noun
- plural of coatee; short close-fitting coats, especially military jackets that end at or above the waist
Usage: historical; military
Examples
- The museum displayed several 19th-century military coatees.
- Officers wore decorated coatees during formal ceremonies.
- The regiment’s coatees featured gold braiding and brass buttons.
- Historical reenactors carefully reproduced the original coatees.
- The tailor specialized in making authentic period coatees.
- These coatees were standard issue for cavalry units.