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surcoat

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sur·coat  (sûrkt)
n.
1. A loose outer coat or gown.
2. A tunic worn in the Middle Ages by a knight over his armor.
[Middle English surcote, from Old French : sur-, sur- + cote, coat; see coat.]
surcoat [ˈsɜːˌkəʊt]
n
1. (Historical Terms) a tunic, often embroidered with heraldic arms, worn by a knight over his armour during the Middle Ages
2. (Clothing & Fashion) an outer coat or other garment
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.surcoatsurcoat - a loose outer coat usually of rich material
coat - an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
2.surcoat - a tunic worn over a knight's armor
tunic - any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees


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When the King, with his gentlemen, entered the armory he was still smarting from the humiliation of De Montfort's reproaches, and as he laid aside his surcoat and plumed hat to take the foils with De Fulm his eyes alighted on the master of fence, Sir Jules de Vac, who was advancing with the King's foil and helmet.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
He was a darkly-tanned, burly, good-natured, fine-looking man, of sixty or thereabouts, dressed in a spacious roundabout, that hung round him in festoons of blue pilot-cloth; and one empty arm of this jacket streamed behind him like the broidered arm of a huzzar's surcoat.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
They wear a capot or surcoat, made of a blanket, a striped cotton shirt, cloth trousers, or leathern leggins, moccasins of deer-skin, and a belt of variegated worsted, from which are suspended the knife, tobacco-pouch, and other implements.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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