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A coat worn over the other garments; especially, the long and flowing garment of knights, worn over the armor, and frequently emblazoned with the arms of the wearer. A long surcoat of pers upon he had.. Chaucer. At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. Emerson.

An embroidery frame. Knight. Right of the tabouret, the privilege of sitting on a tabouret in the presence of the severeign, formerly granted to certain ladies of high rank at the French court.

Sheets of tin or other plate which run below the gauge. Knight.

Thin tin plate; also, tin foil for mirrors. Knight.

injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner. [Obs.] Do not fear; I have A staff to taint, and bravely. Massinger.

A certain rate or tax paid by barons, knights, and inferior tenants, toward the public expenses. [Written also tailage, taillage.]

The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt. Knight.

bitumen. -- Tar board, a strong quality of millboard made from junk and old tarred rope. Knight. -- Tar water. (a) A cold infusion of tar in water, used as a medicine. (b) The ammoniacal water of gas works. -- Wood tar, tar obtained from wood. It is usually obtained by the distillation of the wood of the pine, spruc…

Contract work. [R.] Knight.

part of the 12th century, for the protection of pilgrims and of the Holy Sepulcher. These Knights Templars, or Knights of the Temple, were so named because they occupied an apartment of the palace of Bladwin II. in Jerusalem, near the Temple.

, occupied by two inns of court in London, on the site of a monastic establishment of the Knights Templars, called the Temple.

servants; to serve; to attend; -- with on or upon. Was he not companion with the riotous knights That tend upon my father Shak.

A mode of adjusting or operating by repeated trials or experiments. Knight.

nd Scandinavian dialects and languages. -- Teutonic order, a military religious order of knights, established toward the close of the twelfth century, in imitation of the Templars and Hospitalers, and composed chiefly of Teutons, or Germans. The order rapidly increased in numbers and strength till it became master of…

cane deck of a steamer, containing the pilot house, officers' cabins, etc. [Western U.S.] Knight.

rprise, indignation, or the like. Ha, cousin Silence, that thou hadst seen that that this knight and I have seen! Shak. O God, that right should thus overcome might! Shak.

The fireplace at the side of an annealing oven. Knight.

The handle of a joiner's plane. Knight.

Jonson. Tod stove, a close stove adapted for burning small round wood, twigs, etc. [U.S.] Knight.

A plug in a flute or an organ pipe, to modulate the tone. Knight.