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How to use surcoat in a sentence

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I slipped out of the samite robe that was only slightly damp, and pulled on the dark blue dress and surcoat.
The deep green surcoat, woven of the finest silk, emphasized the splendor of his accouterments.
The former regiment wore a grey sleeveless surcoat and the latter regiment a black one.
My attire that evening, as my father had requested, was a gown of ivory silk overlaid in a surcoat of deep grey.
The purple on his surcoat made his striking cobalt eyes seem deep violet.
Heraldic devices shifted from the surcoat to the material covering the plates, although armour of the third period was often decorated by etching and painting.
No doubt in response to this, heraldry emerged during this period and the armorial surcoat became a standard item of knightly dress.
Only the knights wore the Templars' distinctive regalia, a white surcoat marked with a red cross.
For women, the surcoat was a more significant and characteristic garment, which originated in the 13th century as a voluminous outer cloak.
A young woman with long dark hair, wearing a red long-sleeved dress and white surcoat, kneels, looking at her reflection in a large cheval glass which stands on the floor.
The man himself was obviously a Knight as could be deduced from the white surcoat emblazoned with the golden crest of a hawk covering the suit of chainmail he wore.
Another gown, called a sideless surcoat, was often worn on top.
Prior to the 19th century peers also wore a matching crimson surcoat edged in miniver.
Edward, the Black Prince, wearing a surcoat emblazoned with the Royal Arms of England.
Over the robe, a surcoat is usually worn, derived from the military uniform of Eight Banners army.
The sideless surcoat, popular for more than 90 years and often decorated with a row of buttons or jewels, offered an attractive contrast to the garment showing underneath.
If you like the layered look, the surcoat is for you.
The sovereign enters Westminster Abbey wearing the crimson surcoat and the Robe of State of crimson velvet and takes his or her seat on a Chair of Estate.
During the Kangxi period, the surcoat gained popularity among commoners.
Examples from Classical Literature
The sun shone upon the gems and goldwork of their helmets, upon lances and pennons, upon buckler and embroidered surcoat.
There was a garment in this reign which was the keynote of costume at the time, and this was the surcoat.
Then came the knight marshal on a caparisoned steed, himself in a suit of gilt armour, and in a richly embroidered surcoat.
The cotehardie, of a different colour to the surcoat, has tight sleeves with buttons from elbow to little finger.
He wore also a dress which in different times was variously designated as a surcoat, a cyclas, or a tabard.
Knight in surcoat, mail hauberk and chausses, shield on left side.
The knight wears the collar of SS, and his arms are on his surcoat.
His tiny surcoat of scarlet velvet was rich with embroidery, while beneath was a close-fitting tunic of white silk.
Manfred was in mail, covered by a knee-length yellow and black surcoat.
Paperarello bowed, fastened the ear inside his surcoat and rode away.
Richness of armour served also the same purpose as the surcoat.
Paperarello bowed, put the nose in his surcoat, and rode away.
In one instance a surcoat is shown of scaled and studded pattern.
The surcoat was worn shorter and with less fulness about the body.
Over the hauberk he has a surcoat probably of wool or linen.
The surcoat and the chausses were essential features of the period.
Scarcely half an hour had elapsed before a cold drizzle set in, so that they were indeed a sorry company that splashed along the muddy road, wrapped in mantle and surcoat.
Rabourdin wore habitually a blue surcoat, a white cravat, a waistcoat crossed a la Robespierre, black trousers without straps, gray silk stockings and low shoes.
During his reign men's keynote fashion garment was the surcoat.
Here, in gold-embroidered red doublet, jewelled surcoat, and gilt-edged ruff and wristbands, stood Sir Anthony Sherard, with his silver-and-black armour piled at his feet.
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