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单词 surmounted by
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surmounted by
7. To stand, lie, or be situated above; to rest on the top of; to top, crown. Originally in Heraldry, said of a crest above a shield, also of a charge represented as laid upon another so as to extend across and beyond it. Chiefly in past participle: surmounted by = having above or on the top.
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the world > space > relative position > high position > set in a high position [verb (transitive)] > occupy or form the top of
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pinnaclea1525
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coronate1707
cap1807
1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie vi. vii. 286 A rich Mantle of cloth of Gold, doubled Ermine,..surmounted by a Lion passant, gardant.
1627 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman (rev. ed.) xiii. 184 A fece engrailed Argent surmounted by another not engraild Gules.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. vii. 148/1 Two Reynards or Foxes counter saliant, the dexter surmounted of the sinister Gules.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. vii. 198/1 A Serpent Imbowed, the head debrused (or surmounted) of the tail.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xix. 479/1 Thre Swans Necks..surmounting (or debrusing) each other.
1820 W. Irving Christmas Eve in Sketch Bk. II. 58 The huge square columns that supported the gate were surmounted by the family crest.
1856 A. P. Stanley Sinai & Palestine iii. 167 The two domes..which surmount the Holy Sepulchre and the Basilica of Constantine.
1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) vii. 33 When a Canton and Bordure are blazoned upon the same shield, the Canton surmounts the Bordure.
1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 36 An artificial mound..with some indications of a wall having surmounted it.
1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) vi. 81 When an Ordinary surmounts, or is placed over, a Lion or other animal, it is said to be Debruised.
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