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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
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.