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noun

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plural of coat

as in wools

the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick a poodle's coat is often extremely curly

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verb

present tense third-person singular of coat

as in blankets

to form a layer over thicken the sauce until it will coat the back of a spoon

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Noun

Remove everything from your entryway — shoes, coats, bags, keys, mail, all of it. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026 Store heavy coats, boots and cold-weather gear. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026 Store heavy coats, boots and cold-weather accessories out of sight. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026 Go in for a few extra coats and lashes still look airy and clump-free. —

Lily Wohlner, Allure, 28 Mar. 2026 For his debut, Bellotti laid a chic foundation—reworking the house’s signature double-faced coats in ultra-fine leather and introducing tailoring accented with sleek, unexpected cutouts at the hip. —

Laura Jackson, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026 These were political operatives dressed up in white coats. —

David Blumenthal, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026 The other mother picked up her kids’ coats. —

Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026 Among passers-by, fur coats are in fashion. —

Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026

Verb

Design grows dense forests of carbon nanotubes The design grows dense forests of carbon nanotubes directly onto copper foil and coats them with a thin layer of silicon, creating a flexible, conductive scaffold that can absorb expansion while maintaining performance. —

Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026 Add the mixture to the remaining milk in the pan and cook until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon. —

Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026 Add Parmesan, remaining 1 tablespoon butter and a squeeze of lemon juice; stir, adding more pasta water, a couple tablespoons at a time, if needed, until sauce is glossy and coats the pasta. —

John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026 Greek yogurt has a thick texture that coats the florets. —

Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026 In the studio bathroom, a deep-green plaster coats the walls. —

Kerry Pieri, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026 Dark chocolate coats a soft jelly orange interior made with real orange juice concentrate—no artificial flavoring. —

Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026 Honey coats the throat and may help reduce coughing, making the combo especially soothing. —

Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2026 It’s known for its precision nylon brush—more like a flat comb than a fluffy spoolie—that thoroughly coats, lifts, and lengthens each individual lash. —

Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Although the word cashmere is sometimes incorrectly applied to extremely soft wools, only the product of the cashmere goat is true cashmere.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Raising the bar on fabric research, Moorer paired technical wools or cotton chenille with silk, and introduced the rare and naturally soft yak fiber to the outerwear range.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026