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{{Short description|Medieval garment}}
HHHHHIIIIIII SSSSCCCCCOOOOOAAAALLLL , DAMN THE JEWSThe '''Cotte''', or Cote was a mediaeval outer garment, a long sleeved shift, or [[tunic]], usually girded, and worn by men and women. In mediaeval texts, it was used to translate [[tunica]] or [[chiton (costume)|chiton]]. Synonyms would include [[tunic]] or [[gown]]. It was worn over a shirt ([[chemise]]), and a sleeveless surcote could be worn over it. By the sixteenth century it had become a woman's undergarment, later (seventeenth century) it split into an upper 'corps' and a lower 'cotte', or skirt, amongst the poorer classes. <ref>[http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/glossary.html I. Marc Carlson: Glossary of some medieval clothing terms]</ref><ref>[http://www.art-estherbrassac.com/anglais/themes_a/cloth_r6.html History of women's costume during the Renaissance]</ref>
The '''cotte''' (or '''cote''') was a medieval outer garment, a long sleeved shift, or [[tunic]], usually girded, and worn by men and women. In medieval texts, it was used to translate ''[[tunic]]a'' or ''[[chiton (costume)|chiton]]''. Synonyms included [[tunic]] or [[gown]]. It was worn over a shirt (''[[chemise]]''), and a sleeveless [[surcote]] could be worn over it. By the sixteenth century, it had become a woman's undergarment. By the seventeenth century, it split into an upper 'corps' and a lower 'cotte', or skirt, amongst the poorer classes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/glossary.html |title=I. Marc Carlson: Glossary of some medieval clothing terms |access-date=2006-11-16 |archive-date=2016-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228050735/http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/glossary.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.art-estherbrassac.com/anglais/themes_a/cloth_r6.html History of women's costume during the Renaissance]</ref>


In modern [[French language|French]], it survives in the expression {{lang|fr|cotte de mailles}} ("[[chainmail]]"). The [[Old French]] {{lang|fro|cote}} also gave rise to the word {{lang|fr|cotillon}} ("[[cotillion]]", a dance). ''[[Petticoat]]'' is another indirect descendant of {{lang|fro|cote}}.
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Coat (disambiguation)]]
[[:de:Cotte|German: Cotte]]
* [[Surplice]] (cotta), a liturgical vestment
* The {{lang|it|cotta}} in [[1400–1500 in European fashion#cotta|Italian 15th-century fashion]]

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{{Historical clothing}}


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Latest revision as of 15:17, 13 March 2024

The cotte (or cote) was a medieval outer garment, a long sleeved shift, or tunic, usually girded, and worn by men and women. In medieval texts, it was used to translate tunica or chiton. Synonyms included tunic or gown. It was worn over a shirt (chemise), and a sleeveless surcote could be worn over it. By the sixteenth century, it had become a woman's undergarment. By the seventeenth century, it split into an upper 'corps' and a lower 'cotte', or skirt, amongst the poorer classes.[1][2]

In modern French, it survives in the expression cotte de mailles ("chainmail"). The Old French cote also gave rise to the word cotillon ("cotillion", a dance). Petticoat is another indirect descendant of cote.

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  1. ^ "I. Marc Carlson: Glossary of some medieval clothing terms". Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
  2. ^ History of women's costume during the Renaissance
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