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sur⋅coat

  [sur-koht]
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–noun
1. a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
2. an outer coat or other outer garment.
Origin:
1300–50; ME surcote < MF. See sur- 1 , coat
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sur·coat   (sûr'kōt')   
n.  

  1. A loose outer coat or gown.

  2. A tunic worn in the Middle Ages by a knight over his armor.


[Middle English surcote, from Old French : sur-, sur- + cote, coat; see coat.]
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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 simple piece of material with a hole for the head, often worn over armour. For women, the surcoat was a more significant and characteristic garment, which originated in the 13th century as a voluminous outer cloak.

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