a thing about coats

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Originally Posted by Rythmic

Doesn't that make it a trenchcoat?

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That makes a ditchcoat for him. ~;)

No, a trench coat is a specific kind of belted, double breasted raincoat.

I would argue that if an outerwear garment is only waist-length, you would probably class it as a jacket. Coats are three-quarter (just above the knee) or full (half way down the shin) length.

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Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax

No, a trench coat is a specific kind of belted, double breasted raincoat.

I would argue that if an outerwear garment is only waist-length, you would probably class it as a jacket. Coats are three-quarter (just above the knee) or full (half way down the shin) length.

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Ahhh, I see.