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Cross :: Cross (n.) A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London..

Capstan :: Capstan (n.) A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket..

Mound :: Mound (n.) A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross; -- called also globe..

Exuperable :: Exuperable (a.) Surmountable; superable.

Crest :: Crest (v. t.) To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for..

Leyden Phial :: Leyden phial () A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity. It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland..

Debruised :: Debruised (a.) Surmounted by an ordinary; as, a lion is debruised when a bend or other ordinary is placed over it, as in the cut..

Crown-imperial :: Crown-imperial (n.) A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis) of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell-shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves..

Surmounted :: Surmountable (a.) Capable of being surmounted or overcome; superable.

Insuperable :: Insuperable (a.) Incapable of being passed over or surmounted; insurmountable; as, insuperable difficulties..

Overcome :: Overcome (v. t.) To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle..

Timber :: Timber (v. t.) To surmount as a timber does.

Surmountable :: Surmount (v. i.) To surpass; to exceed.

Unsurmountable :: Unsurmountable (a.) Insurmountable.

Alp :: Alp (n.) Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted..

Insurmountability :: Insurmountability (n.) The state or quality of being insurmountable.

Superabound :: Superable (a.) Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable.

Insurmountably :: Insurmountably (adv.) In a manner or to a degree not to be overcome.

Labarum :: Labarum (n.) The standard adopted by the Emperor Constantine after his conversion to Christianity. It is described as a pike bearing a silk banner hanging from a crosspiece, and surmounted by a golden crown. It bore a monogram of the first two letters (CHR) of the name of Christ in its Greek form. Later, the name was given to various modifications of this standard..

Exuperate :: Exuperate (v. t.) To excel; to surmount.

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