surcoatとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈsɜːˌkəʊt/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈsɜɹˌkoʊt/

名詞

surcoat (plural surcoats)

1. (historical) A loose sleeveless garment worn over a suit of armor, sometimes colored or embroidered with the wearer's coat of arms.
   • 1956 July, Col. H. C. B. Rogers, “Railway Heraldry”, in Railway Magazine, page 476:

     The ordered system of symbols which we know as heraldry came into being in the twelfth century to meet a military need. These symbols were emblazoned on shields, surcoats and fighting flags, and served as an invaluable means of identification when the features were obscured by the great helm.

   • 2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 165:

     The Lord mayor and sheriff ride in their armour with surcoats of crimson.

2. (historical) An overgarment worn over a woman's gown; a kind of short robe worn over the tunic at the close of the 11th century.
   • 1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 25:

     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.

Further reading

• Surcoat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• cuatros, outcars, cuartos, actours, turacos, auctors, curatos