longcoat

longcoat

English

Gentleman wearing a longcoat (1904)

Longcoat Chihuahua

Etymology

long +‎ coat

Alternative forms

• long-coat

Noun

longcoat (plural longcoats)

1. An overcoat that hangs to midcalf.
   • 1995, Hank Edwards, Ride for Rimfire, →ISBN, page 12:

     At a table just inside the window sat a black-bearded man in a gray longcoat.

   • 2011, Tony Vincent, Silver and Hawkins, →ISBN, page 333:

     My dad, Dr. Livesey, had his pocket watch dangling from his vest and wore a handsome gray longcoat, pink shirt, white trousers and shinny black leather shoes.

   • 2015, Col Buchanan, The Black Dream, →ISBN:

     Ahead of them the bodyguard Marsh was pushing the pace as best he could, though the tall figure in his stiffened longcoat had stopped for a moment beneath a withered jupe tree, where an equally withered old monk sat perched on a bench talking to a dog that was watching Marsh instead.

2. A variety of a dog breed that has long hair.
   • 1969, Frances Sefton, Pet Library's complete dog guide, →ISBN, page 60:

     The Chihuahua is the smallest breed of dog and is available in both the longcoat and shortcoat varieties.

   • 1987, Anna Katherine Nicholas, ‎Marcia A. Foy, The Dachshund, →ISBN, page 252:

     A family of longcoat winners at the Dachshund Club of California Specialty Show.

   • 2014, Nicolae Sfetcu, About Dogs:

     The standard recognized by the AKC (American Kennel Club) is only known as "Chihuahua", but they come in two varieties, the longcoat and the smoothcoat.

See also

• long coats (clothing once worn by infants)