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PRONUNCIATION OF DUFFEL COAT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUFFEL COAT

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Duffel coat is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DUFFEL COAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

duffel coat

Duffle coat

A duffle coat, or more correctly duffel coat, is a coat made from duffel, a coarse, thick, woollen material. The name derives from Duffel, a town in the province of Antwerp in Belgium where the material originates. Duffle bags were originally made from the same material.

Definition of duffel coat in the English dictionary

The definition of duffel coat in the dictionary is a knee-length or short wool coat, usually with a hood and fastened with toggles.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUFFEL COAT

dues
duet
duetted
duetting
duettino
duettist
duff
duff up
duffel
duffel bag
duffer
dufferdom
duffle bag
duffle coat
Duffy
Dufy
dug
dugite
dugong
dugout

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUFFEL COAT

base coat
box coat
car coat
coat
dress coat
duffle coat
dust coat
duster coat
frock coat
fur coat
lab coat
mink coat
morning coat
on the coat
seed coat
sport coat
sports coat
tail coat
trail one´s coat
trench coat
white coat

Synonyms and antonyms of duffel coat in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «duffel coat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUFFEL COAT

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Translator English - Chinese

粗呢外套
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trenca
570 millions of speakers

English

duffel coat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

duffel कोट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معطف من القماش الخشن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вещевой пальто
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

revestimento de lona
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডাফেল কোট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

duffel-coat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Duffel coat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dufflecoat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダッフルコート
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

더플 코트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mantel duffel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

áo vải thô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Duffel கோட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डफल डगला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Duffel coat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

montgomery
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sportowa marynarka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

речовий пальто
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Duffel strat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πανωφόρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

duffel baadjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

duffel coat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

duffelcoat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of duffel coat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUFFEL COAT»

The term «duffel coat» is regularly used and occupies the 81.494 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUFFEL COAT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about duffel coat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUFFEL COAT»

Discover the use of duffel coat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to duffel coat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Madrid Tales: Stories
That's why, come September, my mother said: 'I don't want you starting school and then find that we're in October already and still haven't sewn that toggle back on your duffel coat.' It's last year's duffel coat, and it'll be this year's too and the ...
Helen Constantine, Margaret Jull Costa, 2012
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Free Live Free
"You're entitled to some sort of reward," the man in the duffel coat said. "What would you like?" "Just a ride home, sir." "You're a patriot, Pearson. I wish we had more like you. Mr. Sweet here will have to take this car back. It's rented, I believe?
Gene Wolfe, 1999
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SPIN
As global warming renders shiny, nylon-encased, goose-down-filled jackets obsolete, the classic "Paddington Bear" duffel coat is primed for resurrection from '70s obscurity. Fashion deities such as Prada, D&G, Iceberg, and Veronique ...
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Australian Voices: Writers and Their Work
But, no, I suppose at the back of everything like that kid saying "duffel coat" there is an idea like selfishness or self-absorption, some big abstraction, but I don't start that way. RW: You are a great gossip, aren't you? TA: Oh, God. Is that unkind?
Ray Willbanks, 2014
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Just Joe: My Autobiography
Because I always wore my trademark green duffel coat throughout my time in Trinity, whatever the weather, I acquired the moniker 'Joe Duffel'. But, believe it or not, the hooded three-quarterlength coats with large pockets and toggles instead  ...
Joe Duffy, 2011
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Basics Fashion Design 07: Menswear
Duffel coat The duffel coat is a distinctive, single-breasted hooded coat characterized by horn or wooden toggles, which was originally made from a coarse woollen fabric called duffle. Between the First and Second World Wars, the duffel coat ...
John Hopkins, 2011
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A.S.H. Pelican: Fox
'Would you judge someone by the duffel coat and shabby jeans he wears – the duffel coat and shabby jeans you see?' I shook my head. I had worn a duffel coat and shabby jeans – he knew that – and most people had misjudged me for years  ...
Peter Skoczylis
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The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles: A Novel
She was chewing onherpenwhen she looked upand realized thatthe man inthe duffel coat wassitting at the other endofthe longtable. He'll be my Troubadour! Movedby her new husband's gentleness, Florine discovers loveand neglects God , ...
Katherine Pancol, 2013
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Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Costume
Named after the heavy woollen material from which it is made (see Wool), the fashion derives from the duffel coat worn by the Navy during the Second World War as protection against the cold. Soon after the war surplus duffel coats were sold ...
Doreen Yarwood, 2011
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Fifty Four
'The headline says Povera Patria, “Poor Fatherland”. Does that suggest anything to you?' 'It suggests that someone must have swapped my duffel-coat for his, and it must have happened in Trieste, in that café in the centre, what was it called?
Wu Ming, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUFFEL COAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term duffel coat is used in the context of the following news items.
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“My Mother Dressed Me As The Virgin Mary: – The Unpublished …
My Uncle Les has secreted me into Highfield Road for a night game and, wearing a thick duffel coat and scarf (to hide the neck growths), I was ... «Daisy Cutter, Jun 15»
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Medical student exposed himself to four women in Cheltenham in …
Wearing a full-length duffel coat, 28-year-old Alex Tehranian, formerly of Hewlett Road, Cheltenham but now living in Franiscan Road, London, ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jun 15»
3
Alan Davies's Jonathan Creek as a different style of detective
Renwick discarded the supernatural suggestions and the famous duffel coat, and tilted the concept a little. When the series aired in Britain, not ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
4
From Fozzie to Ted, Hollywood brings ursine roles to bear
The movie presents Paddington in his iconic blue duffel coat and red hat but not the usual Wellington Boots because they were not part of the ... «MetroNews Canada, Jun 15»
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103-year-old Second World War veteran of Arctic convoys gets …
He said: “There was no warmth on the ship did you best to keep warm with your duffel coat over head.” Share article. His grandson Stephen ... «The Northern Echo, Jun 15»
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Veteran of Arctic convoy gets Russian Patriotic War anniversary medal
He said: “There was no warmth on the ship did you best to keep warm with your duffel coat over head.” Share article. His grandson Stephen ... «The Northern Echo, Jun 15»
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Shadows lie in wait down memory lane for Alan Davies
For a time we knew Alan Davies best as the amateur detective Jonathan Creek — wearing a duffel coat and living in a windmill — who had an ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
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Fifty years after Sidney's killer struck, the Leicester murder mystery …
The hunt was immediately on for a thirtysomething in a duffel coat who'd called at a house nearby asking to borrow a ladder. He'd said he ... «Leicester Mercury, Jun 15»
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A natural fit: Margaret Howell on her fashion tribute to Barbara …
It does indeed include dungarees and a short duffel coat, as well as an apron, an artist's smock and silk scarves with a print employing the ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Gemma Arterton looks almost unrecognisable in Birmingham for …
In another scene, featuring lots of seemingly dead bodies, Gemma had swapped sophistication for a practical red duffel coat. It was a far cry ... «Birmingham Mail, Jun 15»

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