Trade colloq. [Short for various adj. compounds of SUPER-.]
1. = SUPERFICIAL 2. (Usually following the sb.)
1833. T. Hook, Parson’s Dau., III. xii. Hundreds of feet of plinths, at so much per foot, super.
1881. Young, Every Man his own Mechanic, § 12. The price of common Belgian glass for ordinary glazing purposes is 3d per foot super.
1909. Westm. Gaz., 30 Aug., 2/2. Total cost per super yard per annum … 11·0 d.
2. = SUPERFINE 4.
1842. Bischoff, Woollen Manuf., II. 187. Long wool of the best class that is grown in Kent, which we term super matching, or long drawing.
1850. Dickens, Dav. Copp., ix. Showing me a roll of cloth which he said was extra super.
1888. Daily News, 27 Aug., 7/2. A fair amount of business is doing in wefts, especially in super lustres. Ibid. (1888), 5 Nov., 7/1. Half-bred and super wools…; fine and super wethers.
