overcoating

overcoating — noun

1. thick cloth used for making long coats for cold weather.

1.名詞C2
釋義

thick cloth used for making long coats for cold weather.

例句

Charlotte felt the overcoating and chose the soft grey wool.

noun use: cloth for making coats

The tailor ordered more overcoating for the shop's long winter coats.

pattern: order overcoating for coats

同義詞
  • coating

    a broader textile-trade term for heavy cloth used in outerwear, not just overcoats

  • outerwear fabric

    a plain descriptive phrase rather than a fixed trade term

  • wool cloth

    a general material term that does not specifically mean coat-making fabric

文法句型

buy overcoating by the meter

cut the overcoating

choose overcoating for a coat

用法筆記

Usually appears in tailoring or textile contexts, not in ordinary shopping talk. In everyday English, people normally name the finished overcoat instead of the cloth.

常見錯誤

❌She bought overcoating to wear in the snow.
✅She bought an overcoat to wear in the snow.
💡overcoating is the fabric, not the finished coat.
❌He hung the overcoating by the door after work.
✅He hung the overcoat by the door after work.
💡this sense names material used to make coats, not the garment itself.

2. an extra surface layer added over something, especially to protect it or improve

2.名詞C1
釋義

an extra surface layer added over something, especially to protect it or improve its finish.

例句

Piotr brushed a clear overcoating onto the garden gate before winter.

pattern: brush an overcoating onto [surface]

The violin shone after Mei added a thin overcoating of varnish.

collocation: overcoating of varnish

同義詞
  • topcoat

    usually the final visible coat in a paint system, often stressing appearance as well as protection

  • finish

    a broader word for the final surface effect or layer, not always an added protective coat

  • sealant

    focuses more on blocking water or air than on the look of the surface

  • varnish

    a specific coating material, especially for wood; an overcoating can be made of varnish

文法句型

apply an overcoating to a surface

add an overcoating of varnish

spray on an overcoating

用法筆記

Usually follows verbs such as 'apply', 'add', 'brush on', or 'spray on'. It often refers to the outer layer put on after the main coat has already dried.

常見錯誤

❌We painted the wall with an overcoating first.
✅We added an overcoating after the main paint dried.
💡an overcoating is usually an extra top layer, not the first coat.
❌The chair's overcoating was made of oak.
✅The chair's overcoating was made of clear varnish.
💡this sense refers to the covering layer, not the base material underneath.