trench coat

  • 1Trench coat — Un trench coat est un manteau imperméable généralement descendant jusqu aux mollets, utilisé par plusieurs armées pendant la Première Guerre mondiale et la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Les trench coats sont désormais fabriqués dans une toile souple… …

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  • 2trench-coat — [ trɛnʃkot ] n. m. • v. 1920; mot angl. « manteau (coat) de tranchée (trench) » ♦ Vieilli Imperméable à ceinture. « Des hommes en trench coats entraient tête nue » (Chardonne). Des trench coats. ⇒TRENCH( )COAT, (TRENCH COAT, TRENCH COAT), subst.… …

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  • 3trench coat — ⇒TRENCH( )COAT, (TRENCH COAT, TRENCH COAT), subst. masc. Manteau imperméable de style sport, croisé, ceinturé, avec col à revers, confectionné pour hommes et femmes. Des jeunes femmes, des hommes en trench coats entraient tête nue, cheveux libres …

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  • 4trench-coat — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS abbigl. → trench {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: ingl. trench coat propr. impermeabile militare , comp. di trench trincea e coat soprabito …

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  • 5trench coat — trench coats also trenchcoat N COUNT A trench coat is a type of raincoat with pockets and a belt. Trench coats are often similar in design to military coats …

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  • 6trench coat — trench ,coat noun count a RAINCOAT with a belt, made in the style of a military coat …

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  • 7trench coat — trench′ coat n. clo a waterproof coat, usu. double breasted, with a belt, epaulets, and a strap near the bottom of each sleeve • Etymology: 1915–20 …

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  • 8trench coat — ► NOUN 1) a belted double breasted raincoat. 2) a lined or padded waterproof coat worn by soldiers …

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  • 9trench coat — n. [so called because resembling an officer s coat worn in trenches during WWI] a belted raincoat, typically with a folded tab somewhat like an epaulet fastened with a button over each shoulder seam …

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  • 10trench coat — n a long ↑raincoat with a belt …

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