surcoats

Their swords, their shields, their surcoats were the same.

The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 2 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes John Dryden 1665

Their swords, their shields, their surcoats were the same:

Palamon and Arcite John Dryden 1665

It was easy to picture them, with the royal crests on their surcoats, short green capes hanging over their shoulders, and swords at their sides.

End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011

It was easy to picture them, with the royal crests on their surcoats, short green capes hanging over their shoulders, and swords at their sides.

End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011

Well, not the two surcoats - but the uniforms, the festival garb, and the Ghost Cat regalia could have been made.

Elephant in the City 2010

By the way, you might want to consider adding needlework to your list of potential trade items; most of Breon's lady-guests were positively drooling over our surcoats.

Elephant in the City 2010

He had no idea how the hertasi had managed to get not one, but two embroidered surcoats done in time, yet they had.

Elephant in the City 2010

I've said this before, but surcoats were used to allow knights, essentially to decorate their armour and make it uniformed.

Reports from the GRRM moot 2009

Each of the surcoats had an emblem on the left breast of a white hand with spread fingers.

Archive 2009-11-01 Johnny Pez 2009

All the Big Guys around us were dressed alike, in black surcoats and iron helmets.

NaBloPoMo: Deuce Baggins, Private Eye, chapter 13 Johnny Pez 2009