the only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat (Lowell).
Photomicrographs show the emptied protein overcoat that encloses a virus (Scientific American).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
o|ver|coat|ing — «OH vuhr KOH tihng», noun. the stuff or material from which overcoats are made … Useful english dictionary
sil´ver|like´ — sil|ver «SIHL vuhr», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a shining, metallic chemical element that can be hammered into very thin sheets or drawn into very fine wire. It is a whitish precious metal that occurs both native and in combination. Silver is… … Useful english dictionary
sil´ver|er — sil|ver «SIHL vuhr», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a shining, metallic chemical element that can be hammered into very thin sheets or drawn into very fine wire. It is a whitish precious metal that occurs both native and in combination. Silver is… … Useful english dictionary
sil|ver — «SIHL vuhr», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a shining, metallic chemical element that can be hammered into very thin sheets or drawn into very fine wire. It is a whitish precious metal that occurs both native and in combination. Silver is superior … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|col|lar — «OH vuhr KOL uhr», noun. a collar on a coat that is made of a different fabric or color than the coat itself: »An overcollar of black Russian sable or chinchilla can be snapped in (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|spray — «noun. OH vuhr SPRAY; verb. OH vuhr SPRAY», noun, verb. –n. 1. a spray that does not adhere to a surface: »Overspray dries as it falls turns to a harmless dust easily wiped or swept away (Wall Street Journal). 2. a spraying beyond the intended… … Useful english dictionary
quick|sil|ver — «KWIHK SIHL vuhr», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. = mercury (def. 1). (Cf. ↑mercury) 2. Figurative. something as shining, quick moving, and elusive as mercury: »Emmett by contrast is a piece of quicksilver, brilliant but unpredictable (London… … Useful english dictionary
Covercoat — Co|ver|coat 〈[ kʌ̣və(r)koʊt] m. 6; Textilw.〉 1. imprägnierter Wollstoff für Regenbekleidung 2. leichter Herrenmantel aus diesem Stoff [engl., „Übermantel“] * * * Co|ver|coat , der [aus ↑ Cover u. ↑ Coat]: 1. fein meliertes, dem Gabardine… … Universal-Lexikon
overcoat — o•ver•coat [[t]ˈoʊ vərˌkoʊt[/t]] n. 1) clo a coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather 2) Also called o′ver•coat ing. an added coating, as of paint, applied for protection • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
overcoat — o ver*coat , n. [Cf. {Surcoat}.] A coat worn over the other clothing; a greatcoat; a topcoat. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
