raincoat

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Like the transparent plastic umbrellas that later became her trademark on official engagements, this raincoat also allowed people to see the Queen's brightly-coloured dresses in all weathers.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

Later, she danced with a yellow raincoat over her head.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2024

By the middle of the week, you’ll want to pack a raincoat.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024

Gaunt men and “children, big-eyed and thin,” walked up and clutched the rabbi’s raincoat.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2024

She wore a navy blue poplin raincoat over gray sweatpants and white sneakers, looking, at thirty-three, like the type of woman she’d once claimed she would never resemble.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri