noun. A man's overcoat; especially, in recent usage, such a coat cut like a frock-coat with full skirts.

noun. In fortification, the elevation of the parapet of a work at the angles, to protect from enfilade fire.

noun. A single large piece, such as an epergne, a vase holding cut flowers, a decorative cache-pot with a growing plant, or a large and decorative tazza or compotiėre, used to form the central ornament of a dinner-table.

noun. A man's coat to be worn over his other garments; an overcoat, especially when long, and fitting closely like a body coat.

noun. A man's overcoat.

noun. a man's overcoat in the style of a frock coat

"Sir Roger, whom she mortally hated and used to hire fellows to squirt kennel water upon him as he passed along the streets; so that he was forced constantly to wear a surtout of oiled cloth, by which means he came home pretty clean, except where the surtout was a little scanty."

surtout de table  

greatcoat  overcoat  topcoat  

chemin  cutaway  demander  dois  doublet