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Examples of surtout
surtout
In Scots heraldry the escutcheon en surtout serves several different purposes.
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Crowding can be reduced by placing a smaller shield overlapping the larger shield, known as an inescutcheon or an escutcheon surtout.
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To represent Wales he bears the Coat of Arms of the Principality of Wales, crowned with the heir-apparent's crown, on an inescutcheon-en-surtout.
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- A man's overcoat in the style of a frock coat
- A surtout coat is a man's frock coat, of the kind worn by cavalry officers over their uniforms in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- Double-breasted, full-skirted, close-bodied suit.
- Similar to a paletot but with peplum pointing backward.
