surtout

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/sɜːˈtuː(t)/(UK)

Definition of surtout

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A man's overcoat; a close-bodied frock coat.
    “Yes, I was right: it was Mr. Brocklehurst, buttoned up in a surtout, and looking longer, narrower, and more rigid than ever.”
    “The house had been new painted, and smelt of varnish and turpentine, and a large streak of white paint inflicted itself on the back of the old boy’s fur-collared surtout.”
    “He was dressed in the suit he'd bought for his mother's funeral, beaver top hat, silk surtout.”
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noun

  1. A man's overcoat; a close-bodied frock coat.
    “Yes, I was right: it was Mr. Brocklehurst, buttoned up in a surtout, and looking longer, narrower, and more rigid than ever.”
    “The house had been new painted, and smelt of varnish and turpentine, and a large streak of white paint inflicted itself on the back of the old boy’s fur-collared surtout.”
    “He was dressed in the suit he'd bought for his mother's funeral, beaver top hat, silk surtout.”
  2. A raised portion of the parapet of a work at the angles, to protect from enfilade fire.

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Etymology

From French surtout.

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