Definitions for surcoats

surcoats sur·coat

Spelling: [sur-koht]
IPA: /ˈsɜrˌkoʊt/

Surcoats is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 355 anagrams from letters in surcoats (acorsstu).

Definitions for surcoats

noun

  1. a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
  2. an outer coat or other outer garment.

Origin of surcoats

1300-50; Middle English surcote Middle French. See sur-1, coat

Examples for surcoats

The surcoat was of two principal kinds: the sleeveless and the sleeved.

Over the hauberk he has a surcoat (E) probably of wool or linen.

In one instance a surcoat is shown of scaled and studded pattern.

The surcoat and the chausses were essential features of the period.

Paperarello bowed, fastened the ear inside his surcoat and rode away.

The knight wears the collar of SS, and his arms are on his surcoat.

The surcoat was worn shorter and with less fulness about the body.

Richness of armour served also the same purpose as the surcoat.

There was a garment in this reign which was the keynote of costume at the time, and this was the surcoat.

Paperarello bowed, put the nose in his surcoat, and rode away.

Word Value for surcoats
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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