Definitions
a tunic worn over a knight's armor
Word origin
From Middle English surcote, from Old French surcote, formed with sur (“over”) and cote (“coat, robe, tunic, overgarment”), respelled based on coat.
Used in a sentence
“The Lord mayor and sheriff ride in their armour with surcoats of crimson.”
“She wore a short surcoat of scarlet, cut low around the shoulders, sleeveless, reaching just below her hips, like the tabards worn by medieval heralds. Over it she wore a laced-edged cotta.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Knight's outer tunic”7 letters
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