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).[1]
Surtout is also a French term that translates as "above all."[2]
- ^ Gousse, Suzanne (1997). Costume in New France from 1740 to 1760 : a visual dictionary. Internet Archive. Chambly, Quebec : La Fleur de Lyse. p. 33. ISBN 978-2-9804591-1-5.
- ^ Eugène-Fasnacht, G. (George) (1891). Macmillan's French readings for children. Robarts - University of Toronto. London, Macmillan. p. 63.