cotehardie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cotehardie
1300–50; Middle English < Old French: literally, bold coat
Example Sentences
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Most men wear the cotehardie, the well-fitting garment buttoned down the front, and ending over the hips.
From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton
The child who was spinning a peg-top in the street was simply dressed in a short-skirted cotehardie.
From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton
The belt over the hips of the cotehardie holds the purse, and often a ballade or a rondel.
From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton
Under the houppelande was the skirt and the cotehardie of thin material, and on the legs hose, pied or powdered, made of silk or cloth cut to the form and sewn.
From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton
The other form of cotehardie was exactly as the man’s, ending short below the hips, under which was worn the petticoat.
From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton
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