3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surmounted \Sur*mount"ed\, a.
1. (Arch.) Having its vertical height greater than the half
span; -- said of an arch.
2. (Her.) Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an
ordinary or other bearing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surmount \Sur*mount"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surmounted}; p. pr
& vb n. {Surmounting}.] [OE. sourmounten OF surmonter,
sormonter F. surmonter; sur over + monter to mount. See
{Sur-}, and {Mount}, v. i.]
1. To rise above; to be higher than to overtop.
The mountains of Olympus, Athos, and Atlas,
overreach and surmount all winds and clouds. --Sir
W. Raleigh.
2. To conquer; to overcome; as to surmount difficulties or
obstacles. --Macaulay.
3. To surpass; to exceed. --Spenser.
What surmounts the reach Of human sense I shall
delineate. --Milton.
Syn: To conquer; overcome; vanquish; subdue; surpass; exceed.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
surmounted
adj : having something on top: "columns surmounted by statues"
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