Surcoat

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Surcoat \Sur"coat`\, n. [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.
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              A long surcoat of pers upon he had..  --Chaucer.
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              At night, or in the rain,
              He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. --Emerson.
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     2. A name given to the outer garment of either sex at
        different epochs of the Middle Ages.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  surcoat
       n 1: a loose outer coat usually of rich material
       2: a tunic worn over a knight's armor