Meanings
plural longcoats · alternative long-coat
- An overcoat that hangs to midcalf.
At a table just inside the window sat a black-bearded man in a gray longcoat.
1995, Hank Edwards, Ride for Rimfire, →ISBN, page 122 more examples
My dad, Dr. Livesey, had his pocket watch dangling from his vest and wore a handsome gray longcoat, pink shirt, white trousers and shinny black leather shoes.
2011, Tony Vincent, Silver and Hawkins, →ISBN, page 333Ahead of them the bodyguard Marsh was pushing the pace as best he could, though the tall figure in his stiffened longcoat had stopped for a moment beneath a withered jupe tree, where an equally withered old monk sat perched on a bench talking to a dog that was watching Marsh instead.
2015, Col Buchanan, The Black Dream, →ISBN - A variety of a dog breed that has long hair.
A family of longcoat winners at the Dachshund Club of California Specialty Show.
1987, Anna Katherine Nicholas, Marcia A. Foy, The Dachshund, →ISBN, page 2522 more examples
The Chihuahua is the smallest breed of dog and is available in both the longcoat and shortcoat varieties.
1969, Frances Sefton, Pet Library's complete dog guide, →ISBN, page 60The standard recognized by the AKC (American Kennel Club) is only known as "Chihuahua", but they come in two varieties, the longcoat and the smoothcoat.
2014, Nicolae Sfetcu, About Dogs
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longcoat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longcoat
“longcoat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longcoat. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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