coat armour
Britishnoun
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coat of arms
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an emblazoned surcoat
Example Sentences
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The coat armour was everywhere used, and varied in form and style in almost every centre.
From Homer and His Age by Lang, Andrew
It has a modern Gothic porch, carved with the griffin, which forms the coat armour of the Inn.
From Holborn and Bloomsbury The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
In coat armour they must always be represented as full-faced, and not showing one side of it, but both their eyes and both their ears.
From Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured by Weir, Harrison
"At least he bears coat armour," answered Reginald.
From The Lances of Lynwood by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
A coat armour, beaten with silver, for St. George.
From Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations by Madders, S. S.
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