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magic
Noun
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Magic has to do with making things happen in ways that are not physical, and might be called supernatural.
The fairy god mother used magic to turn mice into horses.
The Order of the Golden Dawn claimed to practice Christian magic.
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A kind of entertainment that uses tricks to make it look like impossible things have happened.
He pulled rabbit out of a hat at the magic show, then he cut someone in half and put them back together alive. (He didn't do these things, but made it look like he did; the speaker knows that.)
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Anything wonderful, beautiful, or very special.
Love is the greatest magic of all.
Imagination is part of the magic of childhood.
coat
Noun
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An outer piece of clothing that covers the upper part of the body and the arms.
The woman wore a fur coat.
It's cold today, so you need to wear a coat when you go outside.
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A covering of material, such as paint.
He applied a thin coat of paint to the wood.
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The fur or feathers of an animal.
The bear's coat was thick for the winter.
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Around the mast or bowsprit of a ship, some canvas painted with thick tar to keep water from running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber).
coat
Verb
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To cover with a coat (2) of some material
A person can buy coated frying pans, which are much easier to wash up than normal ones.
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To cover as a coat (2).
Thick paint coated the wall.