surmounted
(adjective) having something on top; “columns surmounted by statues”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
surmounted
simple past tense and past participle of surmount
surmounted (not comparable)
(architecture) Of an arch or dome: rising higher than a semicircle.
(heraldry) Denoting a figure when another is laid over it.
Source: Wiktionary
Sur*mount"ed, a.
1. (Arch.)
Definition: Having its vertical height greater than the half span; -- said of an arch.
2. (Her.)
Definition: Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an ordinary or other bearing.
Sur*mount", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surmounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Surmounting.] Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
