cotehardie

[ koht-ahr-dee, -hahr- ]

noun

1. (in the Middle Ages) a close-fitting outer garment with long sleeves, hip-length for men and full-length for women, often laced or buttoned down the front or back.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cotehardie¹

1300–50; Middle English < Old French: literally, bold coat

Example Sentences

The cotehardie, of a different colour to the surcoat, has tight sleeves with buttons from elbow to little finger.

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The cotehardie was generally made of a pied cloth in horizontal or diagonal bars, in silk or other rich fabric.

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In winter such a man as he of the cotehardie would wear an overcoat with an attached hood.

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There is every variety of cotehardie—the long one, coming nearly to the knees; the short one, half-way up the thigh.

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Most men wear the cotehardie, the well-fitting garment buttoned down the front, and ending over the hips.

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