'Mast coat' definitions:

Definition of 'Mast coat'

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  • Mast \Mast\, n. [AS. maest, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Naut.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel. [1913 Webster]
  • The tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great ammiral. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The most common general names of masts are foremast, mainmast, and mizzenmast, each of which may be made of separate spars. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Aeronautics) A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys are attached for stiffening purposes. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • Afore the mast, Before the mast. See under Afore, and Before.
  • Mast coat. See under Coat.
  • Mast hoop, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in making a made mast. See Made. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mast coat'

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  • Coat \Coat\ (k[=o]t; 110), n. [OF. cote, F. cotte, petticoat, cotte d'armes coat of arms, cotte de mailles coat of mail, LL. cota, cotta, tunic, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. chozzo coarse mantle, G. klotze, D. kot, hut, E. cot. Cf. Cot a hut.]
  • 1. An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body; especially, such a garment worn by men. [1913 Webster]
  • Let each His adamantine coat gird well. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A petticoat. [Obs.] "A child in coats." --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth. [1913 Webster]
  • Men of his coat should be minding their prayers. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • She was sought by spirits of richest coat. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool, husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek. [1913 Webster]
  • Fruit of all kinds, in coat Rough or smooth rined, or bearded husk, or shell. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A layer of any substance covering another; a cover; a tegument; as, the coats of the eye; the coats of an onion; a coat of tar or varnish. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Same as Coat of arms. See below. [1913 Webster]
  • Hark, countrymen! either renew the fight, Or tear the lions out of England's coat. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. A coat card. See below. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Here's a trick of discarded cards of us! We were ranked with coats as long as old master lived. --Massinger. [1913 Webster]
  • Coat armor. See under Armor.
  • Coat of arms (Her.), a translation of the French cotte d'armes, a garment of light material worn over the armor in the 15th and 16th centuries. This was often charged with the heraldic bearings of the wearer. Hence, an heraldic achievement; the bearings of any person, taken together.
  • Coat card, a card bearing a coated figure; the king, queen, or knave of playing cards. "`I am a coat card indeed.' `Then thou must needs be a knave, for thou art neither king nor queen.'" --Rowley.
  • Coat link, a pair of buttons or studs joined by a link, to hold together the lappels of a double-breasted coat; or a button with a loop for a single-breasted coat.
  • Coat of mail, a defensive garment of chain mail. See {Chain mail}, under Chain.
  • Mast coat (Naut.), a piece of canvas nailed around a mast, where it passes through the deck, to prevent water from getting below.
  • Sail coat (Naut.), a canvas cover laced over furled sails, and the like, to keep them dry and clean. [1913 Webster]