surcoat
(noun) a tunic worn over a knight’s armor
surcoat
(noun) a loose outer coat usually of rich material
Source: WordNet® 3.1
surcoat (plural surcoats)
(historical) A loose garment without sleeves worn over a suit of armor, sometimes colored or embroidered with the wearer's coat of arms.
(historical) An overgarment worn over a woman's gown; a kind of short robe worn over the tunic at the close of the 11th century.
• actours, cuatros, turacos
Source: Wiktionary
Sur"coat`, n. Etym: [OE. surcote, OF. surcote. See Sur-, and Coat, and cf. Overcoat.]
1. A coat worn over the other garments; especially, the long and flowing garment of knights, worn over the armor, and frequently emblazoned with the arms of the wearer. A long surcoat of pers upon he had.. Chaucer. At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. Emerson.
2. A name given to the outer garment of either sex at different epochs of the Middle Ages.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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