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surtout

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural sur·touts [ser-, tooz, -, toots, s, y, r, -, too].

surtout

/ ˈsɜːtuː; syrtu /

Origin of surtout¹

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

Origin of surtout¹

C17: from French, from sur over + tout all

Undhlawafa and a few others were also mounted, and then came a string of followers, clad mostly in a long military surtout.

De la poigne et des formes, cried the stout general, de la poigne surtout.

He was dressed in a light brown surtout coat, and striped yellow waistcoat; his hair plainly dressed, and without powder.

He wore the old familiar gray surtout, the well-known cocked hat, and a tricolor cockade.

Votre cause me paroisoit celle des honntes gens et surtout celle des amis de la philosophie.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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