Definition of "huke"

huke

/h(j)uːk/

noun
plural hukes
1. (historical) An outer garment (robe or cloak) worn by men and women in Europe in the Middle Ages, either as civilian clothing or over armor.
  Quotations
  there came one that seemed to be a messenger , in a rich huke
  1631, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […]
  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 huke over it.
  1980, A. Ernestine Jones, The Trial of Joan of Arc
  […] but after this date “white” armor, or highly polished metal armor, was rarely covered except by a tabard or huke […]
  2015 March 12, Phyllis G. Tortora, Sara B. Marcketti, Survey of Historic Costume, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, page 173