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surtouts

surtouts is the plural of surtout.

Meaning of surtout

Noun

surtout (plural surtouts)

  1. 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.1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], chapter VII, in Jane Eyre. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC, page 109
  2. A raised portion of the parapet of a work at the angles, to protect from enfilade fire.

Phrases with surtouts

Questions about surtouts

What is surtouts the plural of?
Surtouts is the plural of surtout.

Words near surtouts in the dictionary

  1. surtitling
  2. surtop
  3. surtopped
  4. surtout
  5. surtouted
  6. surtouts
  7. Surtsey
  8. Surtseyan
  9. Surtur
  10. surturbrand
  11. Suruchi

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