patchcoat

P3A1T1C3H4C3O1A1T1

noun

patched coat

Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounpatchcoat (plural patchcoats)

plural patchcoats

  1. datedpatched coat

    White clowns and patchcoat harlekins lie upon cloth-of-silver, like dead geese on snow; their disguises are stained with wine which turns from black to red as the strength of the moonlight grows.

    1978, Michael Moorcock, chapter 1, in Gloriana; or, The Unfulfill'd Queen

Origin

From patch + coat.

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Cite this entry
APA

patchcoat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patchcoat

MLA

“patchcoat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patchcoat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patchcoat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patchcoat.

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