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covert coat

noun

  1. a short topcoat worn for hunting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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He is chiefly known for trailing round after Farage in the classic Farage costume – the classic being the covert coat, made of tan stuff with a dark-brown velvet collar.

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Farage's garment is a variation on the covert coat, invented towards the end of the 19th Century, says Rob Blake, head of marketing at the London clothing manufacturer Crombie.

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Design characteristics of the covert coat include a single-breasted fly front, which obscures the buttons, and lines of stitching at the cuff and hem.

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The covert coat went out of fashion after the 1920s, returning to prominence in the 1950s.

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To-day, under a short covert coat of dark blue cloth, she wore a loose scarlet shirt, the effect of which was coquettish and telling.

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