graycoat

== English == === Etymology === From gray +‎ coat. === Noun === graycoat (plural graycoats) (historical, US, colloquial) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the gray uniforms). Alternative form: greycoat Synonyms: grayback, greyback Antonyms: bluecoat, bluebelly (the Union counterpart) Hypernyms: soldier < person