Surtout
{{Short description|Kind of overcoat}}
File:Micawber.jpg, wearing a surtout with black tights]]
Surtout was a kind of overcoat. A "surtout" was a 17th-century term used to describe a coat worn over another coat, like a waistcoat. Surtout was a new name for it; prior to 1684, it was known as "Suravit" on account of Surhabit (overcoat).{{Cite book|last=Gousse|first=Suzanne|url=http://archive.org/details/costumeinnewfran0000gous|title=Costume in New France from 1740 to 1760 : a visual dictionary|date=1997|publisher=Chambly, Quebec : La Fleur de Lyse|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-2-9804591-1-5|pages=33}}
Surtout is also a French term that translates as "above all."{{Cite book|last=Eugène-Fasnacht|first=G. (George)|url=http://archive.org/details/macmillansfrench00euguoft|title=Macmillan's French readings for children|date=1891|publisher=London, Macmillan|others=Robarts - University of Toronto|pages=63}}
Variations
=Newmarket surtout=
Newmarket was a frock-styled overcoat. Newmarket Surtout was called after the city known for its horse races. The coat was worn while riding. It was styled with long skirted, double breasted and redingote cloak. The coat's collar was made of velvet.{{Cite book|last=Wilcox|first=R. Turner (Ruth Turner)|url=http://archive.org/details/dictionaryofcost00wilc|title=The dictionary of costume|date=1969|publisher=New York, Scribner|others=Internet Archive|pages=337, 224}}
=New York surtout=
In popular culture
Charles Dickens refers to the character Mr. Micawber, who is wearing a surtout with black tights.{{Cite book|last1=Dickens|first1=Charles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NZg-AQAAMAAJ&dq=Charles+Dickens+refers+to+the+character+Mr.+Micawber+wearing+a+surtout&pg=PA70|title=A Cyclopedia of the Best Thoughts of Charles Dickens|last2=Fontaine|first2=Felix Gregory De|date=1872|publisher=E.J. Hale|pages=70|language=en}}
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