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surcoat
[sur-koht]
noun
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
an outer coat or other outer garment.
surcoat
/ ˈɜːˌəʊ /
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
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
They wore brightly colored outer garments called surcoats over their armor.
They walked arm in arm in matching gold: his on his head, hers on her neck, and soldiers marched behind them, clad in gold surcoats commissioned for the occasion.
Upon the black surcoats were embroidered in white a tree blossoming like snow beneath a silver crown and many-pointed stars.
The little boy kneeled down to kiss his master’s hand— his surcoat, with the Malory bearings, looking absurdly new.
He liked the big black bear on his surcoat even less.
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