surfeit, surfet, sorfait

[O. Fr. sorfait =exce , orig. pa. par. of sorfaire, surfaire to over prize, to make of exce ive value; O. Fr. sor; Fr. sur above, and fait, pa. par. of faire (Lat.facio) =to do, to make, to deem.] I. Literally : is dogged for turning. surface-condenser, s. 1. Steam-eng.: A chamber or congeries of pipes in which steam from the cylinder is condensed. 2. A steam-heated apparatus, consisting of pipes or chambers over which a solution is conducted in order that its watery particles may be driven off.