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Look up: surcoat

  1. surcoat
    [n] - a tunic worn over a knight`s armor
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Surcoat
    Sur'coat` noun [ Middle English surcote , Old French surcote . See Sur- , and Coat , and confer 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. « A long surcoat of pers upon he had..» Chaucer. &#x ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/248

  3. surcoat
    noun a tunic worn over a knight`s armor
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  4. Surcoat
    A `surcoat` was an outer garment commonly worn in the Middle Ages by both men and women. It can either refer to a coat worn over other garments or the outer garment of a person. The name derives from French meaning `over the cotta`, a long, wide coat reaching down to the feet without sleeves. From about the 12th century, knights wore long and flowing surcoats over their armor, which were frequently emblazoned with the arms of the wearer. They us...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surcoat

  5. Surcoat
    • (n.) A name given to the outer garment of either sex at different epochs of the Middle Ages. • (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.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. surcoat
    sleeved or sleeveless outer garment worn by European men and women during the 13th and 14th centuries. The surcoat for men was usually a tunic, or ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/189

  7. surcoat
    surcoat 1. A short tunic worn over a knight's armor in medieval times. 2. A short sleeveless garment worn as part of the ceremonial costume of an order of knighthood. 3. A loose outer coat or gown.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  8. surcoat
    1. a tunic worn over a knight's armor
    2. a heavy coat

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