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surcoat|ˈsɜːkəʊt|
Forms: 4 surkot, (sorcot), 4–7 (9) surcote, 5 surkote, -cotte, (ser-, syrcote, 5–6 circot(e, 6 circotte, erron. surcourt), 7 surcoate, 8 -koat, 7– surcoat.
[a. OF. sur-, sor-, sour-, sircot (also -cote): see sur- and coat n. Cf. Pr. sobrecot, It sopraccotta, sorcotto.
MLG., MSw. sorcot, MDu. sorcote, ONorw., MHG. surkot, med.L. sor-, surcotium are from Fr.]
1. An outer coat or garment, commonly of rich material, worn by people of rank of both sexes; often worn by armed men over their armour, and having the heraldic arms depicted on it.
As part of the insignia of orders, etc., the surcoat is now a short sleeveless garment of crimson velvet worn with a mantle.
a1330Syr Degarre 791 He hadde on a sorcot ouert, I-forred with blaundeuer apert. 13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 62 His surkot semed hym wel, þat softe was forred. c1386Chaucer Prol. 617 A long surcote of pers vpon he hade. a1400Morte Arth. 3252 A duches dereworthily dyghte..In a surcott of sylke fulle selkouthely hewede. 1457Cov. Leet Bk. 299, & there folowed then mony moo ladyes yn her mantels, surcotes & other appareyll to theyre astates acustumed. 1494in Househ. Ord. (1790) 120 On New-Yeares day, the King ought to weare his kirtle, his circote, and his pane of armes. 1562Legh Armory (1597) 96 Gentlewomen vnder the degree of a countesse, haue armes on Taberts, but the countesse and so vpwards shal haue their Armes in surcotes and mantels. 1603Drayton Bar. Wars ii. xxiii, Upon his Surcote, valiant Nevil bore A Silver Saltoyre. 1654H. L'Estrange Chas. I (1655) 110 The hole Colledge of Heralds mounted on horse⁓back, in their rich Surcoats. 1805Southey Madoc. i. xv, Embroider'd surcoats and emblazon'd shields. 1845S. Austin Ranke's Hist. Ref. v. ix. III. 263 They were all in light armour, with red surcoats. 1885C. W. C. Oman Art of War 42 The colour of bannerole, crest, and surcoat was that of the regimental standard. 1911Beerbohm Zuleika Dobson iii. 32 The heavy mantle of blue velvet,..the crimson surcoat [of the Garter].
attrib.a1400Octouian 1180 Sche..yn hys ryght hond left..Her surkot sleue.
2. An undershirt, vest, semmit. Sc.
Perh. associated with sarkit, ‘a kind of short shirt, or blouse’ (Banffsh. Gloss. 1866).
1768Song in Ross Helenore 132 A surkoat hough side [i.e. reaching to the thigh]. |