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Armor and leather coats . long coats ... etc.
Compared to what? Cattle with black coats? Brown coats?
They are simply "white coats." Long white coats are traditionally reserved for doctors with the title MD or DO whilst short white coats are worn by medical students.
Scientists' white coats are commonly referred to as lab coats. These coats are worn to protect clothing and skin from chemicals, spills, and other potential hazards in the laboratory setting.
If you're referring to Maximum Ride, then they're the scientists that experiment on them. The Flock didn't know what to call them and they noticed they always wore white lab coats, so they called them white coats. If you're referring to an animal, then they're an animal with a completely white coat; their fur is all white. An example is a polar bear. All polar bears have white coats. I hope I answered you're question.
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they dressed in large coats, large hats, boots, pantaloons, belts, scabbard, and a sword in their scabbard
white is a pure and good color and black usually stands for darkness or evil
White lab coats are particularly associated with chemistry.
One in every five cows would have black and white coats in this herd. Using this ratio you can determine how many black and white coated cows would occur in similar herds of differing sizes.
White coats became popular in the early 1900's to symbolize sterility, cleanliness, and a new wave of scientific medicine. Doctors continue to wear white coats because it's what patients prefer to see their doctors wear.