surcoat

[ sur-koht ]

/ ˈsɜrˌkoʊt /

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noun

a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.

an outer coat or other outer garment.

Nearby words

surbased, surbased arch, surcease, surcharge, surcingle, surcoat, surculose, surd, sure, sure as shooting, sure cure

Origin of surcoat

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

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Examples from the Web for surcoat

No one shall be represented with a fringe to his surcoat, unless he be of the rank of Baron.
Spanish Arms and Armour|Albert F. Calvert
But on this particular morning Raymond, awaiting the jailer's footsteps, carefully removed his surcoat and hid behind the door.
The Winning of the Golden Spurs|Percy F. Westerman
There was a garment in this reign which was the keynote of costume at the time, and this was the surcoat.
English Costume|Dion Clayton Calthrop
There can be very little doubt that arms themselves are older than the fact of the surcoat or the term "coat of arms."
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

The surcoat was again worn, shortened to the knee and shaped to fit the body closely above the waist.
A Handbook of Pictorial History|Henry W. Donald

British Dictionary definitions for surcoat

surcoat

/ (ˈsɜːˌkəʊt) /

noun

a tunic, often embroidered with heraldic arms, worn by a knight over his armour during the Middle Ages

an outer coat or other garment

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surcoat

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Origin of surcoat

Examples from the Web for surcoat

British Dictionary definitions for surcoat

surcoat

noun