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Though they were indistinctly seen in the distance, their large caps and flapping surtouts gave them a picturesque appearance.

From Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls by Reed, Helen Leah

They are furthermore adorned with a small quantity of broad black braid discreetly applied to their tight, long-skirted surtouts.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various

"One of a jolly company, my lord; but some creatures besides wearing their surtouts within, sport their skeletons without: witness the lobster and turtle, who alive, study their own anatomies."

From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II by Melville, Herman

But the ice was at last broken by Gordon Fitzsimmons, as they were all standing round the fire, and adjusting their cloaks and surtouts, at the close of one of their society meetings.

From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza

The men, and frequently also the boys, wear long dark-blue cloth surtouts, and cloth caps on their heads; so that, at a distance, they look like gentlemen in travelling dress. 

From Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North by Pfeiffer, Ida