'Surcoat' definitions:
Definition of 'surcoat'
(from WordNet)
noun
A loose outer coat usually of rich material
noun
A tunic worn over a knight's armor
Definition of 'Surcoat'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- A long surcoat of pers upon he had.. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A name given to the outer garment of either sex at different epochs of the Middle Ages. [1913 Webster]