'Coat of arms' definitions:

Definition of 'coat of arms'

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noun
The official symbols of a family, state, etc. [syn: coat of arms, arms, blazon, blazonry]

Definition of 'Coat of arms'

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  • Coat \Coat\ (k[=o]t; 110), n. [OF. cote, F. cotte, petticoat, cotte d'armes coat of arms, cotte de mailles coat of mail, LL. cota, cotta, tunic, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. chozzo coarse mantle, G. klotze, D. kot, hut, E. cot. Cf. Cot a hut.]
  • 1. An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body; especially, such a garment worn by men. [1913 Webster]
  • Let each His adamantine coat gird well. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A petticoat. [Obs.] "A child in coats." --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth. [1913 Webster]
  • Men of his coat should be minding their prayers. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • She was sought by spirits of richest coat. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool, husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek. [1913 Webster]
  • Fruit of all kinds, in coat Rough or smooth rined, or bearded husk, or shell. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A layer of any substance covering another; a cover; a tegument; as, the coats of the eye; the coats of an onion; a coat of tar or varnish. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Same as Coat of arms. See below. [1913 Webster]
  • Hark, countrymen! either renew the fight, Or tear the lions out of England's coat. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. A coat card. See below. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Here's a trick of discarded cards of us! We were ranked with coats as long as old master lived. --Massinger. [1913 Webster]
  • Coat armor. See under Armor.
  • Coat of arms (Her.), a translation of the French cotte d'armes, a garment of light material worn over the armor in the 15th and 16th centuries. This was often charged with the heraldic bearings of the wearer. Hence, an heraldic achievement; the bearings of any person, taken together.
  • Coat card, a card bearing a coated figure; the king, queen, or knave of playing cards. "`I am a coat card indeed.' `Then thou must needs be a knave, for thou art neither king nor queen.'" --Rowley.
  • Coat link, a pair of buttons or studs joined by a link, to hold together the lappels of a double-breasted coat; or a button with a loop for a single-breasted coat.
  • Coat of mail, a defensive garment of chain mail. See {Chain mail}, under Chain.
  • Mast coat (Naut.), a piece of canvas nailed around a mast, where it passes through the deck, to prevent water from getting below.
  • Sail coat (Naut.), a canvas cover laced over furled sails, and the like, to keep them dry and clean. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'coat of arms'

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