The Collaborative International Dictionary
Somersault \Som"er*sault\, Somerset \Som"er*set\, n. [F.
soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an
overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to
leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden
asault, a surprise. See Supra, and Salient.]
A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and
lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also
summersault, sommerset, summerset, etc.] ``The
vaulter's sombersalts.''
--Donne.
Now I'll only
Make him break his neck in doing a sommerset.
--Beau. &
Fl.
Wiktionary
n. (archaic spelling of somersault English)
Gazetteer
Usage examples of "summerset".
Roarke gestured them inside the spacious foyer, where Summerset stood, with the fat cat sprawled at his feet.
I forgot anything you want, or you need something else, you can have Summerset contact me.
Eve had yet to speak or decide what best to do, when the elevator on the far wall whizzed open, and Summerset strode out.
She seems comfortable with me, and with Summerset, though she asks about you.
Cursing herself, cursing Summerset, Eve strode across the room, put herself directly between Nixie and the board.
Eve went straight to her desk to check any incomings the minute Summerset led Nixie out of the office.
When they returned, Mira sent Nixie upstairs with Summerset and the promise to be up in a moment.
As he picked up the decanter, Summerset pondered over the fact that Roarke continued to stand, trouble written on his face.
When he was alone, Summerset went into his bedroom, opened a drawer, and took out a photograph taken a lifetime ago.
To avoid increasing it with sheer irritation, she pushed Trueheart at Summerset the minute they came in the door.
She knew the house, or at least the parts of it Summerset had shown her.
Roarke came in the front like lightning, rolled to his left an instant before the blast hittwo instants before Summerset engaged the lights.
Eve was fast on her feet, but Roarke beat her to the stairs, and was already sprinting down there to where Summerset lay in a heap along with scattered piles of linen.
Moving fast, Roarke whipped one of the tangled sheets over Summerset, then dashed upstairs.
Would she ever be able to erase the horror of Summerset in bed from her vision once seen?