coatlessadj.
/ˈkəʊtlɪs/ 1. Without a coat of arms.
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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > lowness of birth > [adjective] > untitled or not invested with dignity
coatless1586
unknighted1596
undubbed1602
crestlessa1616
unraiseda1616
unlorded1641
unadditioneda1661
untitled1798
uncoroneted1817
unscutcheoned1827
unennobled1830
undiademed1846
titleless1881
1586 J. Ferne Lacies Nobilitie in Blazon Gentrie 112 I place him in this place coatelesse although I iudge he was a gentleman.
1824 C. Lamb in London Mag. Sept. 226/2 The coat-less antiquary, in his unemblazoned cell.
2. Without a coat (garment).
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothing for body (and limbs) > wearing a coat > not
in (one's) shirtsleeves1789
coatless1823
shirt-sleeved1834
uncoated1853
1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 53 The punishment of a school-boy for telling tales..is performed by prostrating the coatless culprit on his back.
1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. xxi. 298 Seven or eight sallow, starved beings..coatless, shoeless, and ragged.
1967 P. Jones Fifth Defector v. 45 It was cold in the garage and she was coatless.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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adj.1586