Both Uses of
surmount
in
The Fountainhead
- He walked through the streets of New York, wearing a broad-brimmed hat, a dark business suit, a pale green satin shirt, a vest of white brocade, a huge black bow emerging from under his chin, and he carried a staff, not a cane, but a tall ebony staff surmounted by a bulb of solid gold.†
Chpt 1.10
- John Erik Snyte designed the small semi-Gothic spire surmounted by a cross, and the bandcourses of stylized acanthus leaves which were cut into the limestone of the walls.†
Chpt 2.15 *
Definition:
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(surmount) overcome (to successfully deal with an obstacle)