Thesaurus: surcoat
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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Definitions
- n. 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.
- n. A name given to the outer garment of either sex at different epochs of the Middle Ages.
- n. a loose outer coat usually of rich material
- n. a tunic worn over a knight's armor
- 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.
- n:100 n. a loose outer coat usually of rich material n. a tunic worn over a knight's armor