SURCOAT

Surcoat

A surcoat, or surcote, 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.

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surcoat

Noun

  1. A loose garment without sleeves worn over a suit of armor, sometimes colored or embroidered with the wearer's coat of arms


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