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surcoat

noun as in tunic

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They wore brightly colored outer garments called surcoats over their armor.

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They walked arm in arm in matching gold: his on his head, hers on her neck, and soldiers marched behind them, clad in gold surcoats commissioned for the occasion.

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Upon the black surcoats were embroidered in white a tree blossoming like snow beneath a silver crown and many-pointed stars.

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The surcoats, which had originally served as covering to armour, were long behind and high in front You could hardly walk for fear of tripping over your sleeves.

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He liked the big black bear on his surcoat even less.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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