noun A heavy coat worn over other clothing for warmth outdoors.
- He buttoned up his overcoat before stepping into the snow.
- Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say.
— Joseph Crosby Lincoln (1913)
- �It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’
— Margery Allingham (1963)
noun An outer protective layer, such as a final coat of paint.
- Wait 24 hours before applying an overcoat.
- The workers applied an overcoat of varnish to protect the wood.
