car coat

noun

: a three-quarter-length overcoat

Examples of car coat in a Sentence

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There were plenty of VICs—very important clients—who were eagerly trying on gabardines, cashmere capes, and car coats over Champagne and canapés. Freya Drohan, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024 The Yoruba craft of indigo dyeing was deftly invigorated in denim car coats and a cozy jersey hoodie, while a flirtiness was flecked through the collection by way of halter-neck waistcoats with open backs and flippy miniskirts with lace trim. Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024 Gucci and Bally are just the tip of the topcoat iceberg; body-skimming trenches, macs, and car coats appeared in far too many shows to count. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2024 This relaxed car coat is a style staple that Old Navy regularly offers when the temperatures drop. Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024 In a demonstration shown to WWD, Resonance One’s technology created a car coat. Adriana Lee, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024 Remember those car coats that dominated our spring wardrobes? Laura Jackson, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2024 This season, however, car coats are taking center stage, defined by their waxier finishes and cool corduroy collars. Laura Jackson, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2024 Building on the debut Classics collection, this time chief creative officer Daniel Lee has taken a more monochromatic approach by injecting shades of black and white with tints of red and blue across trenchcoats, car coats, Harrington jackets and sneakers. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 23 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of car coat was in 1958

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“Car coat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20coat. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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