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Example sentences for "surcoat"

Lexicographically close words:
suras; surcease; surcharge; surcharged; surcingle; surcoats; surd; sure; surelie; surely
  1. Then the fair Brunhild called for her battle gear, her arms, and her breastplate of gold and her mighty shield; and over all she drew a surcoat of silk, marvellously made.

  2. He put his hand to his aching head, in a manner that unconsciously confirmed his confession; and then he looked at his coarse surcoat with an amazement that the queen could not doubt.

  3. His surcoat was a bear-skin on his back; His hair hung long behind, and glossy raven-black.

  4. Hernando Pizarro wore a surcoat of orange-colored velvet over his armour, according to Garcilasso, and before the battle sent notice of it to Orgonez, that the latter might distinguish him in the melee.

  5. And nought else she saw of him for that time save the gleam of his scarlet surcoat and a flash of his helm in the May sunlight.

  6. The brocaded surcoat may be intended to conceal a corselet.

  7. If any person shall have followed the wars as a man-at-arms, he may be represented armed, but without surcoat and helmet.

  8. Both surcoat and hauberk are bordered with a fringe, except at the neck, where the surcoat seems to be edged with a setting of stones or studs.

  9. In one instance a surcoat is shown of scaled and studded pattern.

  10. So also is the long and tastefully-embroidered surcoat with sleeves, which descends below the knees.

  11. No man, howsoever noble, shall be represented in his surcoat unless he be the Lord and Proprietor of the Church or Chapel, or the successor (?

  12. The surcoat and mantle which hide so much of the armour, are brocaded with gold flowers on a blue field.

  13. Knight, hauberk and surcoat of mail, cylindrical helmet, shield on left side; delapidated.

  14. He is clad in a surcoat which reaches to the knee.

  15. Knight in helmet with cross-slit, holding right hand up and shield upon left arm; the surcoat turned over below the waist shows a suit of mail.

  16. Knight in surcoat over chain armour, hauberk but no helmet; right arm and left hand gone, but head turned to left and attitude is that of drawing or sheathing his sword.

  17. Edfleda, flowing hair, in supertunic or surcoat with long and wide sleeves, head covered with veil, which hangs behind, no wimple.

  18. Herewith the stranger knight loosed belt and surcoat and drew forth a long sword whose broad blade glittered in the firelight, and gave its massy hilt to Beltane's grasp.

  19. Glancing up therefore, Beltane presently espied a knight who bestrode a great and goodly war-horse; a youthful knight and debonair, slender and shapely in his bright mail and surcoat of flame-coloured samite.

  20. His tiny surcoat of scarlet velvet was rich with embroidery, while beneath was a close-fitting tunic of white silk.

  21. This furred surcoat could not serve a fairer purpose or a fairer maid, though in truth it might hold two such slight fairy forms as this.

  22. Over his lacquered accoutrements lie wore a surcoat on which his arms were blazoned, and was mounted on a fiery Andalusian barb, which had borne him through many a fray, and like himself had been often wounded.

  23. Over her gown she wore a surcoat of azure satin embroidered with gold, and having loose hanging sleeves.

  24. While they were all eagerly awaiting the signal, a movement was made in the centre of the line, and Bourbon appeared, fully accoutred, and wearing his emblazoned surcoat over his armour.

  25. He was clad in a surcoat of blue satin and a close-ringed mail shirt; his face was as the moon when it rises and no hair was upon his cheeks.

  26. Above the armour was usually worn some outer dress, a surcoat or mantle of rich material.

  27. They put the surcoat on him, and on the back, without his perceiving it, they stitched a parchment on which they wrote in large letters, "This is Don Quixote of La Mancha.

  28. That afternoon they took Don Quixote out for a stroll, not in his armour but in street costume, with a surcoat of tawny cloth upon him, that at that season would have made ice itself sweat.

  29. These marks of honour at first were merely pieces of stuff of various colours cut into strips and sewn on the surcoat or garment worn over armour, to protect it from the effect of exposure to the atmosphere.

  30. In a preceding chapter of this Manual, the reader has been informed that the arms of a knight were emblazoned on the surcoat or outer garment that was worn over his armour, which was the origin of the term Coat of Arms.

  31. She was enveloped from head to foot in a long gown or habit; over this was cast a richly-embroidered purple silk surcoat or cloak, embellished with those ephemeral absurdities called pocketing-sleeves.

  32. Edward was dressed in a glittering surcoat of crimson silk, worked with lions and fleurs-de-lis.

  33. The casque of the rider was battered, and his countenance so gashed with wounds as to be beyond recognition, nor did his surcoat or harness in any way help to show his identity, so stained and torn were they.

  34. Emma started with joy, for her quick eyes noted the many joins in that silken cord, and recognised it as composed of the fringe with which Ralph's surcoat had been decked.

  35. The surcoat of the Black Prince in Canterbury Cathedral is a noteworthy example.

  36. Of these, King John's monument at Worcester, and the surcoat of the Black Prince at Canterbury, are remarkable examples.

  37. The surcoat of the Black Prince, of embroidered velvet, still hangs above his monument, on which it is exactly reproduced.

  38. The knight has what is really his surcoat on his back displaying six martlets with a bend between them.

  39. The surcoat or jupon of the Black Prince.

  40. We may recall the armour by which the chargers of the old knights were protected, and the trappings or emblazoned coverings that were put over this in the same way as the surcoat was made to cover the armour of the knights.

  41. The crest and surcoat of Henry, first Duke of Lancaster, A.

  42. On this figure the surcoat is very well shown, and on it are emblazoned the three lions (or leopards) of the Royal Arms of England.

  43. There are traces on the crest and surcoat of a label to distinguish them, but this is absent from the shield, though it occurs on the arms many times repeated on the tomb, alternately with the feather badge already mentioned.

  44. Examples survive to the present day, and one of the most interesting cases is to be found in Canterbury Cathedral, where the shield, helmet, and surcoat of Edward the Black Prince are still to be seen.

  45. Taric immediately ordered that the head should be put upon the end of a lance, together with the surcoat of the prince, and borne about the field of battle, with the sound of trumpets, atabels, and cymbals.

  46. His surcoat was of like color and adornment, and the plumes that waved above his burnished helmet were of the purest white.

  47. This usually consists of a gray surcoat and leggins of the dressed skin of the antelope, resembling chamois leather, and embroidered with porcupine quills brilliantly dyed.

  48. Each one wore a kind of surcoat made of the skin of the elk, reaching from his neck to his knees, and answering the purpose of a shirt of mail, for it was arrow proof, and could even resist a musket ball at the distance of ninety yards.

  49. The King goeth into the chamber and the Queen with him, and doeth the King be apparelled in a robe of cloth of silk all furred of ermine, with coat, surcoat and mantle.

  50. The knight taketh Messire Gawain by the hand and leadeth him up, and maketh disarm him, and bringeth him a surcoat of scarlet purfled of vair and maketh him do it on.

  51. He maketh disarm him, and thereupon the damsel bringeth him a surcoat of right rich silk furred of ermine.

  52. The surcoat over his armour, bearing his coat-of-arms.

  53. Baker says the Scots would have gladly taken him alive for ransom had they known who he was, but that he did not wear his surcoat (toga) with his coat of arms (p.


  54. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "surcoat" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.