animal covering), also known as an animal coat, an article of clothing for animals *Cindy Coat, French female canoeist See also * Coate (other) * Coats (other) * Cote (other) {{disambig nl:Jas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat
A coat typically is an outer garment for the upper body as worn by either gender for warmth or fashion. Coats typically have long sleeves and are open down the front and closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners, toggles, a belt, or a combination of some of these. Other possible features include collars, shoulder straps and hoods. Etymology ''Coat'' is one of the earliest clothing category words in English, attested as far back as the early Middle Ages. (''See also'' Clothing terminology.) The Oxford English Dictionary traces ''coat'' in its modern meaning to c. 1300, when it was written ''cote'' or ''cotte''. The word coat stems from Old French and then Latin ''cottus.'' It originates from the Proto-Indo-European word for woolen clothes. An early use of ''coat'' in English is coat of mail (chainmail), a tunic-like garment of metal rings, usually knee- or mid-calf length. History The origins of the Western-style coat can be traced to the sleeved, close- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
