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: a lightweight overcoat
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Examples of topcoat in a Sentence
threw on a wool topcoat and headed out into the snow
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Continue to add a bit of festive bling to your nails this spring with glitter topcoats and/or layers of tiny crystals.
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
But whether or not Carpenter feels more comfortable in long or short nails, one thing is clear (besides her topcoat): Her signature style looks fabulous on any length.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 18 Mar. 2025
Finishes like polyurethane, varnish, or laminate add a protective topcoat to your cabinets to protect them from substances like grease.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
Carrying over from the street style in Milan just one week earlier, lean topcoats ruled again, still with the emphasis put on heritage prints like checks, pinstripes and houndstooth, which added a dash of debonair to utility clothes in denim and leather.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
But whether or not Carpenter feels more comfortable in long or short nails, one thing is clear (besides her topcoat): Her signature style looks fabulous on any length.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 18 Mar. 2025
Finishes like polyurethane, varnish, or laminate add a protective topcoat to your cabinets to protect them from substances like grease.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
Carrying over from the street style in Milan just one week earlier, lean topcoats ruled again, still with the emphasis put on heritage prints like checks, pinstripes and houndstooth, which added a dash of debonair to utility clothes in denim and leather.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Topcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topcoat. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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topcoat
noun
top·coat
ˈtäp-ˌkōt 
: a lightweight overcoat
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