Coat can refer to any one of the following:
- Coat, a layer of a certain substance, usually paint.
- Coat (animal), the natural fur coat of an animal.
- Coat (clothing), an article of clothing for humans.
- Coat (dog), the natural fur coat of a dog.
- Coat of arms, a heraldic design used to identify a nation, city, family, or individual.
- Dogcoat, an article of clothing for dogs.
Famous quotes containing the word coat:
“An aged man is but a paltry thing,
A tattered coat upon a stick,”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“I told him that Goldsmith had said,... “As I take my shoes from the shoemaker, and my coat from the taylor, so I take my religion from the priest.” I regretted this loose way of talking. JOHNSON. Sir, he knows nothing; he has made up his mind about nothing.””
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“Prepare your silken coat before it rains, and don’t wait until you are thirsty to dig a well.”
—Chinese proverb.