surcoat

surcoat is a   Noun

Definition:

[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.

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