surtout

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surtout

/sɜːˈtuː(t)/ UK

Rhymes with -uː, -uːt

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From French surtout.

noun surtouts

A man's overcoat; a close-bodied frock coat. Yes, I was right: it was Mr. Brocklehurst, buttoned up in a surtout, and looking longer, narrower, and more rigid than ever.
A raised portion of the parapet of a work at the angles, to protect from enfilade fire.

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"surtout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/surtout. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{surtout_2026,
  title = {surtout},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/surtout},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}