SURCOAT

surcoat. Surcoat, n. a short coat worn over other dress, ob.

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Sur″coat′ (?), n. [[OE. surcote, OF. surcote. See Sur-, and Coat, and cf. Overcoat.]] 1. 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. 2. A name given to the outer garment of either sex at different epochs of the Middle Ages.