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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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(Under-cote,) Under-coit, Wnder-coate, n. [17th c. Eng. under-coate (1648); Cote n.1] A coat-like garment worn under an outer coat. —c1633 Tailor's Acc. Bk. B 31.
Maid to one ȝounge bairne ane coit with twa vndercoitis & twa pair of hoeis 1657 Balfour Ann. IV 395.
[The king] is disrobed by James, ducke of Lennox … of his vpper garment, his wnder coate hanging with the loupes opened in the places quher he wes to be anoynted
