How to spell overcoat

Overcoat is spelled O-V-E-R-C-O-A-T.

hear ito·ver·coat/'oʊvər,koʊt/nounPrefixes and work

What it means: A heavy outer garment worn for warmth in cold weather.

In a sentence: When it gets cold, I wear my warm overcoat.

Same family: coating, topcoat, undercoat, overpaint, varnish. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Overcoat is formed from the prefix "over-" meaning "above, on, or across" and the noun "coat," originally referring to a garment. In technical painting and varnishing, it was later extended to mean any extra protective layer applied on top of another coat.

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