coat dress

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koht dres]
- /koʊt drɛs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koht dres]
- /koʊt drɛs/

Definitions of coat dress words

noun coat dress a lightweight button-through garment that can be worn either as a dress or as a coat 3
noun coat dress a dress tailored and styled like a coat 3
noun coat dress a tailored dress of medium or heavy fabric, styled like a coat and worn in place of a suit or similar outfit. 1

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Origin of coat dress

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15; coat + dress

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Parts of speech for Coat dress

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Coat dress

coat dress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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