COAT: значение слова

coat of arms

Etymology: Middle English cote of armes, translation of Middle French cote d'armes
Date: 14th century
a tabard or surcoat embroidered with armorial bearings,

2. heraldic bearings (as of a person) usually depicted on an escutcheon often with accompanying adjuncts (as a crest, motto, and supporters), a similar symbolic emblem