Yes, I was right: it was Mr. Brocklehurst, buttoned up in a surtout, and looking longer, narrower, and more rigid than ever.
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Surtout
//sɜːˈtuː(t)//
Synonyms for "surtout" (1 found)
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The house had been new painted, and smelt of varnish and turpentine, and a large streak of white paint inflicted itself on the back of the old boy’s fur-collared surtout.
Source: wiktionary
He was dressed in the suit he'd bought for his mother's funeral, beaver top hat, silk surtout.
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