surcote
Middle English
Alternative forms
- sercote, sorcot, sorkett, sur-cote, surcott, surcotte, surket, surkot, surkote, surkotte, syrcote, syrket, syrkote
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French surcote; equivalent to sur- + cote.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /surˈkɔːt(ə)/, /ˈsurkɔt(ə)/, /ˈsurkət(ə)/
Noun
surcote (plural surcotes)
- An overcoat or overdress; an overgarment.
- (specifically) A surcoat (garment worn with armour)
Descendants
- English: surcoat
References
- “surcō̆t(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.