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COATTAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coattail mean?
• COATTAIL (noun)
The noun COATTAIL has 1 sense:
1. the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist
Familiarity information: COATTAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("coattail" is a kind of...):
flap (any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely)
Holonyms ("coattail" is a part of...):
coat (an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors)
Context examples
He ran, he flew, he pranced, his face glowed, his bald head shown, his coattails waved wildly, his pumps actually twinkled in the air, and when the music stopped, he wiped the drops from his brow, and beamed upon his fellow men like a French Pickwick without glasses.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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