DUST COAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dust coat mean? 

• DUST COAT (noun)
  The noun DUST COAT has 1 sense:

1. a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles

  Familiarity information: DUST COAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DUST COAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dust coat; duster; gabardine; gaberdine; smock

Hypernyms ("dust coat" is a kind of...):

coverall (a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing)

 Context examples 

“Those are the lights of Harwich, I suppose,” said the secretary, pulling on his dust coat.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)