Surcoat

[sә:kәut]

Definition

(noun.) a tunic worn over a knight's armor.

(noun.) a loose outer coat usually of rich material.

Edited by Kelsey--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) A name given to the outer garment of either sex at different epochs of the Middle Ages.

Typist: Rebecca

Definition

n. an overcoat generally applied to the long flowing drapery of knights anterior to the introduction of plate-armour: a short robe worn by ladies over the tunic at the close of the 11th century.

Editor: Manuel