surcoat C2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈsɝːˌkoʊt/ UK /ˈsɜːˌkəʊt/ See IPA manual Freq #210580 Meanings 1 noun historical: a loose sleeveless garment worn over armour, often displaying heraldic colours or arms The knight's surcoat bore a silver lion on a field of blue. 2 noun historical: an outer garment worn over a gown, tunic, or other clothing by either women or men Her embroidered surcoat opened at the sides to reveal the silk gown beneath. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · historical: a loose... armorial tunictabard 2 noun · historical: an outer... overgarmentouter tunic Word family Derived forms surcoats Related forms coat of armsheraldrytuniccotehardie Etymology From Middle English surcote and Old French surcote, formed from sur, 'over,' + cote, 'coat or tunic.' The garment was literally a coat worn over armour or another layer of dress. Topics Clothing & Appearance Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # surcoat **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɝːˌkoʊt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɜːˌkəʊt/ **Frequency rank:** 210580 ## Meanings 1. historical: a loose sleeveless garment worn over armour, often displaying heraldic colours or arms 2. historical: an outer garment worn over a gown, tunic, or other clothing by either women or men ## Examples - The knight's surcoat bore a silver lion on a field of blue. - Her embroidered surcoat opened at the sides to reveal the silk gown beneath. ## Synonyms - armorial tunic - tabard - overgarment ## Derived Forms - surcoats ## Related Forms - coat of arms - heraldry - tunic - cotehardie ## Etymology From Middle English surcote and Old French surcote, formed from sur, 'over,' + cote, 'coat or tunic.' The garment was literally a coat worn over armour or another layer of dress. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance - Register & Style markdown