What surmounts the reach Of human sense I shall delineate.
Milton.
Syn. -- To conquer; overcome; vanquish; subdue; surpass; exceed.
Sur*mount"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. surmontable.] Capable of being
surmounted or overcome; superable. -- Sur*mount"a*ble*ness, n.
Sur*mount"ed, a. 1. (Arch.) Having its vertical height greater than the
half span; -- said of an arch.
2. (Her.) Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an ordinary or
other bearing.
Sur*mount"er (?), n. One who, or that which, surmounts.
Sur*mul"let (?), n. [F. surmulet; saur, saure, brownish yellow, red +
mulet a mullet. See Sorrel, a., and Mullet.] (Zoöl.) Any one of various
species of mullets of the family Millidæ, esp. the European species
(Millus surmulletus), which is highly prized as a food fish. See
Mullet.
Sur"mu*lot (?), n. [F.] (Zoöl.) The brown, or Norway, rat.
Sur"name` (?), n. [Pref. sur + name; really a substitution for OE.
sournoun, from F. surnom. See Sur-, and Noun, Name.] 1. A name or
appellation which is added to, or over and above, the baptismal or
Christian name, and becomes a family name.
Surnames originally designated occupation, estate, place of residence,
or some particular thing or event that related to the person; thus,
Edmund Ironsides; Robert Smith, or the smith; William Turner. Surnames
are often also patronymics; as, John Johnson.
2. An appellation added to the original name; an agnomen. "My surname,
Coriolanus." Shak.
This word has been sometimes written sirname, as if it signified
sire-name, or the name derived from one's father.
Sur*name" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surnamed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Surnaming.] [Cf. F. surnommer.] To name or call by an appellation added
to the original name; to give a surname to.
Another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname
himself by the name of Israel.
Isa. xliv. 5.
And Simon he surnamed Peter.
Mark iii. 16.
Sur*nom"i*nal (?), a. Of or pertaining to a surname or surnames.
Sur*ox"i*date (?), v. t. (Chem.) To combine with oxygen so as to form a
suroxide or peroxide. [Obs.]
Sur*ox"ide (?), n. [Cf. F. suroxyde. See Sur-, and Oxide.] (Chem.) A
peroxide. [Obs.]
Sur*pass" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surpassed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Surpassing.] [F. surpasser; sur over + passer to pass. See Sur-, and
Pass.] To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel.
This would surpass Common revenge and interrupt his joy.
Milton.
Syn. -- To exceed; excel; outdo; outstrip.
Sur*pass"a*ble (?), a. That may be surpassed.
Sur*pass"ing, a. Eminently excellent; exceeding others. "With
surpassing glory crowned." Milton. -- Sur*pass"ing*ly, adv. --
Sur*pass"ing*ness, n.
Sur"phul (?), v. t. To surfel. [Obs.] Marston.
Sur"plice (?), n. [F. surplis, OF. surpeiz, LL. superpellicium; super
over + pellicium, pelliceum, a robe of fur, L. pellicius made of skins.
See Pelisse.] (Eccl.) A white garment worn over another dress by the
clergy of the Roman Catholic, Episcopal, and certain other churches, in
some of their ministrations.
Surplice fees (Eccl.), fees paid to the English clergy for occasional
duties.
Sur"pliced (?), a. Wearing a surplice.
Sur"plus (?), n. [F., fr. sur over + plus more. See Sur-, and Plus, and
cf. Superplus.] 1. That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or
when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
2. Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater
than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
Sur"plus, a. Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as,
surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words.
When the price of corn falleth, men give over surplus tillage, and
break no more ground.
Carew.
Sur"plus*age (?), n. [See Surplus, and cf. Superplusage.] 1. Surplus;
excess; overplus; as, surplusage of grain or goods beyond what is
wanted.
Take what thou please of all this surplusage.
Spenser.
A surplusage given to one part is paid out of a reduction from
another part of the same creature.
Emerson.
2. (Law) Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the
case, and which may be rejected.
3. (Accounts) A greater disbursement than the charge of the accountant
amounts to. [Obs.] Rees.
Sur*pris"al (?), n. [See Surprise, n.] The act of surprising, or state
of being surprised; surprise.
How to secure the lady from surprisal.
Milton.
Because death is uncertain, let us prevent its surprisal.
Barrow.
Sur*prise" (?), n. [F. surprise, fr. surprendre, surpris; sur over +
prendre to take, L. prehendere. See Sur-, and Prehensile.] 1. The act
of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly;
surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise.
2. The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some act or
event which could not reasonably be foreseen; emotion excited by what
is sudden and strange; a suddenly excited feeling of wonder or
astonishment.
Pure surprise and fear Made me to quit the house.
Shak.