coat (the ordinary sense, with proverbial phrases pertaining to it, is common Wiv. III. v. 147 “there's a hole made in your best coat,” H5 III. vi. 92, Oth. I. i. 53 “when they have lined their coats; be in” (a person's) “coat,” stand in his shoes Tw.N. IV. i. 33)
1.
=coat of arms, or
coat-armour Wiv. I. i. 17, &c.
MND. III. ii. 213, R2 III. i. 24,
1H4 IV. ii. 49
“a herald's coat”
; fig.
Compl. 236
“spirits of richest
coat.”
2.
= coat of mail R2 I. iii. 75, 1H4 IV. i. 100.
