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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Out'law, n.p. 927A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection. Blackstone.
  2. 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…
  3. 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…
  4. Out-lāy', v. t.p. 927To lay out; to expose.
  5. Out'lāy, n.p. 927A laying out or expending. 2. That which is laid out or expended; expenditure.
  6. Out-lēap', v. t.p. 927To leap beyond; to pass by leaping.
  7. Out'lēap, n.p. 927Sally; flight; escape. [Rare.] Locke.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Out-lēt', v. t.p. 927To let out; to set free; to emit.
  11. Out'lick-er, n.p. 927(Naut.) A small piece of timber fastened to the top of the poop, and standing out astern. Jamieson.
  12. Out-lie', v. t.p. 927To exceed in lying. Bp. Hall.
  13. 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…
  14. Out'limb, n.p. 927An extreme member. [Obs.] Fuller.
  15. 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…
  16. Out'line, v. t.p. 927To draw the exterior line of. 2. To draw in outline; to sketch; to delineate.
  17. Out-lin'e-ar, a.p. 927Pertaining to, or being in, outline; forming an outline.
  18. Out-līv', v. t.p. 927To live beyond; to survive. They live too long who happiness outlive. Dryden. 2. To live better, or to better purpose. Scott.
  19. Out-līv'er, n.p. 927One who outlives; a survivor.
  20. Out-look', v. t.p. 927To face down; to browbeat. 2. To select; to choose. [Obs.]
  21. Out'look, n.p. 927The act of looking out; watch. 2. The place from which one looks out; a watch-tower. The outlook, in his vertical position, shut out much of the light that dazzled and obstructed his vision.…
  22. Out'loose, n.p. 927A loosing from; an escape; an evasion. [Obs.] That “whereas” gives me an outloose. Selden.
  23. Out'lōpe, n.p. 927An excursion. [Obs.] Florio.
  24. Out-lūs'ter or Out-lūs'tre, v. t.p. 927To excel in brightness. Shak.
  25. Out'ly-ing, a.p. 927Lying or being at a distance from the main body or design; remote. 2. Being on the exterior or frontier.
  26. Out'ma-neū'ver, v. t.p. 927To surpass in maneuver.
  27. Out′ma-neū′vrep. 927ing.
  28. Out-măn’tle, v. t.p. 927To mantle more than; to excel in covering, as with a mantle. [Rare.] Cowper.
  29. Out-märch', v. t.p. 927To march faster than; to march so as to leave behind. The horse outmarched the foot. Clarendon.
  30. Out-mēas'ure, v. t.p. 927To exceed in measure or extent. Browne.
  31. Out'mōst, a.p. 927Furthest outward; most remote from the middle.
  32. Out-mount', v. t.p. 927To mount above; to excel. Outmounting me in that superlative, Most miserable. Marston.
  33. Out-nāme′, v. t.p. 927To exceed in naming or describing. 2. To exceed in degree or fame. [Obs.] “To outname thy other faults.” Beau. & Fl.
  34. Out'ness, n.p. 927The state of being out or beyond; separateness. 2. Specifically, distinguishableness from the perceiving mind, by being in space, and possessing material quality; existence in space, or with spatial…
  35. Out-noise', v. t.p. 927To exceed in noise; to surpass in noisiness. Fuller.
  36. Out-năm'ber, v. t.p. 927To exceed in number.
  37. Out'-of-dōor', a.p. 927Being out of the house; in the open air; out-door; extraforaneous; as, out-of-door exercise.
  38. Out'-of-dōors', adv.p. 928Out of the house; out-doors.
  39. Out'-of-the-wāy', a.p. 928Different from the ordinary way or fashion; uncommon; unusual; singular. [Colloq.]
  40. Out-pāce', v. t.p. 928To outgo; to leave behind. [Obs.]
  41. Out-pār'a-mour, v. t.p. 928To exceed in keeping mistresses. Shak.
  42. Out'-pār'ish, n.p. 928A parish lying without the walls, or on the border. Graunt.
  43. Out'pārt, n.p. 928A part remote from the center or main part. The outparts were graciously spared, to be a refuge to them who were chased away by the fire. Withers.
  44. Out-pāss', v. t.p. 928To pass beyond; to exceed in progress.
  45. Out'-pā'tient, n.p. 928A patient who receives medical aid from a hospital, but does not lodge within its walls.
  46. Out-peer', v. t.p. 928To surpass or excel. Shak.
  47. Out'-pēn'sion-er, n.p. 928A pensioner attached to a hospital, as Greenwich or Chelsea, who has liberty to live where he pleases. [Eng.] Simmonds.
  48. Out-poise', v. t.p. 928To outweigh. Howell.
  49. Out'pōrch, n.p. 928An entrance. Milton.
  50. Out'pōrt, n.p. 928A harbor or port at some distance from the chief town or seat of trade; a port away from the main custom-house. Simmonds.
  51. Out'pōst, n.p. 928(Mil.) (a.) A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army. (b.) The troops placed at such a station.
  52. Out-pōur', v. t.p. 928To pour out; to send forth in a stream; to effuse. Milton.
  53. Out-pow'er, v. t.p. 928To excel in power; to overpower. [Obs.] “One who outpowered all the rest.” Fuller.
  54. Out-prāy', v. t.p. 928To exceed in prayer or in earnestness of entreaty. Scott.
  55. Out-prēach', v. t.p. 928To surpass in preaching; to produce more effect in inculcating lessons or truth. And for a villain's quick conversion A pillory can outpreach a parson. J. Trumbull.
  56. Out-prize', v. t.p. 928To exceed in value or estimated worth. [Obs.] Shak.
  57. Out-quĕnch’, v. t.p. 928To put out; to extinguish. “The candle-light outquenched.” Spenser.
  58. Out'rage, v. t.p. 928To rage beyond or more than; to exceed in rage. [Rare.] Young. 2. To treat with violence and wrong; to abuse by rude or insolent language; to injure by rough, rude treatment of any kind. Base and…
  59. Out'rage, v. i.p. 928To commit an outrage. Ascham.
  60. Out'rāge, n.p. 928Injurious violence offered to persons or things; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury. He wrought great outrages, wasting all the country where he went. Spenser. Syn.—Affront; insult…