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surcoat
[ sur-koht ]
noun
- a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- an outer coat or other outer garment.
surcoat
/ ˈɜːˌəʊ /
noun
- a tunic, often embroidered with heraldic arms, worn by a knight over his armour during the Middle Ages
- an outer coat or other garment
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They wore brightly colored outer garments called surcoats over their armor.
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They walked arm in arm in matching gold: his on his head, hers on her neck, and soldiers marched behind them, clad in gold surcoats commissioned for the occasion.
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Upon the black surcoats were embroidered in white a tree blossoming like snow beneath a silver crown and many-pointed stars.
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The little boy kneeled down to kiss his master’s hand— his surcoat, with the Malory bearings, looking absurdly new.
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He liked the big black bear on his surcoat even less.
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