superstratum

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In what he has to say about the Indians, a subject that lies as a superstratum under his work, he is anxious to hear all that can be said.

From Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

It was composed of granite at the base and capped with horizontal strata of sandstone, some of the beds containing large water-worn pebbles, and the superstratum highly ferruginous.

From Journals of Australian Explorations by Gregory, Augustus Charles

And before she could stop him, he had pounced upon it and pulled it out, upsetting a superstratum of gowns in the process.

From Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book by Ray, Anna Chapin

The superstratum was very light, and brownish black, the remainder yellowish brown, the yellow tints as well as the stiffness increasing downwards. 

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

Anne said little to all these things, and preserved a superstratum of calmness on her countenance; but some inner voice seemed to whisper to her that Bob was no more. 

From The Trumpet-Major by Hardy, Thomas