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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Out'-field, n. p. 927Arable land which is continually cropped, but is not manured. See INFIELD. [Scot.] 2. Uninclosed land situated at a distance from the homestead; a field lying far from the homestead. [Scot.]Out'fit, n. p. 927A fitting out, as of a ship for a voyage; the equipment of any one who goes out from home; hence, an allowance for the payment of expenses connected with any special service or duty.Out′fit-ter, n. p. 927One who furnishes outfits for a voyage or journey. Howitt.Out-flānk', v. t. p. 927To go beyond on the flank or side; to get the better of, as by extending one's lines beyond or around that of one's enemy.Out-flāsh', v. t. p. 927To surpass in flashing.Out-flăt'ter, v. t. p. 927To flatter more than; to exceed in flattering. “Outflatter favorites.” Donne.Out'flōw, n. p. 927A flowing out; efflux.Out-flōw', v. i. p. 927To flow out.Out-flȳ', v. t. p. 927To surpass in flying. “Winged with fear outflies the wind.” Waller.Out-fōōl', v. t. p. 927To exceed in folly. Young.Out'fôrm, n. p. 927External appearance. [Obs.]Out-frown', v. t. p. 927To frown down; to overbear by frowning. Shak.Out'-fū'ner-al, n. p. 927A funeral held at a distance or away. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Out'gāte, n. p. 927An outlet; a passage outward. [Obs.]Out-gāze', v. t. p. 927To surpass in gazing, or in sharpness of sight; to see further than. [Rare.]Out-ġĕn'er-al, v. t. p. 927To exceed in generalship; to gain advantage over by superior military skill.Out-ġĭve', v. t. p. 927To surpass in giving. Dryden.Out-gō', v. t. p. 927To go beyond; to advance before in going; to go faster than. 2. To surpass; to excel. Dryden. 3. To circumvent; to overreach. Denham.Out-gō', v. i. p. 927To go out; to come to an end; to terminate.Out'go, n. p. 927That which goes out; outlay; expenditure; — the opposite of income.Out'go-er, n. p. 927One who goes out or departs.Out'go-ing, n. p. 927The act or the state of going out. Ps. lxv. 8. 2. That which goes out; outgo; outlay. 3. The closing portion; the limit; the border; the end; — hence, the complete thing. The outgoings of the border…Out-grĭn', v. t. p. 927To surpass in grinning. Addison.Out'-ground, n. p. 927Ground situated at a distance.Out-grōw', v. t. p. 927To surpass in growth. 2. To grow out of; to become too large to make use of, or too old or infirm to exhibit; as, to outgrow clothing; to outgrow usefulness or efficiency.Out'grōwth, n. p. 927Growth to excess, or beyond the limits of any thing. 2. That which has grown out or proceeded from any thing; offshoot; result.Out'guärd, n. p. 927(Mil.) A guard at a distance from the main body of an army; or a guard at the furthest distance; hence, any thing for defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.Out-gŭsh', v. i. p. 927To gush out; to flow forth.Out'haul, n. p. 927(Naut.) A rope used for hauling out the clew of a boom-sail. Dana.Out-Hĕr'od, v. t. p. 927To surpass in violence or cruelty; to excel in the resemblance to Herod; hence, to go beyond in any excess of evil or deformity; to surpass. “Out-Heroding the preposterous fashions of the times.” W.…Out-hīre', v. t. p. 927To hire out. [Obs.] Spenser.Out'house, n. p. 927A small house or building at a little distance from the main house; an out-building.Out'ing, n. p. 927The act of going out; an airing. 2. That which goes out; an evacuation. 3. A feast given to his friends by an apprentice when he is out of his time. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Out-jĕst', v. t. p. 927To overpower by jesting; to surpass in jesting. Shak.Out'jet, n. p. 927That which projects from any thing. H. Miller.Out-jŭg'gle, v. t. p. 927To surpass in juggling. Bp. Hall.Out-knāve', v. t. p. 927To surpass in knavery. L’Estrange.Out-lā'bor, v. t. p. 927To exceed or surpass in laboring.Out'land, a. p. 927Foreign. [Obs.] Strutt.Out'land-er, n. p. 927A foreigner; one not a native. [Obs.] Wood.Out-lănd'ish, a. p. 927Foreign; not native. [Obs.] “Many outlandish and Indian curiosities.” Evelyn. Nevertheless, even him did outlandish women cause to sin. Neh. xiii. 26. 2. Hence, not according with usage; strange…Out-lȧst', v. t. p. 927To last longer than; to exceed in duration.Out-läugh', v. t. p. 927To surpass or outdo in laughing. 2. To discourage or discomfit by laughing; to laugh down. A young man of modesty . . . is hereby discouraged from attempting to make any figure in life; his…Out'law, n. p. 927A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection. Blackstone.Out'law, v. t. p. 927To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to proscribe. Blackstone. 2. To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as, to outlaw a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force. “Laws…Out'law-ry, n. p. 927The act of outlawing; the putting a man out of the protection of law, or the process by which a man is deprived of that protection, as a punishment for contempt in refusing to appear when called into…Out-lāy', v. t. p. 927To lay out; to expose.Out'lāy, n. p. 927A laying out or expending. 2. That which is laid out or expended; expenditure.Out-lēap', v. t. p. 927To leap beyond; to pass by leaping.Out'lēap, n. p. 927Sally; flight; escape. [Rare.] Locke.Out-lēarn', v. t. p. 927To excel or surpass in learning. 2. To find out; to get knowledge of; to learn. [Obs.] Naught, according to his mind, He could outlearn. Spencer.Out'let, n. p. 927The place or the means by which any thing is let out; a passage outward; an exit. “Like the Caspian Sea, receiving all, and having no outlet.” Fuller.Out-lēt', v. t. p. 927To let out; to set free; to emit.Out'lick-er, n. p. 927(Naut.) A small piece of timber fastened to the top of the poop, and standing out astern. Jamieson.Out-lie', v. t. p. 927To exceed in lying. Bp. Hall.Out'li-er, n. p. 927One who does not reside in the place with which his office or duty connects him. 2. (Geol.) A part of a rock or stratum lying without, or beyond the main body, and from which it has been separated by…Out'limb, n. p. 927An extreme member. [Obs.] Fuller.Out'line, n. p. 927The line which marks the outside of a figure; the exterior line; contour. 2. Hence, a sketch; the delineation of a figure without shading. 3. Hence, a sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general…Out'line, v. t. p. 927To draw the exterior line of. 2. To draw in outline; to sketch; to delineate.Out-lin'e-ar, a. p. 927Pertaining to, or being in, outline; forming an outline.