Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A garment worn by both sexes throughout the fourteenth century.

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Examples

  • His pointed shoes were satin, his cote-hardie of gold-broidered velvet.

    The Coming of Conan The Cimmerian Howard, Robert E. 2003

  • His pointed shoes were satin, his cote-hardie of gold-broidered velvet.

    The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian Howard, Robert E. 2003

  • His pointed shoes were satin, his cote-hardie of gold-broidered velvet.

    The Conan Chronicles Howard, Robert E. 1989

  • His pointed shoes were satin, his cote-hardie of gold-broidered velvet.

    Black Colossus Howard, Robert E. 1979

  • His pointed shoes were satin, his cote-hardie of gold-broidered velvet.

    Conan the Freebooter Howard, Robert E. 1968

  • He flung back his crimson robe as if he felt the heat, and stood forth, lithe as a wrestler, in his close-fitting cote-hardie and hose of violet silk.

    The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series Rafael Sabatini 1912

  • The lusty knight, on the other hand, was clad in the very latest mode, with cote-hardie, doublet, pourpoint, courtpie, and paltock of olive-green, picked out with pink and jagged at the edges.

    The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

  • The lusty knight, on the other hand, was clad in the very latest mode, with cote-hardie, doublet, pourpoint, courtpie, and paltock of olive-green, picked out with pink and jagged at the edges.

    The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

  • His cote-hardie, or tunic, and trunk-hosen were of a purple plum color, with long weepers which hung from either sleeve to below his knees.

    The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

  • His cote-hardie, or tunic, and trunk-hosen were of a purple plum color, with long weepers which hung from either sleeve to below his knees.

    The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

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  • close-fitting, medieval outer garment with long sleeves, usually hip-length for men and full length for women.

    August 15, 2008