surround (suround)

[Early mod. E. also surround; By then crease of waters dyuers londes and tenementes in grete quantite ben surounded and destroyed. Stat. of Hen. VII. (1489), printed by Caxton, fol. c 7. [( Skeat.) 3. To form an inclosure round; environ; en- circle: as, a wall or ditch surrounds the city. And an embroider'd zone surrounds her slender waist. Dryden, tr. of Ovid's Meta morph., x. 48. To Neptune, ruler of the seas profound, Whose liquid arms the mighty globe surround . Pope , Iliad, ix. 240. On arriving [at the Pyramids] we were surrounded by a crowd of Arabs. Lady Bra ey , Voyage of Sunbeam, II. xxvii. 4. To make the circuit of; circumnavigate. I finde that my name-sake, Thomas Fuller, was pilot in the ship called the Desire, wherein Captain Cavendish surrounded the world. surroundry (su-roun'dri), n. [ All this Iland within the surroundry of the foure seas. Bp . Mount ague , Diatribe, p. 128. ( Encyc . Dict.) Surroyt (sur'oi), n. [ sud , south, + roi , king: see south and roy. Cf. Norroy.] In her ., the old title for the king-at-arms for southern England: opposed to Norroy, and now called Clarencieux . IMG:content-2562.png:[blocks in formation] surtax (ser'taks), n. [F. surtaxe , surtaxer , overtax: see surtax , v . ] A tax on something al- ready taxed; additional tax on specific articles. The free list is to be curtailed, and, as the 5 per cent. sur - tax on all import duties levied since July 1, 1886, for the emancipation fund was to be turned over to general revenue, the 60 per cent. additional taxes or sur - taxes are to be incorporated with the duty rate, so that the present 10 per cent. cla will become 16 per cent., the 20 per cent. 32 per cent., the 30 per cent. 48 per cent., and the 40 per cent. 64 per cent. Applet on's Ann . Cyc ., 1886, p. 94. surtout (ser-töt' or ser-tö'), n. [ sur- , over, + tout , all, L. tot us , all: see total .] 1. A man's overcoat; especially, in recent usage, such a coat cut like a frock-coat with full skirts. I learned that he was but just arrived in England, and that he came from some hot country: which was the rea- son, doubtle , his face was so sallow, and that he sat so near the hearth, and wore a surtout in the house. Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, xviii. A gentleman in a blue surtout and silken berlins ac- companied us from the hotel. Forster , Dickens, vi. 2. In fort ., the elevation of the parapet of a work at the angles, to protect from enfilade fire. -Surtout de table. (a) A set of ve els, porcelain or faience, used for the decoration of a dinner-table or sup- per-table. Sets of Crown Derby biscuit ware containing groups of rustic figures, etc., and of great beauty, have been made for this purpose. (b) A single large piece, such as an epergne, a vase holding cut flowers, a decor a- tive cache-pot with a growing plant, or a large and deco- rative tazza or compot ière, used to form the central orna- ment of a dinner-table. surtrayt, v. t. [ME., an error for * subtray , soubtraire , soubstraire , draw away: see sub- tract.] To take away. [Rare.] surturbrand (ser'ter-brand), n. [ surtar- brandr , jet, lit. 'Surt's brand,' Surtar , gen. of Surtr , Surt, a fire-giant ( svartr , swart, black, = E. swart), + brandr , brand (= E. brand ) : see swart and brand , n.] The Icelandic name for lignite, which occurs in considerable quan- tity in various parts of the island, intercalated between beds of volcanic rocks and tuffs. The vegetation of which it is composed proves that the climate of Iceland has grown much colder than it was in Tertiary times. surucua (sö-rö-köä), n. [S. Amer.] A South American trogon, Trogon surucua . Also writ- ten surukua . surucucu (sö-rö-köʻkö), n. [S. Amer.) The South American bushmaster, a venomous ser- pent, Laches is mut us. P. L. Sclater . surveancet, n. A Middle English form of sur- surveillance (sér-vāl'yans), n . [ lance , oversight, surveillant , overseeing: see surveillant .] Oversight; superintendence; su- per vision; watch; spying. That sort of surveillance of which, in all ages, the young have accused the old. Scott , Castle Dangerous, viii. surveillant (ser-val'yant), a. and n. [F. sur- veillant , ppr. of surveiller , oversee, watch, sur- , over, + veiller , vigil are , watch: see vigilant .] I. a. Keeping watch over another or others; overseeing; observant; watchful. [Rare.] Imp . II. n. One who keeps watch over another; a supervisor or overseer; also, a spy. [Rare.] Imp . Dict . survenet (ser-ven'), v . t. [F. survenir , come upon, supervene .] To supervene upon; come as an addition to. IMG:content-2563.png:[blocks in formation] All pale, and speechle , he surveyed me round. Dryden , Spanish Friar, v. 1. 3. To inspect or examine with reference to situation, condition, and value; inspect care- fully: as, to survey a building to determine its value, etc. I am come to survey the Tower this day. Shak., 1 Hen. VI., 1. 3. 1. 4. To determine the boundaries, extent, pos i- tion, etc., of, as of any part of the earth's sur- face by means of linear and angular measure- ments, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry; determine the form and dimensions of, as of tracts of ground, coasts, harbors, etc., so as to be able to deline- ate their several shapes and positions on paper. See surveying . 5. Τo examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.- 6t. To see; perceive; observe. The Norweyan lord, surveying vantage, With furbish'd arms and new supplies of men Began a fresh a ault. Shak., Macbeth, i. 2. 31. survey (sér-vā', now sometimes also sėr'vā), n . [survey, v.] 1. A general view; a compre- hensive prospect. Time, that takes survey of all the world, Must have a stop. Shak., 1 Hen. IV., v. 4. 82. Under his proud survey the city lies. The Certyfycath of the Suruey of alle the late Collagys, Chaunt ryes, ffree chappelles, ffraternityes, brother des, and Guyldes. English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), р. 503. O that you could turn your eyes toward the napes of your necks, and make but an interior survey of your good selves! Shak., Cor., ii. 1. 44. survey (sér-vā'), v . t . [Early mod. E. also sur- vay ; surveyen , surveier , surveer , survoir, super vid ere , overlook, oversee, super , over, + videre , see: see supervise . Cf. purvey.] 1. To overlook; view at large, as from a commanding position; take a compre- hensive view of. Now that we haue spoken of the first Authors of the principall and first Nations, let vs suruey the Lands and Inheritance which God gaue unto them. The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary survey Medicaf survey, in the navy, and dog in at i on begandi Court of regard (or survey) of See regard. cal officer, ordered in the case of a person disabled.-Trigonometrical survey. See trigonometrical. = Syn. 1 and 2. Review, examination, inspection, retrospect. surveyed. Carlyle.