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

The sleeves turned back disclosed the sleeve of a cotehardie underneath, with the little buttons running from the elbow to the first knuckle of the little finger.

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 cotehardie was generally made of a pied cloth in horizontal or diagonal bars, in silk or other rich fabric.

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

In winter such a man as he of the cotehardie would wear an overcoat with an attached hood.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton