Hypertext Webster Gateway: "surcoat"
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) 1.7 (wn)
surcoat
n 1: a tunic worn over a knight's armor
2: a heavy coat [syn: {greatcoat}, {overcoat}, {topcoat}]
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