cotehardie

American  

[koht-ahr-dee, -hahr-] / ˌkoʊtˈɑr di, -ˈhɑr- /

noun

1. (in the Middle Ages) a close-fitting outer garment with long sleeves, hip-length for men and full-length for women, often laced or buttoned down the front or back.

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Etymology

Origin of cotehardie

1300–50; Middle English < Old French: literally, bold coat

Example Sentences

In the early part of the reign the cotehardie was the universal woman’s garment.

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

Then dawned the fourteenth century—the youth of clothes—and our fashion boy shot up, dropped his mantles and heaviness, and came out from thence slim and youthful in a cotehardie.

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