car coat

noun

1. a hip-length overcoat or jacket originally designed to be worn while driving a car.

Word History and Origins

Origin of car coat¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

And a black car coat has been reimagined with a fluted waist and bell sleeves, a more feminine version of itself.

From Seattle Times

I had dresses, heels, even a vintage pink car coat I had bought at a thrift store the winter I was pregnant; it was the only coat I could find to button around my waist.

From Salon

Henry, who was so superstitious that he sometimes left a saucer of milk outside his door to appease any malevolent spirits who might happen to wander by, watched her, fascinated, as she walked alone on the edge of campus—thick glasses, suburban car coat, red hair tied up in a polka-dot scarf.

From Literature

Indeed, 16 looks from the archives were remade as part of the collection, including a lipstick-red patent leather car coat originally worn by Cindy Crawford in 1991, now modeled by Bella Hadid atop a matching red turtleneck sweater dress.

From New York Times

The collection, which had a restrained, almost-melancholic feel to it, found the beauty in simple silhouettes: a pastel pink car coat over a matching day dress, for example, or a leopard-print jacket thrown over underwear.

From Los Angeles Times