Recouvrir.
1. To cover or provide with a coat.
2. To form a coat over; SYN. cake.
3. To put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; SYN. surface.
Outdoor garment with sleeves, collar, and sometimes a hood, which covers the body from the shoulders to the waist, hips, knees, or ankles. Designed to protect the body from the weather, coats are both fashion and utilitarian garments. See also jacket and mackintosh.