Anagrams of: COATOFPAINT

• a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)

• marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

• a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

• a dissenting clique

• an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

• the naval officer in command of a military ship

• a policeman in charge of a precinct

• an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

• the leader of a group of people

• the pilot in charge of an airship

• a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

• be the captain of a sports team

• taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument

• translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen

• brief description accompanying an illustration

• provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing

• a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter

• granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings

• a piece of meat (especially a duck) cooked slowly in its own fat

• a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East

• a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant