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surtout

[ser-too, -toot, syr-too] / sərˈtu, -ˈtut, sürˈtu /


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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

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

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

It is also written with a silent o, as in tour, croup, group, youth, wound, souvenir, surtout, cartouche, contour, amour, uncouth, accoutre, moustache, tambourine.

From Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. by Mary E. Mann

The judge had on his broad-brimmed hat and surtout, as if prepared to go out; but he sat before the fireplace, leaning his head on his cane, apparently in deep meditation.

From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Robert Cochrane

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

Those who had most pretension to their dress wore swallow-tail coats or surtouts of blue or green cloth, more or less defaced.

From The Chouans by Katharine Prescott Wormeley

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

"Two surtouts are a good thing," murmured Fauchelevent, who really was a little hard of hearing.

From Les Misérables by Isabel Florence Hapgood

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 Ida Pfeiffer




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