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surcoat |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Surcoat \Sur"coat`\, n. [OE. surcote OF surcote See {Sur-}, and {Coat}, and cf {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. At night, or in the rain, 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: surcoat n 1: a tunic worn over a knight's armor 2: a heavy overcoat [syn: {greatcoat}, {overcoat}, {topcoat}]
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