huke
An outer garment (robe or cloak) worn by men and women in Europe in the Middle Ages, either as civilian clothing or over armor.
Noun
- An outer garment (robe or cloak) worn by men and women in Europe in the Middle Ages, either as civilian clothing or over armor.
- there came one that seemed to be a messenger , in a rich huke - 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries....
- Her only extravagances were fine accoutrements, gorgeous hukes, and mighty war-horses. - 1930, “The real Joan of Arc: a manly maid - her appearance, her dress, her armour”, in The Illustrated London News:
- Judging from the surviving documents it would appear that Charles VII did nothing at all about Joan of Arc [...] but [she] also swore that she herself was often visited by God, dressed in a white robe with a scarlet...
Origin
From Old French huque, from Latin huca. See Dutch huik (“sleeveless cape”).