An alliance, especially a temporary one, of people, factions, parties, or nations, A combination into one body; a union

Land next to the sea; the seashore, The water near this land,

relating to the coast; on or near the coast, as a coastal town, a coastal breeze

A sleeved outer garment extending from the shoulders to the waist or below, The external natural covering of an animal, as hair, fur, wool, etc, a defensive garment of chain mail, verb_ To cover with a coat of some material, To cover as a coat

covered with an outer layer or film, having or dressed in a coat, covered with a shiny coating by applying eg beaten egg or a sugar or gelatin mixture; -- of foods,

A layer of a substance spread over a surface for protection or decoration; a covering layer, the work of applying something, Cloth for coats,

An adult male chicken; a rooster, A man or boy regarded as mean or contemptible, Cock-crowing; the time when cocks crow in the morning,

A common name in some parts of England for the ribwort, Plantago lanceolata, from a children's game in which the flower-spikes are fought against each other like cocks in a cock-fight, Plural form of cock,

Any of various marine fishes of the family Gadidae, which includes the Atlantic cod and the haddock,

A system of symbols, letters, or words given certain arbitrary meanings, used for transmitting messages requiring secrecy or brevity, A systematic collection of regulations or rules of procedure or conduct,