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coatdress

coatdress noun: a dress that resembles a coat, usually having a buttoning front.

Noun

coatdress (plural coatdresses)

  1. A dress that resembles a coat, usually having a buttoning front
    • There was a striking black coatdress with square gold paillettes streaking down the sides, and a lovely black sleeveless dress with silvery panels.2007 July 5, Cathy Horyn, “At Versailles: Let Them Wear Cake”, in New York Times

Forms of coatdress

pluralcoatdresses

Origin of coatdress

From coat + dress.

Questions about coatdress

What does coatdress mean?
Coatdress means a dress that resembles a coat, usually having a buttoning front.
What part of speech is coatdress?
Coatdress is a noun.
What is the plural of coatdress?
The plural of coatdress is coatdresses.

Words near coatdress in the dictionary

  1. coat-trailings
  2. coatability
  3. coatable
  4. Coatbridge
  5. coatbuttons
  6. coatdress
  7. coatdresses
  8. coate
  9. coated
  10. coated felt sheet
  11. coated felt sheets

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