Associations to the word «Surcoat»

Wiktionary

SURCOAT, noun. A loose garment without sleeves worn over a suit of armor, sometimes colored or embroidered with the wearer's coat of arms

Dictionary definition

SURCOAT, noun. A loose outer coat usually of rich material.
SURCOAT, noun. A tunic worn over a knight's armor.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope