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winter coat

winter coat noun: a warm coat, often an overcoat, fit to be worn in winter.

winter coat: a warm coat, often an overcoat, fit to be worn in winter
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Noun

winter coat (plural winter coats)

  1. A warm coat, often an overcoat, fit to be worn in winter
  2. An animal's seasonal appearance in winter, notably thicker and/or otherwise camouflaged plumage or fur after (often autumnal) moulting
    • Regal ermine is made of the weasely stoat's winter coat

Antonyms of winter coat

  • summer coat

Forms of winter coat

pluralwinter coats
alternative formwinter-coat

Questions about winter coat

What does winter coat mean?
Winter coat means a warm coat, often an overcoat, fit to be worn in winter.
What part of speech is winter coat?
Winter coat is a noun.
What is the plural of winter coat?
The plural of winter coat is winter coats.

Words near winter coat in the dictionary

  1. winter breaks
  2. winter carnival
  3. winter carnivals
  4. winter cherries
  5. winter cherry
  6. winter coat
  7. winter coats
  8. winter count
  9. winter countries
  10. winter country
  11. winter counts

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