Surtout
Surtout (IPA: [syʁ.tu]) is a name for an overskirt or overcoat from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Towards the end of the 18th century, like other coats, it was provided with several shoulder collars hanging on top of one another . Originally it was worn by officers of the cavalry over their uniform ( sur tout = over everything else).
Likewise, a multi-part table centerpiece made of silver or crystal was named, which was decorated with flower vases and fruit bowls or was intended for storing pepper, salt, oil and other things.
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- Surtout . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 19, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1909, p. 213 .
- Surtout . In: Brockhaus' Kleines Konversations-Lexikon . 5th edition. Volume 2, F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1911, p. 791 .