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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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Jaime Cheah, a cell biologist in a crisp lab coat, stood in front of a computer monitor, looking like a conductor in front of a robot orchestra.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Earlier this year, science educator Bill Nye appeared on the cover of Time Out New York dressed more stylishly than the baby-blue lab coat many of us remember.
—Monique Woo, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
So, Murthy lied and is now doing the bidding of his boss in an election year while masquerading in a white lab coat and stethoscope.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2024
Sharief appears in campaign literature in a white lab coat and a stethoscope.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 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 5 Nov. 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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