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lab coat
noun
: a loose-fitting usually white coat with deep pockets that is worn in a laboratory or medical facility
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His costars Niecy Nash-Betts and Courtney B. Vance were also seen on set, with Vance dressed as a doctor with a lab coat on and a stethoscope around his neck, while Nash-Betts wore a black dress.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
Varied scenes — a suburban home, a doctor in white lab coat — flash by.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
Wearing a lab coat, Eve Vitale asked a chemistry class at Warren Mott High School if anyone had heard anything bad about plastics.
—Evan Halper, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
Coached by McNicholas, Bernard donned her white lab coat and testified to the legislature.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
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“Lab coat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lab%20coat. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
lab coat
noun
: a loose-fitting usually white coat with deep pockets that is worn by personnel in a laboratory, medical office, or hospital
Medical Definition
lab coat
noun
: a thin, loose, usually white, knee-length coat with deep pockets that is typically worn in a laboratory or medical office
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