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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a coat of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a layer of a substance applied to a surface, such as paint or varnish.
Example: "The artist applied a coat of varnish to protect the painting."
Alternatives: "a layer of" or "a covering of".
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It's a coat of arms.
And a coat of masonry paint.
And perhaps a coat of armor.
It needs only a coat of imagination.
like a coat of Creole pink.
I give everything a coat of fixative.
The Hungarian puli has a coat of long ropelike cords.
Then brush and roll on a coat of latex paint.
Give the window frame a coat of paint if necessary.
Not every technology entrepreneur has a coat of arms.
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A coat-of-arms is also present but partly covered with red paint.
More suggestions(25)
a coat of many pockets
a coating of jam
a coating of grime
a coating of irony
a coat of mine that
a coating of lubricating
a coat of rubber
alternatively a coat of
a coat of mud
beneath a coat of
beast of a coat
a blouse of
a gown of
a breastplate of
a cover of
a cloak of
a habit of
a tier of
a mantle of
a layer of
a vest of
a cladding of
a shirt of
a robe of
a dress of
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