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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOUTER

n.[L. sutor. ] A shoemaker; a cobler. [Not in use. ]

 

SOUTERLY

adv. Like a cobler. [Not in use. ]

 

SOUTERRAIN

n.A grotto or cavern under ground. [Not English. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SOUTER

Sou "ter, n. Etym: [AS. s, fr. It. sutor, fr. suere to sew. ]

 

Defn: A shoemaker; a cobbler. [Obs. ] Chaucer. There is no work better than another to please God: ... to wash dishes, to be a souter, or an apostle, -- all is one. Tyndale.

 

SOUTERLY

SOUTERLY Sou "ter *ly, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a cobbler or cobblers; like a cobbler; hence, vulgar; low. [Obs. ]

 

SOUTERRAIN

Sou "ter *rain, n. Etym: [F. See Subterranean. ]

 

Defn: A grotto or cavern under ground. [Obs. ] Arbuthnot.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

souter

sou ter |ˈso͞otər ˈsudər |(also soutar ) noun Scottish & N. English a shoemaker. ORIGIN Old English sūtere, from Latin sutor, from suere sew.

 

Souter, David

Sou ter, David |ˈso͞otər ˈsutər | (1939 –), US Supreme Court associate justice 1990 –2009; full name David Hackett Souter. Considered a moderate conservative, he worked for the justice system in New Hampshire 1971 –90 before being appointed to the Supreme Court by President George H. W. Bush.

 

souterrain

souterrain |ˈsuːtəreɪn | noun chiefly Archaeology an underground chamber or passage. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French, from sous under + terre earth .

 

Oxford Dictionary

souter

souter |ˈsuːtə |(also soutar ) noun Scottish & N. English a shoemaker. ORIGIN Old English sūtere, from Latin sutor, from suere sew .

 

Souter, David

Sou ter, David |ˈso͞otər ˈsutər | (1939 –), US Supreme Court associate justice 1990 –2009; full name David Hackett Souter. Considered a moderate conservative, he worked for the justice system in New Hampshire 1971 –90 before being appointed to the Supreme Court by President George H. W. Bush.

 

souterrain

souterrain |ˈsuːtəreɪn | noun chiefly Archaeology an underground chamber or passage. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French, from sous under + terre earth .

 

Duden Dictionary

Souterrain

Sou ter rain Substantiv, Neutrum oder Substantiv, maskulin , das oder der |zutɛˈrɛ̃ː auch ˈzuː …|das, landschaftlich: der Souterrain; Genitiv: des Souterrains, Plural: die Souterrains französisch souterrain, zu: souterrain = unterirdisch < lateinisch subterraneus, zu: sub = unter (halb ) und terra = Erde teilweise oder ganz unter der Erde liegendes Geschoss 2 eines Hauses

 

Souterrainwohnung

Sou ter rain woh nung Substantiv, feminin , die

 

French Dictionary

souterrain

souterrain , aine adj. et n. m. adjectif 1 Qui est sous la terre. : Une rivière souterraine. 2 figuré Caché, clandestin. : Le marché souterrain de la drogue. nom masculin Passage creusé sous la terre. : Un souterrain secret reliait l ’église à ce bâtiment. Note Orthographique soute rr ain.