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greatcoat

[greyt-koht] / ˈgreɪtˌkoʊt /


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The king, wearing the uniform of the Marshal of the Royal Air Force, including a grey greatcoat against the cold, laid a wreath featuring 41 open-style fabric poppies.

From Washington Times • Nov. 12, 2023

Not to mention Sergio Hudson’s way with proportion, seen in tone-on-tone red trousers with just a bit of flare, matching turtleneck, sweeping greatcoat and belt with a big circular gold buckle.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2021

His name and iconic image — the bicorne hat worn sideways, the army greatcoat, the hand inserted in the vest — are instantly recognizable the world over.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2021

Along with everyone else, the Coens had admired Thewlis’s performance as Johnny, the acerbic prophet of doom in Mike Leigh’s 1993 film Naked, in which he stalked the streets of London in an undertaker’s greatcoat.

From The Guardian • May 29, 2017

Down the block, a German soldier in a greatcoat, scarf, and hat cupped his hands to his face to light a cigarette.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz




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