outer coat

collocation in English

meaningsofouterandcoat

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outer
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈaʊ.tər/us
/ˈaʊ.t̬ɚ/
at a greater distance from ...
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coat
noun[C]
uk
/kəʊt/us
/koʊt/
an outer piece of clothing with sleeves that is worn over other clothes, usually ...
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(Definition ofouterandcoatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofouter coat

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Frontal views of inner andoutercoatsurfaces showed that the dorsal vascular tissue and lateral tube-cell layer partitioned between both coats.
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The green pericarp encloses an edible seed; thisoutercoatdries and hardens to a greyish-brown at maturity.
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The officer may ask the pedestrian to remove hisoutercoat, jacket, footwear, gloves or headgear in public to facilitate the search.
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The person searched can only be required to remove anoutercoat, jacket and gloves.
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Subsection (2) as drafted restricts a custody officer who is carrying out such a search to requiring a person to remove anoutercoat, headgear, jacket or gloves.
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A constable exercising the power under these sections may not require a person to remove any clothing in public except for headgear, footwear, anoutercoator jacket or gloves.
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Its color is white, black-spotted, showing the pearl through the semitransparentoutercoat.
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Schipperkes are double coated with a soft, fluffy undercoat that is covered by a harsher-feeling and longeroutercoat.
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Long wavy guard hairs are present on theoutercoatthroughout the year, with the coat becoming woolier in winter.
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The cashmere often pushes theoutercoatupwards and out, giving the goat a bulky look.
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The testa, the often thick or hardoutercoatof a seed, is rough.
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The flowers produce many, ellipsoid, straight seeds with a brittle and smoothoutercoat(testa).
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The breed has anoutercoatthat is normally coarse and straight, and an undercoat that is soft and dense.
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Under theoutercoatof the fruit is a sticky layer of viscin, which is rich in glucose, and which envelops the seed.
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By the time they are 36 hours old, the second,outercoatof spines begins to sprout.
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The distinctiveoutercoatis straight, harsh, wiry and flat lying, and is from one to two inches in length.
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It has a dense undercoat, while theoutercoatis wiry and weather resistant.
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It has a soft, dense, thick undercoat and a roughoutercoat, which can grow to about 2 in long.
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The wet-resistantoutercoatcontains long, coarse fibres, while the insulating layer beneath consists of soft, short fibres.
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The coarseoutercoatis usually inhabited by algae, mites, ticks, beetles, and moths.
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