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covert-coats

covert-coats is the plural of covert-coat.

Meaning of covert-coat

Noun

covert-coat (plural covert-coats)

  1. A coat suitable for wearing while shooting game, usually with a neutral colour and windproof or waterproof qualities.
    • Meanwhile Raffles rejoined me, with a covert-coat over his blazer, and a soft felt hat set carelessly on the curly head he shook with a smile as I passed him the decanter.1899, E. W. Hornung, “The Ides of March”, in The Amateur Cracksman, page 18

Questions about covert-coats

What is covert-coats the plural of?
Covert-coats is the plural of covert-coat.

Words near covert-coats in the dictionary

  1. covert stuttering
  2. covert stutters
  3. covert-coat
  4. covert-coating
  5. covert-coatings
  6. covert-coats
  7. covert-hound
  8. covertape
  9. covertapes
  10. covertest
  11. covertex

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