privy coat

noun

a mail shirt worn under ordinary clothing as a defense against swords or daggers.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of privy coat

First recorded in 1525–35

Words nearby privy coat

privileged site, privily, privity, privy, privy chamber, privy coat, privy council, privy purse, privy seal, prix fixe, prix goncourt
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