Defn: Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or empire.
OTTOMANOt"to*man, n.; pl. Ottomans (.
1. A Turk.
2. Etym: [F. ottomane, from ottoman Turkish.]
Defn: A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey.
OTTOMITEOt"to*mite, n.
Defn: An Ottoman. [R.] Shak.
OTTRELITEOt"trel*ite, n. Etym: [From Ottrez, on the borders of Luxembourg.](Min.)
Defn: A micaceous mineral occurring in small scales. It is characteristic of certain crystalline schists.
OUAKARIOua*ka"ri, n. Etym: [From the native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any South American monkey of the genus Brachyurus, especiallyB. ouakari.
OUANANICHEOua`na`niche", n. [Canadian F., of Amer. Indian origin.]
Defn: A small landlocked variety of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar ounaniche) of Lake St. John, Canada, and neighboring waters, noted for its vigor and activity, and habit of leaping from the water when hooked.
OUANDEROOOuan`der*oo", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The wanderoo.
OUARINEOua`rine", n. Etym: [F.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A Brazilian monkey of the genus Mycetes.
OUBLIETTE Ou`bli`ette", n. Etym: [F., fr. oublier to forget, fr. (assumed) LL. oblitare, L. oblivisci, p. p. oblitus.]
Defn: A dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall. Sudden in the sun An oubliette winks. Where is he Gone. Mrs. Browning.
OUCH Ouch, n. Etym: [OE. ouch, nouche (a nouch being taken for an ouch: cf. Adder), fr. OF. nusche, nosche, nousche, buckle, clasp, LL. nusca, fr. OHG. nusca, nuscha.]
Defn: A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence, a jewel orornament worn on the person.A precious stone in a rich ouche. Sir T. Elyot.Your brooches, pearls, and ouches. Shak.
OUGHNEOugh"ne, a.
Defn: Own. [Obs.] Chaucer.
OUGHTOught, n. & adv.
Defn: See Aught.
OUGHTOught, imp., p. p., or auxiliary. Etym: [Orig. the preterit of theverb to owe. OE. oughte, aughte, ahte, AS. ahte. sq. root110. SeeOwe.]
1. Was or were under obligation to pay; owed. [Obs.]This due obedience which they ought to the king. Tyndale.The love and duty I long have ought you. Spelman.[He] said . . . you ought him a thousand pound. Shak.
2. Owned; possessed. [Obs.] The knight the which that castle ought. Spenser.
3. To be bound in duty or by moral obligation. We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak. Rom. xv. 1.
4. To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; — in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed. "Well ought us work." Chaucer. To speak of this as it ought, would ask a volume. Milton. Ought not Christ to have suffered these things Luke xxiv. 26.
Note: Ought is now chiefly employed as an auxiliary verb, expressing fitness, expediency, propriety, moral obligation, or the like, in the action or state indicated by the principal verb.
Syn. — Ought, Should. Both words imply obligation, but ought is the stronger. Should may imply merely an obligation of propriety, expendiency, etc.; ought denotes an obligation of duty.
OUGHTNESSOught"ness, n.
Defn: The state of being as a thing ought to be; rightness. [R.] N.W. Taylor.
OUGHWHEREOugh"where`, adv. Etym: [AS. ahwær.]
Defn: Anywhere; somewhere. See Owher. [Obs.]
OUISTITIOuis"ti*ti, n. Etym: [F.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Wistit.
OULOul, n.
Defn: An awl. [Obs.] Chaucer.
OULOul, n.
Defn: An owl. [Obs.] Chaucer.
OULACHANOu"la*chan, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Eulachon.
OUNCE Ounce, n. Etym: [F. once, fr. L. uncia a twelfth, the twelfth part of a pound or of a foot: cf. Gr. Inch, Oke.]
1. A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437
2. (Troy Weight)
Defn: The twelfth part of a troy pound.
Note: The troy ounce contains twenty pennyweights, each of twenty- four grains, or, in all, 480 grains, and is the twelfth part of the troy pound. The troy ounce is also a weight in apothecaries' weight. [Troy ounce is sometimes written as one word, troyounce.]
3. Fig.: A small portion; a bit. [Obs.] By ounces hung his locks that he had. Chaucer. Fluid ounce. See under Fluid, n.
OUNCEOunce, n. Etym: [F. once; cf. It. lonza, Sp. onza; prob. for lonce,taken as l'once, fr. L. lynx, Gr. lyncea, from lynx. Cf. Lynx.](Zoöl.)
Defn: A feline quadruped (Felis irbis, or uncia) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back. The ounce is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia. Called also once.
OUNDED; OUNDYOund"ed, Oun"dy, a. Etym: [F. ondé, -ée, fr. onde, L. unda, a wave.]
Defn: Wavy; waving [Obs.] "Owndie hair." Chaucer.
OUNDINGOund"ing, vb. n.
Defn: Waving. [Obs.]Ounding, paling, winding, or bending . . . of cloth. Chaucer.
OUPHEOuphe, n. Etym: [See Auf.]
Defn: A fairy; a goblin; an elf. [Obs.] "Like urchins, ouphes, and fairies." Shak.
OUPHENOuph"en, a.
Defn: Elfish. [Obs.]
OUR Our, possessive pron. Etym: [AS. our, of us; akin to us, to us, and to G. unser our, of us, Goth. unsara. sq. root186 See Us.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to us; belonging to us; as, our country; our rights; our troops; our endeavors. See I. The Lord is our defense. Ps. lxxxix. 18.
Note: When the noun is not expressed, ours is used in the same way ashers for her, yours for your, etc.; as, whose house is that It isours.Our wills are ours, we known not how. Tennyson.
-OUR -our. Etym: [OF. -our.]
Defn: See -or.
OURANGOu*rang", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The orang-outang.
OURANG-OUTANGOu*rang"-ou*tang`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Orang-outang.
OURANOGRAPHISTOu`ra*nog"ra*phist, n.
Defn: See Uranographist.
OURANOGRAPHYOu`ra*nog"ra*phy, n.
Defn: See Uranography.
OUREBIOu"re*bi, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small, graceful, and swift African antelope, allied to the klipspringer.
OURETICOu*ret"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. Uretic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Uric.
OUROLOGYOu*rol"o*gy, n.
Defn: See Urology.
OUROSCOPYOu*ros"co*py, n. Etym: [Gr. -scopy.]
Defn: Ourology.
OURSOurs, possessive pron.
Defn: See Note under Our.
OURSELVESOur*selves", pron.
Defn: ; sing. Ourself (we; also, alone in the predicate, in the nominative or the objective case. We ourselves might distinctly number in words a great deal further then we usually do. Locke. Safe in ourselves, while on ourselves we stand. Dryden.
Note: The form ourself is usec only in the regal or formal style after we or us, denoting a single person. Unless we would denude ourself of all force. Clarendon.
-OUS -ous. Etym: [OF. -ous, us, -os, F. -eux, fr. L. -osus, and -us. Cf. - ose.]
1. An adjective suffix meaning full of, abounding in, having, possessing the qualities of, like; as in gracious, abounding in grace; arduous, full of ardor; bulbous, having bulbs, bulblike; riotous, poisonous, piteous, joyous, etc.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: A suffix denoting that the element indicated by the name bearing it, has a valence lower than that denoted by the termination -ic; as, nitrous, sulphurous, etc., as contrasted with nitric, sulphuric, etc.
OUSEOuse, n. & v.
Defn: See Ooze. [Obs.]
OUSEL Ou"sel, n. Etym: [OE. osel, AS. ; akin to G. amsel, OHG. amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf. Merle, Amsel.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of several species of European thrushes, especially the blackbird (Merula merula, or Turdus merula), and the mountain or ring ousel (Turdus torquatus). [Written also ouzel.] Rock ousel (Zoöl.), the ring ousel. — Water ousel (Zoöl.), the European dipper (Cinclus aquaticus), and the American dipper (C. Mexicanus).
OUSTOust, n.
Defn: See Oast.
OUSTOust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ousted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ousting.] Etym:[OF. oster, F. ôter, prob. fr. L. obstare to oppose, hence, toforbid, take away. See Obstacle, and cf. Ouster.]
1. To take away; to remove. Multiplication of actions upon the case were rare, formerly, and thereby wager of law ousted. Sir M. Hale.
2. To eject; to turn out. Blackstone. From mine own earldom foully ousted me. Tennyson.
OUSTER Oust"er, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. the OF. infin. oster, used substantively. See Oust.]
Defn: A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection; disseizin. Ouster of the freehold is effected by abatement, intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance, or deforcement. Blackstone. Ouster le main. Etym: [Ouster + F. la main the hand, L. manus.] (Law) A delivery of lands out of the hands of a guardian, or out of the king's hands, or a judgement given for that purpose. Blackstone.
OUTOut, adv. Etym: [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. , and , , fr. ; akin toD. uit, OS. , G. aus, OHG. -, Icel. , Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr.ud. About, But, prep., Carouse, Utter, a.]
Defn: In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation which is exterior to something; — opposed to in or into. The something may be expressed after of, from, etc. (see Out of, below); or, if not expressed, it is implied; as, he is out; or, he is out of the house, office, business, etc.; he came out; or, he came out from the ship, meeting, sect, party, etc. Out is used in a variety of applications, as: —
1. Away; abroad; off; from home, or from a certain, or a usual, place; not in; not in a particular, or a usual, place; as, the proprietor is out, his team was taken out. "My shoulder blade is out." Shak. He hath been out (of the country) nine years. Shak.
2. Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy, constraint, etc., actual of figurative; hence, not in concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; as, the sun shines out; he laughed out, to be out at the elbows; the secret has leaked out, or is out; the disease broke out on his face; the book is out. Leaves are out and perfect in a month. Bacon. She has not been out [in general society] very long. H. James.
3. Beyond the limit of existence, continuance, or supply; to the end; completely; hence, in, or into, a condition of extinction, exhaustion, completion; as, the fuel, or the fire, has burned out. "Hear me out." Dryden. Deceitiful men shall not live out half their days. Ps. iv. 23. When the butt is out, we will drink water. Shak.
4. Beyond possession, control, or occupation; hence, in, or into, a state of want, loss, or deprivation; — used of office, business, property, knowledge, etc.; as, the Democrats went out and the Whigs came in; he put his money out at interest. "Land that is out at rack rent." Locke. "He was out fifty pounds." Bp. Fell. I have forgot my part, and I am out. Shak.
5. Beyond the bounds of what is true, reasonable, correct, proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a wrong or incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement, opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation. "Lancelot and I are out." Shak. Wicked men are strangely out in the calculating of their own interest. South. Very seldom out, in these his guesses. Addison.
6. Not in the position to score in playing a game; not in the state or turn of the play for counting or gaining scores.
Note: Out is largely used in composition as a prefix, with the same significations that it has as a separate word; as outbound, outbreak, outbuilding, outcome, outdo, outdoor, outfield. See also the first Note under Over, adv. Day in, day out, from the beginning to the limit of each of several days; day by day; every day. — Out and out. (a) adv. Completely; wholly; openly. (b) adj. Without any reservation or disguise; absolute; as, an out and out villain. [As an adj. written also out-and-out.] — Out at, Out in, Out on, etc., elliptical phrases, that to which out refers as a source, origin, etc., being omitted; as, out (of the house and) at the barn; out (of the house, road, fields, etc., and) in the woods. Three fishers went sailing out into the west, Out into the west, as the sun went down. C. Kingsley.
Note: In these lines after out may be understood, "of the harbor," "from the shore," "of sight," or some similar phrase. The complete construction is seen in the saying: "Out of the frying pan into the fire." — Out from, a construction similar to out of (below). See Of and From. Out of, a phrase which may be considered either as composed of an adverb and a preposition, each having its appropriate office in the sentence, or as a compound preposition. Considered as a preposition, it denotes, with verbs of movement or action, from the interior of; beyond the limit: from; hence, origin, source, motive, departure, separation, loss, etc.; — opposed to in or into; also with verbs of being, the state of being derived, removed, or separated from. Examples may be found in the phrases below, and also under Vocabulary words; as, out of breath; out of countenance. Out of cess, beyond measure, excessively. Shak. — Out of character, unbecoming; improper. — Out of conceit with, not pleased with. See under Conceit. — Out of date, not timely; unfashionable; antiquated. — Out of door, Out of doors, beyond the doors; from the house; in, or into, the open air; hence, figuratively, shut out; dismissed. See under Door, also, Out-of-door, Outdoor, Outdoors, in the Vocabulary. "He 's quality, and the question's out of door," Dryden. — Out of favor, disliked; under displeasure. — Out of frame, not in correct order or condition; irregular; disarranged. Latimer. — Out of hand, immediately; without delay or preparation. "Ananias . . . fell down and died out of hand." Latimer. — Out of harm's way, beyond the danger limit; in a safe place. — Out of joint, not in proper connection or adjustment; unhinged; disordered. "The time is out of joint." Shak. — Out of mind, not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit of memory; as, time out of mind. — Out of one's head, beyond commanding one's mental powers; in a wandering state mentally; delirious. [Colloq.] — Out of one's time, beyond one's period of minority or apprenticeship. — Out of order, not in proper order; disarranged; in confusion. — Out of place, not in the usual or proper place; hence, not proper or becoming. — Out of pocket, in a condition of having expended or lost more money than one has received. — Out of print, not in market, the edition printed being exhausted; — said of books, pamphlets, etc. — Out of the question, beyond the limits or range of consideration; impossible to be favorably considered. — Out of reach, beyond one's reach; inaccessible. — Out of season, not in a proper season or time; untimely; inopportune. — Out of sorts, wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell; unhappy; cross. See under Sort, n. — Out of temper, not in good temper; irritated; angry. — Out of time, not in proper time; too soon, or too late. — Out of time, not in harmony; discordant; hence, not in an agreeing temper; fretful. — Out of twist, winding, or wind, not in warped condition; perfectly plain and smooth; — said of surfaces. — Out of use, not in use; unfashionable; obsolete. — Out of the way. (a) On one side; hard to reach or find; secluded. (b) Improper; unusual; wrong. — Out of the woods, not in a place, or state, of obscurity or doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe. [Colloq.] — Out to out, from one extreme limit to another, including the whole length, breadth, or thickness; — applied to measurements. — Out West, in or towards, the West; specifically, in some Western State or Territory. [U. S.] — To come out, To cut out, To fall out, etc. See under Come, Cut, Fall, etc. — To put out of the way, to kill; to destroy. — Week in, week out. See Day in, day out (above).
OUTOut, n.
1. One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office; — generally in the plural.
2. A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space; — chiefly used in the phrase ins and outs; as, the ins and outs of a question. See under In.
3. (Print.)
Defn: A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission. To make an out (Print.), to omit something, in setting or correcting type, which was in the copy.
OUTOut, v. t.
1. To cause to be out; to eject; to expel. A king outed from his country. Selden. The French have been outed of their holds. Heylin.
2. To come out with; to make known. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. To give out; to dispose of; to sell. [Obs.] Chaucer.
OUTOut, v. i.
Defn: To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public. "Truth will out." Shak.
OUTOut, interj.
Defn: Expressing impatience, anger, a desire to be rid of; — with the force of command; go out; begone; away; off. Out, idle words, servants to shallow fools ! Shak. Out upon or on! equivalent to "shame upon!" "away with!" as, out upon you!
OUTACTOut*act", v. t.
Defn: To do or beyond; to exceed in acting. [R.] He has made me heir to treasures Would make me outact a real window's whining. Otway.
OUTAGAMIESOu"ta*gam`ies, n. pl.; sing. Outagamie (. (Ethnol.)
Defn: See lst Fox, 7.
OUTARGUEOut*ar"gue, v. t.
Defn: To surpass or conquer in argument.
OUTBABBLEOut*bab"ble, v. t.
Defn: To utter foolishly or excessively; to surpass in babbling. [R.]Milton.
OUTBALANCEOut*bal"ance, v. t.
Defn: To outweight; to exceed in weight or effect. Let dull Ajax bear away my right When all his days outbalance this one night. Dryden.
OUTBAROut*bar", v. t.
Defn: To bar out. [R.] Spenser.
OUTBEGOut*beg", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in begging. [R.]
OUTBID Out*bid", v. t. [imp. Outbid or Outbade (p. p. Outbid or Outbidden (p. pr. & vb. n. Outbidding.]
Defn: To exceed or surpass in bidding.Prevent the greedy, and outbid the bold. Pope.
OUTBIDDEROut*bid"der, n.
Defn: One who outbids. Johnson.
OUTBLEATOut*bleat", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in bleating.
OUTBLOWNOut"blown`, a.
Defn: Inflated with wind. Dryden.
OUTBLUSHOut*blush", v. t.
Defn: To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy color. T. Shipman.
OUTBOARDOut"board`, a. & adv. (Naut.)
Defn: Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; — opposed to inboard; as, outboard rigging; swing the davits outboard.
OUTBORNOut"born`, a.
Defn: Foreign; not native. [R.]
OUTBOUNDOut"bound`, a.
Defn: Outward bound. Dryden.
OUTBOUNDSOut"bounds`, n. pl.
Defn: The farthest or exterior bounds; extreme limits; boundaries.Spenser.
OUTBOWOut*bow", v. t.
Defn: To excel in bowing. Young.
OUTBOWEDOut"bowed`, a.
Defn: Convex; curved outward. "The convex or outbowed side of a vessel." Bp. Hall.
OUTBRAGOut*brag", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in bragging; hence, to make appear inferior.Whose bare outbragg'd the web it seemed to wear. Shak.
OUTBRAVEOut*brave", v. t.
1. To excel in bravery o
2. To excel in magnificence or comeliness. The basest weed outbraves his dignity. Shak.
OUTBRAYOut*bray", v. t.
1. To exceed in braying.
2. To emit with great noise. [Obs.] Fairfax.
OUTBRAZENOut*bra"zen, v. t.
Defn: To bear down with a brazen face; to surpass in impudence. T.Brown.
OUTBREAKOut"break`, n.
Defn: A bursting forth; eruption; insurrection. "Mobs and outbreaks."J. H. Newman.The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind. Shak.
OUTBREAKINGOut"break`ing, n.
1. The act of breaking out.
2. That which bursts forth.
OUTBREASTOut*breast", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in singing. See Breast, n., 6. [Obs.]
OUTBREATHEOut*breathe", v. t.
1. To breathe forth. "Outbreathed life." Spenser.
2. To cause to be out of breath; to exhaust. Shak.
OUTBREATHEOut*breathe", v. i.
Defn: To issue, as breath; to be breathed out; to exhale. Beau. & Fl.
OUTBRIBEOut*bribe", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in bribing.
OUTBRINGOut*bring", v. t.
Defn: To bring or bear out.
OUTBUDOut*bud", v. i.
Defn: To sprout. [Poetic] Spenser.
OUTBUILD Out*build", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outbuilt or Outbuilded; p. pr. & vb. n. Outbuilding.]
Defn: To exceed in building, or in durability of building.
OUTBUILDINGOut"build`ing, n.
Defn: A building separate from, and subordinate to, the main house; an outhouse.
OUTBURNOut*burn", v. t. & i.
1. To exceed in burning.
2. To burn entirely; to be consumed. Shak.
OUTBURSTOut"burst`, n.
Defn: A bursting forth.
OUTCANTOut*cant", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in canting. Pope.
OUTCASTOut"cast`, a. Etym: [Cf. Sw. utkasta to cast out.]
Defn: Cast out; degraded. "Outcast, rejected." Longfellow.
OUTCASTOut"cast`, n.
1. One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from home, society, or country; hence, often, a degraded person; a vagabond. The Lord . . . gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. Ps. cxlvii. 2.
2. A quarrel; a contention. [Scot.] Jamieson.
OUTCASTINGOut"cast`ing, n.
Defn: That which is cast out. [Obs.]
OUTCEPTOut*cept", prep.
Defn: Except. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
OUTCHEATOut*cheat", v. t.
Defn: To exceed in cheating.
OUTCLIMBOut*climb", v. t.
Defn: To climb bevond; to surpass in climbing. Davenant.
OUTCOMEOut"come, n.
Defn: That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot. "The logical outcome." H. Spenser. All true literature, all genuine poetry, is the direct outcome, the condensed essence, of actual life and thougth. J. C. Shairp.
OUTCOMPASSOut*com"pass, v. t.
Defn: To exceed the compass or limits of. Bacon.
OUTCOURTOut"court`, n.
Defn: An outer or exterior court.The skirts and outcourts of heaven. South.
OUTCRAFTYOut*craft"y, v. t.
Defn: To exceed in cunning. [R.] Shak.
OUTCRIEROut"cri`er, n.
Defn: One who cries out or proclaims; a herald or crier.
OUTCROP Out"crop`, n. (Geol.) (a) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground. Lyell. (b) That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset.
OUTCROPOut*crop", v. i. (Geol.)
Defn: To come out to the surface of the ground; — said of strata.
OUTCRYOut"cry`, n.
1. A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.
2. Sale at public auction. Massinger. Thackeray.
OUTDAREOut*dare", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in daring; to overcome by courage; to brave. Shak.R. Browning.
OUTDATEDOut*dat"ed, a.
Defn: Being out of date; antiquated. [Obs.] Hammond.
OUTDAZZLEOut*daz"zle, v. t.
Defn: To surpass in dazzing.
OUTDOOut*do", v. t. [imp. Outdid; p. p. Outdone; p. pr. & vb. n.Outdoing.]
Defn: To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.An imposture outdoes the original. L' Estrange.I grieve to be outdone by Gay. Swift.
OUTDOOROut"door`, a. Etym: [For out of door.]
Defn: Being, or done, in the open air; being or done outside of certain buildings, as poorhouses, hospitals, etc.; as, outdoor exercise; outdoor relief; outdoor patients.
OUTDOORSOut"doors`, adv.
Defn: Abread; out of the house; out of doors.
OUTDRAWOut*draw", v. t.
Defn: To draw out; to extract. [R.] "He must the teeth outdraw."Gower.
OUTDREAMOut*dream", v. t.
Defn: To pass, or escape, while dreaming. "To oultdream dangers."Beau. & Fl.
OUTDRINKOut*drink", v. t.
Defn: To exceed in drinking.
OUTDUREOut*dure", v. t.
Defn: To outlast. [Obs.]
OUTDWELLOut*dwell", v. t.
Defn: To dwell or stay beyond. [Poetic] "He outdwells his hour."Shak.
OUTDWELLEROut"dwell`er, n.
Defn: One who holds land in a parish, but lives elsewhere. [Eng.]
OUTEROut"er, a. [Compar. of Out.] Etym: [AS. , compar. of , adv., out. SeeOut, Utter, a.]
Defn: Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space or position regarded as a center or starting place; — opposed to inner; as, the outer wall; the outer court or gate; the outer stump in cricket; the outer world. Outer bar, in England, the body of junior (or utter) barristers; — so called because in court they occupy a place beyond the space reserved for Queen's counsel.
OUTER Out"er, n. (a) The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bull's-eye. (b) A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
OUTEROut"er, n. Etym: [From Out, v.]
Defn: One who puts out, ousts, or expels; also, an ouster; dispossession. [R.]
OUTERLYOut"er*ly, adv.
1. Utterly; entirely. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Toward the outside. [R.] Grew.
OUTERMOSTOut"er*most`, a. Etym: [See Uttermost, Utmost, and cf. Outmost.]
Defn: Being on the extreme external part; farthest outward; as, the outermost row. Boyle.
OUTFACEOut*face", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outfaced; p pr. & vb. n. Outfacing.]
Defn: To face or look (one) out of countenance; to resist or bear down by bold looks or effrontery; to brave. Shak. Having outfaced all the world. South.
OUTFALLOut"fall`, n.
1. The mouth of a river; the lower end of a water course; the open end of a drain, culvert, etc., where the discharge occurs.
2. A quarrel; a falling out. [Prov. Eng.]
OUTFANGTHEF Out*fang"thef, n. Etym: [AS. . See Out, Fang, v. t., and Thief.] (Anglo-Saxon & O. Eng. Law) (a) A thief from without or abroad, taken within a lord's fee or liberty. (b) The privilege of trying such a thief. Burrill.
OUTFAWNOut*fawn", v. t.
Defn: To exceed in fawning.
OUTFEASTOut*feast", v. t.
Defn: To exceed in feasting.
OUTFEATOut*feat", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in feats.
OUTFIELDOut"field`, n.
1. Arable land which has been or is being exhausted. See Infield, 1. [Scot.]
2. A field beyond, or separated from, the inclosed land about the homestead; an uninclosed or unexplored tract. Also used figuratively. The great outfield of thought or fact. Trench.
3. (Baseball)
Defn: The part of the field beyond the diamond, or infield. It is occupied by the fielders.
4. (Cricket)
Defn: The part of the field farthest from the batsman.
OUTFITOut"fit, n.
Defn: A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; things required for equipment; the expense of, or allowance made for, equipment, as by the government of the United States to a diplomatic agent going abroad.
OUTFITTEROut"fit`ter, n.
Defn: One who furnishes outfits for a voyage, a journey, or a business.
OUTFLANKOut*flank", v. t. (Mil.)
Defn: To go beyond, or be superior to, on the flank; to pass around or turn the flank or flanks of.
OUTFLATTEROut*flat"ter, v. t.
Defn: To exceed in flattering.
OUTFLINGOut"fling`, n.
Defn: A gibe; a contemptuous remark.
OUTFLOWOut"flow`, n.
Defn: A flowing out; efflux.
OUTFLOWOut*flow", v. i.
Defn: To flow out. Campbell.
OUTFLYOut*fly", v. t. [imp. Outflew; p. p. Outflown; p. pr. & vb. n.Outflying.]
Defn: To surpass in flying; to fly beyond or faster than. Shak.Winged with fear outflies the wind. Waller.
OUTFOOLOut*fool", v. t.
Defn: To exceed in folly. [R.] Young.
OUTFOOTOut*foot", v. t.
Defn: To outrun or outwalk; hence, of a vessel, to outsail. [Colloq.]
OUTFORMOut"form, n.
Defn: External appearance. [Obs.]
OUTFROWNOut*frown", v. t.
Defn: To frown down; to overbear by frowning. Shak.
OUTGATEOut"gate`, n.
Defn: An outlet. [Obs.] Spenser.
OUTGAZEOut*gaze", v. t.
Defn: To gaze beyond; to exceed in sharpness or persistence of seeing or of looking; hence, to stare out of countenance.
OUTGENERAL Out*gen"er*al, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outgeneraled or Outgeneralled; p. pr. & vb. n. Outgeneraling or Outgeneralling.]
Defn: To exceed in generalship; to gain advantage over by superior military skill or executive ability; to outmaneuver. Chesterfield.
OUTGIVEOut*give", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in giving. Dryden.
OUTGOOut*go", v. t. [imp. Outwent; p. p. Outgone; p. pr. & vb. n.Outgoing.]
1. To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to surpass; to outdo.
2. To circumvent; to overreach. [Obs.] Denham.
OUTGOOut"go`, n.; pl. Outgoes (.
Defn: That which goes out, or is paid out; outlay; expenditure; — the opposite of Ant: income. Lowell.
OUTGOEROut"go`er, n.
Defn: One who goes out or departs.
OUTGOINGOut"go`ing, n.
1. The act or the state of going out. The outgoings of the morning and evening. Ps. lxv. 8.
2. That which goes out; outgo; outlay.
3. The extreme limit; the place of ending. [Obs.] The outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea, at the south end of Jordan. Josh. xviii. 19.
OUTGOINGOut"go`ing, a.
Defn: Going out; departing; as, the outgoing administration; an outgoing steamer.
OUTGROUNDOut"ground`, n.
Defn: Ground situated at a distance from the house; outlying land.
OUTGROWOut*grow", v. t. [imp. Outgrew; p. p. Outgrown; p. pr. & vb. n.Outgrowing.]
1. To surpass in growing; to grow more than. Shak.
2. To grow out of or away from; to grow too large, or too aged, for; as, to outgrow clothing; to outgrow usefulness; to outgrow an infirmity.
OUTGROWTHOut"growth`, n.
Defn: That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.
OUTGUARDOut"guard`, n. (Mil.)
Defn: A guard or small body of troops at a distance from the main body of an army, to watch for the approach of an enemy; hence, anything for defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.
OUTGUSHOut"gush`, n.
Defn: A pouring out; an outburst.A passionate outgush of emotion. Thackeray.
OUTGUSHOut*gush", v. i.
Defn: To gush out; to flow forth.
OUTHAULOut"haul`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A rope used for hauling out a sail upon a spar; — opposite of inhaul.
OUTHEROuth"er, conj.
Defn: Other. [Obs.] Chaucer.
OUT-HERODOut-Her"od, v. t.
Defn: To surpass (Herod) in violence or wickedness; to exceed in any vicious or offensive particular. "It out-Herods Herod." Shak. Out-Heroding the preposterous fashions of the times. Sir W. Scott.
OUTHESS Out*hess", n. Etym: [Cf. LL. uthesium, hutesium, huesium, OF. hueis, and E. hue, in hue and cry.]
Defn: Outcry; alarm. [Obs.] Chaucer.
OUTHIREOut*hire", v. t.
Defn: To hire out. [Obs.] Spenser.
OUTHOUSEOut"house`, n.
Defn: A small house or building at a little distance from the main house; an outbuilding.
OUTINGOut"ing, n.
1. The act of going out; an airing; an excursion; as, a summer outing.
2. A feast given by an apprentice when he is out of his time. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
OUTJESTOut*jest", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in jesting; to drive out, or away, by jesting. [R.]Shak.
OUTJETOut"jet`, n.
Defn: That which jets out or projects from anything. [R.] H. Miller.
OUTJUGGLEOut*jug"gle, v. t.
Defn: To surpass in juggling.
OUTKEEPEROut"keep`er, n. (Surv.)
Defn: An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in chaining.
OUTKNAVEOut*knave", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in knavery.
OUTLABOROut*la"bor, v. t.
Defn: To surpass in laboring.
OUTLANDOut"land, a. Etym: [Out + land. See Outlandish.]
Defn: Foreign; outlandish. [Obs.] Strutt.
OUTLANDEROut"land*er, n.
Defn: A foreigner. Wood.
OUTLANDISHOut*land"ish, a. Etym: [AS. foreign. See Out, Land, and -ish.]
1. Foreign; not native. Him did outlandish women cause to sin. Neh. xiii. 26. Its barley water and its outlandish wines. G. W. Cable.
2. Hence: Not according with usage; strange; rude; barbarous; uncouth; clownish; as, an outlandish dress, behavior, or speech. Something outlandish, unearthy, or at variance with ordinary fashion. Hawthorne. —Out*land"ish*ly, adv. — Out*land"ish*ness, n.
OUTLASTOut*last", v. t.
Defn: To exceed in duration; to survive; to endure longer than.Milton.
OUTLAUGHOut*laugh", v. t.
1. To surpass or outdo in laughing. Dryden.
2. To laugh (one) out of a purpose, principle, etc.; to discourage or discomfit by laughing; to laugh down. [R.] His apprehensions of being outlaughed will force him to continue in a restless obscurity. Franklin.
OUTLAWOut"law`, n. Etym: [AS. , . See Out, and Law.]
Defn: A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection. Blackstone.
OUTLAWOut"law`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outlawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Outlawing.]Etym: [AS. .]
1. To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw; to proscribe. Blackstone.
2. To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as, to outlaw a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force. "Laws outlawed by necessity." Fuller.
OUTLAWRYOut"law`ry, n.; pl. Outlawries (.
1. The act of outlawing; the putting a man out of the protection of law, or the process by which a man (as an absconding criminal) is deprived of that protection.
2. The state of being an outlaw.
OUTLAYOut*lay", v. t.
Defn: To lay out; to spread out; to display. [R.] Drayton.
OUTLAYOut"lay`, n.
1. A laying out or expending.
2. That which is expended; expenditure.
3. An outlying haunt. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
OUTLEAPOut*leap", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in leaping.
OUTLEAPOut"leap`, n.
Defn: A sally. [R.] Locke.
OUTLEARNOut*learn", v. t.
1. To excel or surpass in learing.
2. To learn out [i. e., completely, utterly]; to exhaust knowledgeof.Naught, according to his mind, He could outlearn. Spenser.Men and gods have not outlearned it [love]. Emerson.
OUTLETOut"let`, n.
Defn: The place or opening by which anything is let out; a passageout; an exit; a vent.Receiving all, and having no outlet. Fuller.
OUTLETOut*let", v. t.
Defn: To let out; to emit. [R.] Daniel.
OUTLIEOut*lie", v. t.
Defn: To exceed in lying. Bp. Hall.
OUTLIEROut"li`er, n.
1. One who does not live where his office, or business, or estate, is. Bentley.
2. That which lies, or is, away from the main body.
3. (Geol.)
Defn: A part of a rock or stratum lying without, or beyond, the main body, from which it has been separated by denudation.
OUTLIMBOut"limb`, n
Defn: , An extreme member or part of a thing; a limb. [Obs.] Fuller.
OUTLINEOut"line`, n.
1. (a) The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour. (b) In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated. (c) A sketch composed of such lines; the delineation of a figure without shading. Painters, by their outlines, colors, lights, and shadows, represent the same in their pictures. Dryden.
2. Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, course of thought, etc.; as, the outline of a speech. But that larger grief . . . Is given in outline and no more. Tennyson.
Syn.— Sketch; draught; delineation. See Sketch.
OUTLINEOut"line`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outlined; p. pr. & vb. n. Outlining.]
1. To draw the outline of.
2. Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; as, to outline an argument or a campaign.
OUTLINEAROut*lin"e*ar, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to an outline; being in, or forming, an outline. Trench.
OUTLIVEOut*live", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outlived; p. pr. & vb. n. Outliving.]
Defn: To live beyond, or longer than; to survive.They live too long who happiness outlive. Dryden.
OUTLIVEROut*liv"er, n.
Defn: One who outlives. [R.]
OUTLOOKOut*look", v. t.
1. To face down; to outstare. To outlook conquest, and to win renown. Shak.
2. To inspect throughly; to select. [Obs.] Cotton.
OUTLOOKOut"look`, n.
1. The act of looking out; watch.
2. One who looks out; also, the place from which one looks out; a watchower. Lyon Playfair.
3. The view obtained by one looking out; scope of vision; prospect; sight; appearance. Applause Which owes to man's short outlook all its charms. Young.
OUTLOOSEOut"loose`, n.
Defn: A loosing from; an escape; an outlet; an evasion. [Obs.]That "whereas" gives me an outloose. Selden.
OUTLOPEOut"lope, n.
Defn: An excursion. [Obs.] Florio.
OUTLUSTER; OUTLUSTREOut*lus"ter, Out*lus"tre, v. t.
Defn: To excel in brightness or luster. Shak.
OUTLYINGOut"ly`ing, a.
Defn: Lying or being at a distance from the central part, or the main body; being on, or beyond, the frontier; exterior; remote; detached.
OUTMANEUVER; OUTMANOEUVREOut`ma*neu"ver, Out`ma*noeu"vre, v. t.
Defn: To surpass, or get an advantage of, in maneuvering; to outgeneral.
OUTMANTLEOut*man"tle, v. t.
Defn: To excel in mantling; hence, to excel in splendor, as of dress.[R.]And with poetic trappings grace thy prose, Till it outmantle all thepride of verse. Cowper.
OUTMARCHOut*march", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in marching; to march faster than, or so as to leave behind.
OUTMEASUREOut*meas"ure, v. t.
Defn: To exceed in measure or extent; to measure more than. Sir T.Browne.
OUTMOSTOut"most`, a. Etym: [OE. outemest, utmest, AS. , a superl. fr. out.See Out, Utmost, and cf. Outermost.]
Defn: Farthest from the middle or interior; farthest outward; outermost.
OUTMOUNTOut*mount", v. t.
Defn: To mount above. [R.]
OUTNAMEOut*name", v. t.
1. To exceed in naming or describing. [R.]
2. To exceed in name, fame, or degree. [Obs.] And found out one to outname thy other faults. Beau. & Fl.
OUTNESSOut"ness, n.
1. The state of being out or beyond; separateness.
2. (Metaph.)
Defn: The state or quality of being distanguishable from theperceiving mind, by being in space, and possessing marerial quality;externality; objectivity.The outness of the objects of sense. Sir W. Hamiltom.
OUTNOISEOut*noise", v. t.
Defn: To exceed in noise; to surpass in noisiness. [R.] Fuller.
OUTNUMBEROut*num"ber, v. t.
Defn: To exceed in number.
OUT-OF-DOOROut`-of-door", a.
Defn: Being out of the house; being, or done, in the open air; outdoor; as, out-of-door exercise. See Out of door, under Out, adv. Amongst out-of-door delights. G. Eliot.
OUT-OF-THE-WAYOut`-of-the-way", a.
Defn: See under Out, adv.
OUTPACEOut*pace" v. t. Etym: [Cf. Outpass.]
Defn: To outgo; to move faster than; to leave behind. [R.] Lamb.
OUTPARAMOUROut*par"a*mour, v. t.
Defn: To exceed in the number of mistresses. [R.] Shak.
OUTPARISHOut"par`ish, n.
Defn: A parish lying without the walls of, or in a remote part of, a town. Graunt.
OUTPARTOut"part`, n.
Defn: An outlying part. [R.] Ayliffe.
OUTPASSOut*pass", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Outpace.]
Defn: To pass beyond; to exceed in progress.
OUTPASSIONOut*pas"sion, v. t.
Defn: To exceed in passion.
OUT-PATIENTOut"-pa`tient, n.
Defn: A patient who is outside a hospital, but receives medical aid from it.
OUTPEEROut*peer", v. t.
Defn: To excel. [R.] Shak.
OUTPENSIONOut"pen`sion, v. t.
Defn: To grant an outpension to.
OUTPENSIONOut"pen`sion, n.
Defn: A public pension granted to one not required to live in a charitable institution. — Out"pen`sion*er, n.
OUTPLAYOut*play", v. t.
Defn: To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than; as, to be outplayed in tennis or ball.
OUTPOISEOut*poise", v. t.
Defn: To outweigh. Howell.
OUTPORTOut"port`, n.
Defn: A harbor or port at some distance from the chief town or seat of trade. Macaulay.
OUTPOST Out"post`, n. (Mil.) (a) A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army, for observation of the enemy. (b) The troops placed at such a station.
OUTPOUROut*pour", v. t.
Defn: To pour out. Milton.
OUTPOUROut"pour`, n.
Defn: A flowing out; a free discharge.
OUTPOWEROut*pow"er, v. t.
Defn: To excel in power; to overpover. [Obs.] Fuller.
OUTPRAYOut*pray", v. t.
Defn: To exceed or excel in prayer.
OUTPREACHOut*preach", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in preaching. And for a villain's quick conversion A pillory can outpreach a parson. Trumbull.
OUTPRIZEOut*prize", v. t.
Defn: To prize beyong value, or in excess; to exceed in value. [Obs.]Shak.
OUTPUTOut"put`, n.
1. The amount of coal or ore put out from one or more mines, or the quantity of material produced by, or turned out from, one or more furnaces or mills, in a given time.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: That which is thrown out as products of the metabolic activity of the body; the egesta other than the fæces. See Income.
Note: The output consists of: (a) The respiratory products of the lungs, skin, and alimentary canal, consisting chiefly of carbonic acid and water with small quantities of hydrogen and carbureted hydrogen. (b) Perspiration, consisting chiefly of water and salts. (c) The urine, which is assumed to contain all the nitrogen truly excreted by the body, besides a large quantity of saline matters and water. Foster.
OUTQUENCHOut*quench", v. t.
Defn: To quench entirely; to extinguish. "The candlelight outquenched." Spenser.
OUTRAGEOut*rage", v. t. Etym: [Out + rage.]
Defn: To rage in excess of. [R.] Young.
OUTRAGEOut"rage, n. Etym: [F. outrage; OF. outre, oltre, beyond (F. outre,L. ultra) + -age, as, in courage, voyage. See Ulterior.]
1. Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury. Chaucer. He wrought great outrages, wasting all the country. Spenser.
2. Excess; luxury. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Syn.— Affront; insult; abuse. See Affront.
OUTRAGEOut"rage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outragen; p. pr. & vb. n. Outraging.]Etym: [F. outrager. See Outrage, n.]
1. To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse. Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have hope of doing it without a return. Atterbury. This interview outrages all decency. Broome.
2. Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon (a female).
OUTRAGEOut"rage, v. t.
Defn: To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.
OUTRAGEOUSOut*ra"geous, a. Etym: [OF. outrageus, F. outrageux. See Outrage, n.]
Defn: Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason, or decency; involving or doing an outrage; furious; violent; atrocious. "Outrageous weeping." Chaucer. "The most outrageous villainies." Sir P. Sidney. "The vile, outrageous crimes." Shak. "Outrageous panegyric." Dryden.
Syn.— Violent; furious; exorbitant; excessive; atrocious; monstrous;wanton; nefarious; heinous.— Out*ra"geous*ly, adv.— Out*ra"geous*ness, n.
OUTRANCEOu`trance", n. Etym: [F. See OutrÉ.]
Defn: The utmost or last extremity. Combat à outrance, a fight to the end, or to the death.
OUTRANKOut*rank", v. t.
Defn: To exceed in rank; hence, to take precedence of.
OUTRAYOut*ray", v. t.
Defn: To outshine. [R.] Skelton.
OUTRAYOut*ray", v. i.
Defn: To spread out in array. [Obs.]And now they outray to your fleet. Chapman.
OUTRAYEOut*raye", v. i.
Defn: See Outrage, v. i. [Obs.] This warn I you, that ye not suddenly Out of yourself for no woe should outraye. Chaucer.
OUTRAZEOut*raze", v. t.
Defn: To obliterate. [Obs.] Sandys.
OUTRE Ou`tré", a. Etym: [F., p. p. of outrer to exaggerate, fr. L. ultra beyond. See Outrage.]
Defn: Being out of the common course or limits; extravagant; bizarre.
OUTREACHOut*reach", v. t.
Defn: To reach beyond.
OUTREASONOut*rea"son, v. t.
Defn: To excel or surpass in reasoning; to reason better than. South.
OUTRECKONOut*reck"on, v. t.
Defn: To exceed in reckoning or computation. Bp. Pearson.
OUTRECUIDANCEOu`tre*cui`dance", n. Etym: [F., fr. outre beyond + cuider to think,L. cogitare.]
Defn: Excessive presumption. [R.] B. Jonson.
OUTREDEOut*rede", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in giving rede, or counsel. [Obs.] See Atrede.Chaucer.
OUTREIGNOut*reign", v. t.
Defn: To go beyond in reigning; to reign through the whole of, or longer than. [R.] Spenser.
OUTRIDEOut*ride", v. t.
Defn: To surpass in speed of riding; to ride beyond or faster than.Shak.
OUTRIDEOut"ride`, n.
1. A riding out; an excursion. [R.]
2. A place for riding out. [R.]
OUTRIDEROut"rid`er, n.
1. A summoner whose office is to cite men before the sheriff. [Obs.]
2. One who rides out on horseback. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. A servant on horseback attending a carriage.
OUTRIGGEROut"rig`ger, n.
1. Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, to support hoisting teckle.
2. (Naut.) (a) A projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat. (b) A boat thus equipped. (c) A projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to prevent upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the end.
OUTRIGHTOut"right`, adv.
1. Immediately; without delay; at once; as, he was killed outright.
2. Completely; utterly. Cardinal Manning.
OUTRINGOut*ring", v. t.
Defn: To excel in volume of ringing sound; to ring louder than.
OUTRIVALOut*ri"val, v. t.
Defn: To surpass in a rivalry.
OUTRIVEOut*rive", v. t.
Defn: To river; to sever. [Obs.] Fairfax.
OUTROAD; OUTRODEOut"road`, Out"rode`, n.
Defn: An excursion. [Obs.] "Outrodes by the ways of Judea." Macc. xv. 41 (Geneva Bible).
OUTROAROut*roar", v. t.
Defn: To exceed in roaring.
OUTROMANCEOut`ro*mance", v. t.