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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Out'ward, a. p. 928Forming the superficial part; external; exterior;—opposed to inward; as, an outward garment or layer. 2. Extrinsic; adventitious. “An outward honor for an inward toil.” Shak. 3. Foreign; not civil or…Out'ward, n. p. 929External form; the outside part; exterior. [Rare.] Shak.Out'ward, adv. p. 929To the outer parts; tending or directed toward the exterior. The light falling on them [black bodies] is not reflected outward. Newton. 2. From a port or country; to some foreign region; sea-ward…Out'ward-bound', a. p. 929Bound in an outward direction or to foreign parts;—said especially of ships, and opposed to homeward-bound.Out'ward-ly, adv. p. 929In an outward manner; on the outside; externally; — opposed to inwardly.Out'wards, adv. p. 929See OUTWARD.Out-wash', v. t. p. 929To wash out; to cleanse from. [Obs.] Donne.Out-watch', v. t. p. 929To surpass in watching. B. Jonson.Out'wāy, n. p. 929A way or passage out. [Rare.] “Divers streets and outways.” P. Fletcher.Out-wēar', v. t. p. 929To wear out. [Obs.] Donne. 2. To spend or pass in a tedious or wearisome manner; to endure to the end. [Rare.] “By the stream, if I the night outwear.” Pope. 3. To last longer than; to surpass or…Out-wēa'ry, v. t. p. 929To weary or tire out; to fatigue.Out-weed', v. t. p. 929To weed out; to extirpate, as a weed. [Obs.] Spenser.Out-weep', v. t. p. 929To exceed in weeping. Dryden.Out-weigh', v. t. p. 929To exceed in weight. 2. To exceed in value, influence, or importance. One self-approving hour whole years outweighs Of stupid starers and of loud huzzas. Pope.Out-wĕll', v. t. or i. p. 929To pour out. [Obs.] His fatty waves do fertile slime outwell. Spenser.Out-whōre', v. t. p. 929To exceed in lewdness. Pope.Out-win', v. t. p. 929To get out of. [Obs.] Spenser.Out-wind', v. t. p. 929To extricate by winding; to unloose. More.Out-wing', v. t. p. 929To move faster on the wing; to outstrip in flying, or as in flying. Garth.Out-wit', v. t. p. 929To surpass in design or stratagem; to overreach; to defeat or frustrate by superior ingenuity.Out-wōe’, v. t. p. 929To exceed in sorrow. [Obs.] “Let none outwoe me.” Marston.Out-work', v. t. p. 929To surpass in work or labor.Out'work, n. p. 929(Fort.) A part of a fortress situated without the principal wall, within or beyond the principal ditch.Out-worth', v. t. p. 929To exceed in value.Out-wrĕst', v. t. p. 929To extort; to draw from or forth by violence. [Obs.] Spenser.Out-write', v. t. p. 929To surpass in writing.Out-zā'ny, v. t. p. 929To exceed in buffoonery.Ouze, n. & v. p. 929The same as Ooze.Ou'zel, n. p. 929(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Hydrobata (Turdus of Linnaeus); the water-ouzel, or dipper (H. aquatica). Baird.Ō′val, a. p. 929Pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception; as, oval conceptions. [Obs.] Browne. 2. Having the shape or figure of an egg; resembling the longitudinal section of an egg. Lindley. 3. Hence…Ō'val, n. p. 929A body or figure in the shape of an egg, or of an ellipse.Ō'val-bū'men, n. p. 929The albumen or white of an egg.O-văl'i-fôrm, a. p. 929Having the form of an egg; having one of two perpendicular sections circular, and the other oval.Ō'val-ly, adv. p. 929In an oval form; so as to be oval.Ō'val-shāped, a. p. 929Oval.Ō'vant, n. p. 929Triumphant in a moderate degree. [Obs. and rare.] “The first that entered in a petty triumph ovant into the city.” Holland.Ō-vā'ri-al or Ō-vā'ri-an, a. p. 929Belonging to the female ovary.O-vā'ri-oŭs, a. p. 929Consisting of eggs; as, ovarious food. [Rare.] Thomson.O-vā'ri-ŭm, n. p. 929An ovary. See OVARY.Ō'va-ry, n. p. 929(Bot.) That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in the course of development becomes the fruit. 2. (Anat.) The organ of a female animal in which the eggs are formed.Ō'vate or Ō'vā-ted, a. p. 929Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremities broadest. 2. (Bot.) Having the shape of a section of an egg, and attached by the larger end.Ō'vate-a-cū'mi-nate, a. p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between ovate and acuminate.Ō'vate-cyl/in-drā'ceous, a. p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between ovate and cylindraceous.Ō'vate-lān'çe-o-late, a. p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between ovate and lanceolate. Martyn.Ō'vate-ŏb'long, a. p. 929Oblong with one end narrower than the other; ovato-oblong.Ō'vate-sūb'ū-lāte, a. p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between ovate and subulate.O-vā'tion, n. p. 929(Rom. Antiq.) A lesser triumph allowed to a commander for a victory not deserving a triumph, in the strict sense. 2. Hence, an expression of popular homage; the tribute of the multitude to one who is…O-vā'to-a-cū'mi-nate, a. p. 929(Bot.) Ovate, or egg-shaped, with the narrow end tapering to a point; ovate-acuminate. Loudon.O-vā'to-cy'l/in-drā'ceoūs, a. p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between ovate and cylindrical; ovate, but elongated so as to approach the form of a cylinder; ovate-cylindraceous. Loudon.O-vā'to-ro-tūn'date, a. p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between that of an egg and a sphere; roundly ovate. Loudon.O-vā'to-ōb'long, a. p. 929Having a form intermediate between ovate and oblong; oblong, with one end narrower than the other. Martyn.Ōv'e-al-ty or Ōv'el-ty, n. p. 929See OWELTY.Ov'en (ŭv'n), n. p. 929A place arched over with brick or stone work, for baking, heating, or drying any substance; hence, any structure, whether fixed or portable, which may be heated for baking or like uses.Ō'ver, prep. p. 929Above, in place or position;—opposed to below; as, the clouds over our heads; the smoke rises over the city. “The mercy-seat that is over the testimony.” Ex. xxx. 6. 2. Across; from side to…Ō'ver, adv. p. 929From side to side; as, a board a foot over; a tree a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter. 2. On the opposite side; as, the boat is safe over. 3. From one to another by passing; as, to deliver over…Ō'ver, a. p. 929Upper; covering;—chiefly used in composition; as, over-shoes; over-leather.Ō'ver-a-bound', v. i. p. 929To abound more than enough; to be superabundant.Ō/ver-ăct', v. t. p. 929To act or perform to excess; as, he overacted his part. 2. To act upon unduly; to over-influence. [Obs.] The hope of inheritance overacts them, and on tongues' end enlarges their duty. Milton.Ō'ver-āct', v. i. p. 929To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. B. Jonson.Ō'ver-ǎc'tion, n. p. 929Performance to excess; exaggerated or excessive action.