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coatee|kəʊˈtiː|
Also coatie.
[f. coat n. + -ee2.]
1. A close-fitting coat with short tails, chiefly military.
1775in Harper's Mag. (1883) Sept. 546/1 A blue cloath Coatie. 1830Campbell Dict. Mil. Sc. 39 s.v. Clothing, A suit..consisting of a Red Coatee, a pair of..Trousers, and one pair of Boots, is annually supplied to every Soldier in the Infantry. 1837J. D. Lang New S. Wales II. 125 The members had each to appear at all meetings of the Hunt in a green coatee with silver buttons. 1882B. Ramsay Recoll. Mil. Serv. II. xii. 4, I was still wearing the old coatee with epaulets.
2. A woman's short coat.
1848Knickerbocker XXXII. 77 They wore short linsey-woolsey coatees. 1896Daily News 4 July 6/3 These smart little coatees. 1898Westm. Gaz. 12 May 3/2 The day costume..is the black silk coatie and black and white checked skirt. 1906Ibid. 19 Sept. 16/1 A pretty little design..for a fur coatie with a cloth skirt. 1936Punch 8 Jan. 54/3 Velvet gowns for ‘formal’ wear, ‘clever’ coatees for bridge. 1968J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 36 Coatee, any short jacket, reaching to the waist, sleeveless or with sleeves. |
