greatcoat vs overcoat what difference

what is difference between greatcoat and overcoat

English

Etymology

great +‎ coat

Noun

greatcoat (plural greatcoats)

1. A heavy overcoat.

Synonyms

• carrick
• ulster

Translations

English

Etymology

over- +‎ coat

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊvəkəʊt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊvɚkoʊt/
• Hyphenation: over‧coat

Noun

overcoat (plural overcoats)

1. A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.

Translations

See also

• balmacaan
• raglan

Verb

overcoat (third-person singular simple present overcoats, present participle overcoating, simple past and past participle overcoated)

1. (transitive) To apply an exterior coating to.
   • 2004, James A. Harrington, Infrared Fibers and Their Applications (page 128)

     One method is to overcoat the fiber with Teflon AF, an amorphous Teflon that transmits over most of sapphire fiber’s transmission range.

Anagrams

• evocator

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