A surcoat or surcote is an outer garment that was commonly worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers. It was worn over armor to show insignia and help identify...

coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an...

must recite the Lord's Prayer at the same hours. The knights wore a white surcoat with a red cross, and a white mantle also with a red cross; the sergeants...

Middle Ages characterized by full-body steel plate without a surcoat. Around 1420 the surcoat, or "coat of arms" as it was known in England, began to disappear...

cuirass, began to be worn without any surcoat; but in the concluding quarter of the century the short surcoat, with full short sleeves, known as a "tabard"...

heraldic colour. Men wore a tunic, cote, or cotte with a surcoat over a linen shirt. One of these surcoats was the cyclas, which began as a rectangular piece...

appendages such as lance rests or plumeholders, or clothing such as tabards or surcoats, which were often worn over a harness. There are a variety of alternative...

the sides began to be sewn together, creating a sleeveless overgown or surcoat. 1300–1400 in European fashion Payne, Blanche: History of Costume from...

plates riveted to the inside of a surcoat. There is debate regarding whether the plates inside the armoured surcoat overlapped, but the armour is otherwise...

which acted as a slip, and under the formal outer garment, a gown or surcoat.[citation needed] Kirtles were part of fashionable attire into the middle...