Home › Words › M › matchcoatmatchcoatmatchcoat means A type of mantle made from fur, worn by some Native Americans.EtymologyAnglicized version of an Algonquian word — compare Ojibwe majigoodenh (“dress”) — with the spelling altered under the influence of the English words match and coat.nounA type of mantle made from fur, worn by some Native Americans.A coat made from matchcloth.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.greatcoat 66% match — A heavy overcoat. vs matchcoat →outercoat 66% match — A topcoat or overcoat. vs matchcoat →manteau 64% match — A cloak or gown, especially of a kind popular with women in the 17th and 18th centuries. vs matchcoat →maxicoat 64% match — A woman's long coat. vs matchcoat →machicote 62% match — An underskirt worn by some Native American girls and women. vs matchcoat →coatdress 62% match — A dress that resembles a coat, usually having a buttoning front vs matchcoat →mailcoat 62% match — A coat of mail. vs matchcoat →haircoat 61% match — The coat of hair on the skin of certain animals. vs matchcoat →