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SURMO'UNTABLE, adj. [surmontable, old Fr.] 
Conquerable; superable. 
SURMO'UNTER, s. One that rises above another. 
SURMO'UNTING, s. The act of getting uppermost. 
SU'RMULLET, s. [mugil, Lat.] A sort of fish. Ains¬ 
worth. 
SU'RNAME, s. [surnom, Fr. “ It is a great dispute 
whether we should write surname or sirname; on the one 
hand, there are a thousand instances in court-rolls, and other 
ancient muniments, where the description of the person, 
le Smyth, le Tayleur, &c., is written over the Christian 
name of the person, this only being inserted in the line; 
and the French always write surnom. And certainly sur¬ 
name. must be the truth, in regard of the patriarch or first 
person that bore the name. However, there is no impro¬ 
priety, at this time of day, to say sirname, since these addi¬ 
tions are so apparently taken from our sires or fathers.. 
Thus the matter seems to be left to people’s option.” Pegge , 
Anonym.'] The name of the family; the name which one 
has over and above the Christian name.—The epithets of 
great men, monsieur Roileau is of opinion, were in the na¬ 
ture of surnames , and repeated as such. Pope. —An appel¬ 
lation added to the original name. 
Witness may 
My surname Coriolanus: the painful service. 
The extreme dangers, and the drops of blood 
Shed for my thankless country, are requited 
But with that surname. Shakspeare. 
To SURNAME, v. a. [surnomer, Fr.] To name by an 
appellation added to the original name. 
How he, surnam'd of Africa, dismiss’d 
In his prime youth the fair Iberian maid. Milton. 
SUROUT, a fortified town of Hindostan, province of 
Agra, belonging to an independent chief. Lat. 26. 51. N. 
long. 77. 8. E. 
To SURPA'SS, v. a. [surpasser, Fr.] To excel; to 
exceed; to go beyond in excellence. 
The climate’s delicate. 
Fertile the isle, the temple much surpassing 
The common praise it bears. Shakspeare. 
SURPA'SSABLE, adj. That may be excelled. Diet. 
SURPA'SSING, participial adj. Excellent in an high 
degree. 
O thou ! that with surpassing glory crown’d, 
Look’st from thy sole dominion like the god 
Of this new world. Milton. 
STJRPA'SSINGLY, adv. In a very excellent manner. 
SU'RPLICE, s. [superpellicium, Lat.] The white garb 
which the clergy wear in their acts of ministration.—It will 
wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big 
heart. Shakspeare. —The cinctus gabinus is a long gar¬ 
ment, not unlike a surplice, which would have trailed on the 
ground, had it hung loose, and was therefore gathered about 
the middle with a girdle. Addison. 
SURPLICE-FEES, 5. Fees paid to the clergy for occa¬ 
sional duties. 
With tithes replete his barns he sees, 
And chuckles o’er his surplice-fees; 
Studies to find out latent dues. 
And regulates the state of pews. Warton. 
SU'RPLICED, adj. Wearing a surplice. 
Lo ! as the surplic'd train draw near 
To this last mansion of mankind. 
The slow sad bell, the sable bier. 
In holy musings wrap the mind. Mallet. 
SU'RPLUS or Su'rplusage, s. [sur, and Lat. plus,] 
A supernumerary part; overplus; what remains when use 
is satisfied. 
That you have vouchsaf’d my poor house to visit, 
tis a surplus of your grace. Shakspeare. 
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SURPRI'SAL or Surprise, s. [surprise, Fr.] The 
act of taking unawares; the state of being taken unawares. 
This let him know, 
Lest, wilfully transgressing, he pretend 
Surprisal , unadmonish’d, unforewarn’d. Milton. 
A dish, I suppose, which has nothing in it. 
Few care for carving trifles in disguise, 
Or that fantastic dish some call surprise. King. 
Sudden confusion or perplexity. 
To SURPRI'SE, v. a. [surpris, Fr.] To take unawares; 
to fall upon unexpectedly. 
The castle of Macduff I will surprise. 
Seize upon Fife, give to the edge o’ th’ sword 
His wife, his babes. Shakspeare. 
Bid her beware. 
Lest, by some fair appearing good surpris'd. 
She dictate false, and misinform the will. Milton. 
To astonish by something wonderful.—People were not 
so much frighted as surprised at the bigness of the camel. 
L'Estrange. —To confuse or perplex by something sudden. 
—Up he starts, discovered and surpris'd. Milton. 
SURPRISING, participial adj. Wonderful; raising 
sudden wonder or concern.—The greatest actions of a cele¬ 
brated person, however surprising and extraordinary, are 
no more than what are expected from him. Addison. 
SURPRI'SINGLY, adv. To a degree that raises wonder; 
in a manner that raises wonder.—If out of these ten thou¬ 
sand, we should take the men that are employed in public 
business, the number of those who remain will be surpris¬ 
ingly little. Addison. 
SU'RQUEDRY, s. [sar and cuider, old Fr. to think.] 
Overweening ; pride ; insolence. Obsolete. 
They overcommen, were deprived 
Of their proud beauty, and the one moiety 
Transform’d to fish for their bold surquedry. Spenser. 
SURREBU'TTER, s. [In Law.] A second rebutter; 
answer to a rebutter. A term in the courts. 
SURRECTORIUM, the name of a surgical instrument, 
mentioned by Ambroise Pare, and intended to keep the arm 
in an erect situation when required. 
SURREJOI'NDER, s. [surrejoindre, Fr. In Law.] A 
second defence of the plaintiff’s action, opposite to the 
rejoinder of the defendant, which the civilians call tripli¬ 
cate. Dailey. 
To SURRE'NDER, v. a. [surrender, old Fr.] To 
yield up; to deliver up.—Recal those grants, and we are 
ready to surrender ours, resume all or none. Davenant .— 
To deliver up an enemy; sometimes with up emphatical. 
Ripe age bade him surrender late, 
His life and long good fortune unto final fate. Fairfax 
To SURRE'NDER, v. n. To yield; to give one’s self 
up.—This mighty Archimedes too surrenders now. Gian- 
mile. 
SURRE'NDER, or Surre'ndry, s. The act of yielding. 
Our general mother, with eyes 
Of conjugal attraction unreprov’d. 
And meek surrender, half-embracing lean’d 
On our first father. Milton. 
The act of resigning or giving up to another.—If our 
father carry authority with such disposition as he bears, this 
last surrender of his will but offend us. Shakspeare. 
SURRE'PTION, s. [surreptus, Lat.] Act of obtaining 
or procuring surreptitiously.—The surreption of secretly 
misgotten dispensations. Bp. Hall. —Sudden and unper¬ 
ceived invasion or intrusion.—Sins compatible with a rege¬ 
nerate estate, are sins of a sudden surreption. Hammond. 
SURREPTI'TIOUS, adj. [surreptitius, Lat.] Done 
by stealth : gotten or produced fraudulently.—A correct 
copy of the Dunciad the many surreptitious ones have 
rendered necessary. Letter to Publ. of Pope's Dunciad. 
SURREPTITIOUSLY, 
