surtout
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A favourite of mine, in the Preludes for piano, is "En animant surtout dans l'expression", meaning "becoming more lively, particularly in the expression".
From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2010
Ten minutes after Johnny told him the news, Revere was in the saddle buttoning his fur-lined surtout to his ears.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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This money was divided between the owner of the horse and the rider, and Johnny bought himself spurs, boots, and a fur-lined surtout, all second hand.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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He, meanwhile, wrapped in his warm surtout, was lying peacefully upon the litter.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
And so he buttoned up the breast of his surtout, and put on his gloves, after pulling them off very suddenly,—and began to walk, very energetically, about the deck of the little packet.
From Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) by Thomas Cooper
There were also gentlemen-farmers, neatly, trimly, and fashionably dressed, in handsome surtouts, and trousers strapped under their boots.
From Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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 Eliza Leslie
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 Helen Leah Reed
"Two surtouts are a good thing," murmured Fauchelevent, who really was a little hard of hearing.
From Les Misérables by Isabel Florence Hapgood
Two men-at-arms with their surtouts embroidered with the cognizance of Burgundy led the way, and the rest of the party followed in the same order in which they had come.
From At Agincourt by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
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