surtout

[ser-too, -toot; French syr-too]

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noun, plural sur·touts

[ser-tooz, -toots; French syr-too] /sərˈtuz, -ˈtuts; French sürˈtu/.

a man's close-fitting overcoat, especially a frock coat.
a hood with a mantle, worn by women.

Origin of surtout

1680–90; < French: literally, over all, equivalent to sur upon, on (see sur-¹) + tout everything

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Related Words for surtout

raincoat, parka, capote, raglan, ulster, surtout, topcoat, inverness, paletot

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Historical Examples of surtout

From Warren's Revere went home, got his "boots and surtout," and started.
The Siege of Boston
Allen French
Uncle Winthrop put on his surtout with the great fur collar.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
Amanda Millie Douglas
He was one of the office-lads, and probably in his first surtout.
The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete
John Forster
Balandrau, a surtout worn by the Brothers of Mercy in Portugal.
A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499
Unknown
Arrows replied by drawing forth a memorandum-book from the pocket of his surtout.
The Haunted Room
A. L. O. E.

British Dictionary definitions for surtout

surtout

noun

a man's overcoat resembling a frock coat, popular in the late 19th century

Word Origin for surtout

C17: from French, from sur over + tout all

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