The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RIND which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2013.
Outer coat crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| RIND | 100 % | 4 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Outer coat
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- husk
 - peel
 - skin
 - peeled
 - ross
 - pare
 - pill
 - peeling
 - rind
 - bark
 - skinned
 - mute
 
Crossword Answer definitions
RIND noun- Tree bark
 - A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc
 - (usually "the") The gall, the crust, the insolence; often as "the immortal rind"
 
- To remove the rind from.
 
- An iron support fitting used on the upper millstone of a grist mill.
 
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