Associations to the word «Bluecoat»

Wiktionary

BLUECOAT, noun. (British) A traditional dress code at certain prestigious British schools
BLUECOAT, noun. (US history) A soldier or officer in the Union army during the American Civil War
BLUECOAT, noun. (dated) A policeman

Dictionary definition

BLUECOAT, noun. A person dressed all in blue (as a soldier or sailor).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats