Syn. — To encompass; encircle; environ; invest; hem in; fence about.
Surround
(Sur*round"), n. A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by surrounding a herd,
and driving them over a precipice, into a ravine, etc. [U.S.] Baird.
Surrounding
(Sur*round"ing), a. Inclosing; encircling.
Surrounding
(Sur*round"ing), n.
1. An encompassing.
2. pl. The things which surround or environ; external or attending circumstances or conditions.
Surroyal
(Sur*roy"al) n. [Pref. sur- + royal.] (Zoöl.) One of the terminal branches or divisions of the
beam of the antler of the stag or other large deer.
Sursanure
(Sur"sa*nure) n. [(Assumed) OF. sursaneüre. See Sur-, and Sane.] A wound healed or
healing outwardly only. [Obs.]
Of a sursanure
In surgery is perilous the cure.
Chaucer. Surseance
(Sur"se*ance) n. [OF., fr. OF. & F. surseoir. See Surcease.] Peace; quiet. [Obs.] Bacon.
Sursolid
(Sur*sol"id) n. [F. sursolide. See Sur-, and Solid.] (Math.) The fifth power of a number; as,
a is the sursolid of a, or 32 that of 2. [R.] Hutton.
Surstyle
(Sur*style") v. t. To surname. [R.]
Surtax
(Sur"tax) n. An additional or extra tax.
Surtax
(Sur*tax") v. t. To impose an additional tax on.
Surtout
(Sur*tout") n. [F., fr. sur over + tout all.] A man's coat to be worn over his other garments; an
overcoat, especially when long, and fitting closely like a body coat. Gay.
Surturbrand
(Sur"tur*brand) n. [Icel. surtarbrandr; svartr black + brandr a firebrand.] A fibrous brown
coal or bituminous wood.
Surucucu
(Su`ru*cu"cu) n. (Zoöl.) See Bush master, under Bush.
Surveillance
(Sur*veil"lance) n. [F., fr. surveiller to watch over; sur over + veiller to watch, L. vigilare.
See Sur-, and Vigil.] Oversight; watch; inspection; supervision.
That sort of surveillance of which . . . the young have accused the old.
Sir W. Scott. Surveillant
(Sur*veil"lant) n.; pl. Surveillants [F., fr. surveiller to watch over. See Surveillance.] One
who watches over another; an overseer; a spy; a supervisor.
Surveillant
(Sur*veil"lant), a. Overseeing; watchful.
Survene
(Sur*vene") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Survened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Survening.] [F. survenir. See
Supervene.] To supervene upon; to come as an addition to. [Obs.]
A suppuration that survenes lethargies.
Harvey. Survenue
(Sur"ve*nue) n. [OF. See Survene.] A sudden or unexpected coming or stepping on. [Obs.]
