surcoat

[ sur-koht ]

noun

1. a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
2. an outer coat or other outer garment.

surcoat

/ ˈsɜːˌkəʊt /

noun

1. a tunic, often embroidered with heraldic arms, worn by a knight over his armour during the Middle Ages
2. an outer coat or other garment

Word History and Origins

Origin of surcoat¹

1300–50; Middle English surcote < Middle French. See sur- ¹, coat

Example Sentences

But she was so engrossed by her surcoat that, for the moment, she did not ask herself the meaning of such indifference.

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A knight in mailed armor and surcoat has met the fair, tall woman he (secretly) loves, on a turret stair.

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Then came the Knight Marshal on a caparisoned steed, himself in a suit of gilt armour, and in a richly embroidered surcoat.

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The surcoat of the Black Prince, of embroidered velvet, still hangs above his monument, on which it is exactly reproduced.

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The heat and the gentle wind soon dried her armour of spines and surcoat of leaves.

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Related Words

• blouse
• coat
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• robe