Surcoat Definition

sûrkōt
noun
A loose outer coat or gown.
American Heritage
An outer coat or gown; esp. in the Middle Ages, a loose, short cloak worn over armor.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Surcoat

Noun

Singular:
surcoat
Plural:
surcoats

Origin of Surcoat

  • From Old French surcote, formed with sur (“over") and cote (“coat, robe, tunic, overgarment") respelled coat.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English surcote from Old French sur- sur- cote coat coat

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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