Nikita, though an habitual drunkard, was not drunk that day because since the last day before the fast, when he had drunk his coat and leather boots, he had sworn off drink and had kept his vow for two months, and was still keeping it despite the temptation of the vodka that had been drunk everywhere during the first two days of the feast.

Geppetto makes Pinocchio a new pair of feet, and sells his coat to buy him an A-B-C book

Lend me thy gay striped coat that I may go to the Council Rock.