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Webster 1913 Edition
Surcoat
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
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Surcoat
SUR'COAT
,Noun.
Definition 2024
surcoat
surcoat
English
Noun
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Surcoat
Clothing of 1300, France, showing several surcoats: note the sleaves from the undergowns showing in often contrasting fabric.
surcoat (plural surcoats)
- A loose garment without sleeves worn over a suit of armor, sometimes colored or embroidered with the wearer's coat of arms
- An overgarment worn over a woman's gown.