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Definition of Surmounted
1. Adjective. Having something on top. "Columns surmounted by statues"
Definition of Surmounted
1. a. Having its vertical height greater than the half span; -- said of an arch.
Definition of Surmounted
1. Verb. (past of surmount) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Surmounted
1. surmount [v] - See also: surmount
Lexicographical Neighbors of Surmounted
Literary usage of Surmounted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"It is surmounted with a statut) of Liberty standing ... which surmounted this
column, was hurled to the ground by the Communists, but in 1874 a statue of ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"1 J tube" m surmounted by a second layer which is either shrunk on Hj. 55 ¡s ...
In this the barrel is surmounted over the breech end with two layers of ..."
3. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1859)
"r<S* *$$** columns : the height of the dome was ,g5^Jt^"^Bi'i''m''li''imeter of
the whole building: .§§^*^9tl^f''ire °f tne dome was surmounted by a .S»». ..."
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"... they refused to capitulate ; every obstacle was surmounted by their patience,
courage, and military skill; and the memorable retreat of the ten thousand ..."
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"In the lateral sections (the towers) the windows are enclosed by stone balustrades,
and the top is surmounted by balconies of stone surrounded by ..."
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