Ouarine
Oua•rine´, n. [F.] (Zoöl.) A Brazilian monkey of the genus Mycetes.
Ouch (ouch), n. [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.] A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence, a jewel or ornament worn on the person.
"A precious stone in a rich ouche." Sir T. Elyot.
"Your brooches, pearls, and ouches." Shak.
Ought (at), n. & adv. See Aught.
Ought, imp., p. p., or auxiliary. [Orig. the preterit of the verb to owe. OE. oughte, aughte, ahte, AS. ahte. rad.110. See Owe.]
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. 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.
Oughtness
Ought´ness, n. The state of being as a thing ought to be; rightness. [R.] N. W. Taylor.
Oughwhere
Ough´where, adv. [AS. ahwaer.] Anywhere; somewhere. See Owher. [Obs.]
Ounce, n. [F. once, fr. L. uncia a twelfth, the twelfth part of a pound or of a foot: cf. Gr. bulk, mass, atom. Cf. 2d Inch, Oke.]
1. A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437 grains.
2. (Troy Weight) The twelfth part of a troy pound. 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.
Ounce, n. [F. once; cf. It. lonza, Sp. onza; prob. for lonce, taken as l’once, fr. L. lynx, Gr., or an (assumed) fem. adj. lyncea, from lynx. Cf. Lynx.] (Zoöl.) 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. { Ound´ed, Oun´dy } a. [F. onde, -ee, fr. onde, L. unda, a wave.] Wavy; waving curly. [Obs.] "Owndie hair." Chaucer.
Ounding
Ound´ing, vb. n. Waving. [Obs.]
"Ounding, paling, winding, or bending … of cloth." Chaucer.
Ouphe, n. [See Auf.] A fairy; a goblin; an elf. [Obs.] "Like urchins, ouphes, and fairies." Shak.
Our, possessive pron. [AS. re our, of us; akin to s us, to us, and to G. unser our, of us, Goth. unsara. rad.186 See Us.] 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. When the noun is not expressed, ours is used in the same way as hers for her, yours for your, etc.; as whose house is that? It is ours.
"Our wills are ours, we known not how." Tennyson.
Ouretic
Ou•ret´ic, a. [Gr., from urine. Cf. Uretic.] (Chem.) Uric.
Ourselves
Our•selves´, pron. ; sing. Ourself . An emphasized form of the pronoun of the first person plural; — used as a subject, usually with 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. 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.
Ouse, n. & v. See Ooze. [Obs.]
Ousel
Ou´sel, n. [OE. osel, AS. sle; akin to G. amsel, OHG. amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf. Merle, Amsel.] (Zoöl.) 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).
Oust, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ousted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ousting.] [OF. oster, F. ôter, prob. fr. L. obstare to oppose, hence, to forbid, 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. [Prob. fr. the OF. infin. oster, used substantively. See Oust.] 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. [ 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.
Out, adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. ut, and ute, utan, fr. ut; akin to D. uit, OS. ut, G. aus, OHG. uz, Icel. ut, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. rad.198. Cf. About, But, prep. , Carouse, Utter, a. ] 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. 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) a. 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. 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).
Out, 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.) 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.
Out, v. i. To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public. "Truth will out." Shak.
Outagamies
Ou´ta•gam•ies, n. pl.; sing. Outagamie . (Ethnol.) See lst Fox, 7.
Outargue
Out•ar´gue, v. t. To surpass or conquer in argument.
Outbabble
Out•bab´ble, v. t. To utter foolishly or excessively; to surpass in babbling. [R.] Milton.
Outbid
Out•bid´, v. t. [ imp. Outbid or Outbade ; p. p. Outbid or Outbidden ; p. pr. & vb. n. Outbidding.] To exceed or surpass in bidding.
"Prevent the greedy, and outbid the bold." Pope.
Outblush
Out•blush´, v. t. To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy color. T. Shipman.
Outbounds
Out´bounds, n. pl. The farthest or exterior bounds; extreme limits; boundaries. Spenser.
Outbowed
Out´bowed, a. Convex; curved outward. "The convex or outbowed side of a vessel." Bp. Hall.
Outbray
Out•bray´, v. t.
1. To exceed in braying.
2. To emit with great noise. [Obs.] Fairfax.
Outbrazen
Out•bra´zen, v. t. To bear down with a brazen face; to surpass in impudence. T. Brown.
Outbreaking
Out´break•ing, n.
1. The act of breaking out.
2. That which bursts forth.
Outbreast
Out•breast´, v. t. To surpass in singing. See Breast, n. , 6. [Obs.]
Outbreathe
Out•breathe´, v. i. To issue, as breath; to be breathed out; to exhale. Beau. & Fl.
Outbuild
Out•build´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Outbuilt or Outbuilded; p. pr. & vb. n. Outbuilding.] To exceed in building, or in durability of building.
Outburn
Out•burn´, v. t. & i.
1. To exceed in burning.
2. To burn entirely; to be consumed. Shak.
Outclimb
Out•climb´, v. t. To climb bevond; to surpass in climbing. Davenant.
Outcompass
Out•com´pass, v. t. To exceed the compass or limits of. Bacon.
Outcourt
Out´court, n. An outer or exterior court.
"The skirts and outcourts of heaven." South.
Outcrafty
Out•craft´y, v. t. To exceed in cunning. [R.] Shak.
Outcrier
Out´cri•er, n. One who cries out or proclaims; a herald or crier.
Outcrop
Out•crop´, v. i. (Geol.) To come out to the surface of the ground; — said of strata.
Outdare
Out•dare´, v. t. To surpass in daring; to overcome by courage; to brave. Shak. R. Browning.
Outdated
Out•dat´ed, a. Being out of date; antiquated. [Obs.] Hammond.
Outdo
Out•do´, v. t. [ imp. Outdid p. p. Outdone p. pr. & vb. n. Outdoing.] To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.
"An imposture outdoes the original." L’ Estrange.
"I grieve to be outdone by Gay." Swift.
Outdoors
Out´doors, adv. Abread; out of the house; out of doors.
Outdraw
Out•draw´, v. t. To draw out; to extract. [R.] "He must the teeth outdraw." Gower.
Outdream
Out•dream´, v. t. To pass, or escape, while dreaming. "To oultdream dangers." Beau. & Fl.
Outdwell
Out•dwell´, v. t. To dwell or stay beyond. [Poetic] "He outdwells his hour." Shak.
Outdweller
Out´dwell•er, n. One who holds land in a parish, but lives elsewhere. [Eng.]
Outer
Out´er (out"er), a. [ Compar. of Out.] [AS. utor, compar. of ut, adv., out. See Out, Utter, a. ] 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. [From Out, v. ] One who puts out, ousts, or expels; also an ouster; dispossession. [R.]
Outerly
Out´er•ly, adv.
1. Utterly; entirely. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Toward the outside. [R.] Grew.
Outermost
Out´er•most, a. [See Uttermost, Utmost, and cf. Outmost.] Being on the extreme external part; farthest outward; as the outermost row. Boyle.
Outface
Out•face´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Outfaced p pr. & vb. n. Outfacing ] 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.
Outfangthef
Out•fang´thef, n. [AS. t- fangen-eóf. 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.
Outfield
Out´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) The part of the field beyond the diamond, or infield. It is occupied by the fielders.
4. (Cricket) The part of the field farthest from the batsman.
Outfitter
Out´fit•ter, n. One who furnishes outfits for a voyage, a journey, or a business.
Outfly
Out•fly´, v. t. [ imp. Outflew p. p. Outflown p. pr. & vb. n. Outflying.] To surpass in flying; to fly beyond or faster than. Shak.
"Winged with fear outflies the wind." Waller.
Outfoot
Out•foot´, v. t. To outrun or outwalk; hence, of a vessel, to outsail. [Colloq.]
Outfrown
Out•frown´, v. t. To frown down; to overbear by frowning. Shak.
Outgeneral
Out•gen´er•al, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Outgeneraled or Outgeneralled; p. pr. & vb. n. Outgeneraling or Outgeneralling.] To exceed in generalship; to gain advantage over by superior military skill or executive ability; to outmaneuver. Chesterfield.
Outgo
Out•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.
Outgoing
Out´go•ing, a. Going out; departing; as the outgoing administration; an outgoing steamer.
Outground
Out´ground, n. Ground situated at a distance from the house; outlying land.
Outgrow
Out•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.
Outgush
Out´gush, n. A pouring out; an outburst.
"A passionate outgush of emotion." Thackeray.
Outhaul
Out´haul, n. (Naut.) A rope used for hauling out a sail upon a spar; — opposite of inhaul.
Outjest
Out•jest´, v. t. To surpass in jesting; to drive out, or away, by jesting. [R.] Shak.
Outjet
Out´jet, n. That which jets out or projects from anything. [R.] H. Miller.
Outland
Out´land, a. [ Out + land. See Outlandish.] Foreign; outlandish. [Obs.] Strutt.
Outlandish
Out•land´ish, a. [AS. tlendisc 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.
Outlast
Out•last´, v. t. To exceed in duration; to survive; to endure longer than. Milton.
Outlaw
Out´law, n. [AS. tlaga, tlah. See Out, and Law.] A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection. Blackstone.
Outlaw
Out´law, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Outlawed p. pr. & vb. n. Outlawing.] [AS. tlagian.]
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.
Outlay
Out•lay´, v. t. To lay out; to spread out; to display. [R.] Drayton.
Outlimb
Out´limb, n. An extreme member or part of a thing; a limb. [Obs.] Fuller.
Outline
Out´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.
Outline
Out´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.
Outlinear
Out•lin´e•ar, a. Of or pertaining to an outline; being in, or forming, an outline. Trench.
Outlive
Out•live´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Outlived p. pr. & vb. n. Outliving.] To live beyond, or longer than; to survive.
"They live too long who happiness outlive." Dryden.
Outmarch
Out•march´, v. t. To surpass in marching; to march faster than, or so as to leave behind.
Outmeasure
Out•meas´ure, v. t. To exceed in measure or extent; to measure more than. Sir T. Browne.
Outmost
Out´most, a. [OE. outemest, utmest, AS. temest, a superl. fr. te out. See Out, Utmost, and cf. Outermost.] Farthest from the middle or interior; farthest outward; outermost.
Outnoise
Out•noise´, v. t. To exceed in noise; to surpass in noisiness. [R.] Fuller.
Out-of-door
Out•-of-door´, a. 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.
Outpace
Out•pace´, v. t. [Cf. Outpass.] To outgo; to move faster than; to leave behind. [R.] Lamb.
Outparamour
Out•par´a•mour, v. t. To exceed in the number of mistresses. [R.] Shak.
Outpass
Out•pass´, v. t. [Cf. Outpace.] To pass beyond; to exceed in progress.
Out-patient
Out´-pa•tient, n. A patient who is outside a hospital, but receives medical aid from it.
Outpower
Out•pow´er, v. t. To excel in power; to overpover. [Obs.] Fuller.
Outprize
Out•prize´, v. t. To prize beyong value, or in excess; to exceed in value. [Obs.] Shak.
Output
Out´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.) That which is thrown out as products of the metabolic activity of the body; the egesta other than the faeces. See Income. 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.
Outrage
Out•rage´, v. t. [ Out + rage.] To rage in excess of. [R.] Young.
Outrage
Out´rage, n. [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.
Outrage
Out´rage, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Outragen p. pr. & vb. n. Outraging ] [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).
Outrage
Out´rage, v. t. To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.
Outrageous
Out•ra´geous, a. [OF. outrageus, F. outrageux. See Outrage, n. ] 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 (out•ra"jus•ly), adv. — Out•ra´geous•ness, n.
Outrance
Ou•trance´ (oo•träNs"), n. [F. See OutrAE.] The utmost or last extremity. Combat à outrance, a fight to the end, or to the death.
Outrank
Out•rank´ (out•rank"), v. t. To exceed in rank; hence, to take precedence of.
Outray
Out•ray´ (-ra"), v. t. To outshine. [R.] Skelton.
Outray
Out•ray´, v. i. To spread out in array. [Obs.]
"And now they outray to your fleet." Chapman.
Outraye
Out•raye´, v. i. See Outrage, v. i. [Obs.]
"This warn I you, that ye not suddenly
Out of yourself for no woe should outraye." Chaucer.
Outre
Ou•tre´, a. [F., p. p. of outrer to exaggerate, fr. L. ultra beyond. See Outrage.] Being out of the common course or limits; extravagant; bizarre.
Outre
Ou•tre´, a. [F., p.p. of outer to exaggerate, fr. L. ultra beyond. See Outrage.] Out of the common course or limits; extravagant; bizarre; as an outre costume.
"My first mental development had in it much of the uncommon — even much of the outre." E. A. Poe.
Outreason
Out•rea´son, v. t. To excel or surpass in reasoning; to reason better than. South.
Outreckon
Out•reck´on, v. t. To exceed in reckoning or computation. Bp. Pearson.
Outrede
Out•rede´, v. t. To surpass in giving rede, or counsel. [Obs.] See Atrede. Chaucer.
Outride
Out•ride´, v. t. To surpass in speed of riding; to ride beyond or faster than. Shak.
Outride
Out´ride, n.
1. A riding out; an excursion. [R.]
2. A place for riding out. [R.]
Outring
Out•ring´, v. t. To excel in volume of ringing sound; to ring louder than.
Outromance
Out•ro•mance´, v. t. To exceed in romantic character. [R.] Fuller.
Outrun
Out•run´, v. t. [ imp. Outran p. p. Outrun; p. pr. & vb. n. Outrunning.] To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than; to outstrip; to go beyond.
"Your zeal outruns my wishes." Sir W. Scott.
"The other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulcher." Jhon xx. 4.
Outrunner
Out•run´ner, n. An offshoot; a branch. [R.] "Some outrunner of the river." Lauson.
Outrush
Out•rush´, v. i. To rush out; to issue, or ru out, forcibly. Garth.
Outsail
Out•sail´, v. t. To excel, or to leave behind, in sailing; to sail faster than. Beau. & Fl.
Outscorn
Out•scorn´, v. t. To confront, or subdue, with greater scorn. Shak.
Outscouring
Out´scour•ing, n. That which is scoured out o washed out. Buckland.
Outscout
Out•scout´, v. t. To overpower by disdain; to outface. [Obs.] Marston.
Outsee
Out•see´, v. t. To see beyond; to excel in cerainty of seeing; to surpass in foresight.
Outsettler
Out´set•tler, n. One who settles at a distance, or away, from others.
Outshine
Out•shine´, v. i. To shine forth. "Bright, outshining beams." Shak.
Outside
Out´side, n.
1. The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exterior.
"There may be great need of an outside where there is little or nothing within." South.
"Created beings see nothing but our outside." Addison.
2. The part or space which lies without an inclosure; the outer side, as of a door, walk, or boundary.
"I threw open the door of my chamber, and found the family standing on the outside." Spectator.
3. The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.; the utmost; as it may last a week at the outside.
4. One who, or that which, is without; hence, an outside passenger, as distinguished from one who is inside. See Inside, n. 3. [Colloq. Eng.]
Outspeed
Out•speed´, v. t. To excel in speed.
"Outspeed the realized miracles of steam." Talfourd.
Outspend
Out´spend, n. Outlay; expenditure. [R.]
"A mere outspend of savageness." I. Taylor.
Outsport
Out•sport´, v. t. To exceed in sporting. [R.] "Not to outsport discretion." Shak.
Outspread
Out•spread´, v. t. To spread out; to expand; — usually as a past part. or adj.
Outstreet
Out´street, n. A street remote from the center of a town. Johnson.
Outstrike
Out•strike´, v. t. To strike out; to strike faster than. Shak.
Outstrip
Out•strip´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Outstripped p. pr. & vb. n. Outstripping.] To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave behing.
"Appetites which … had outstripped the hours." Southey.
"He still outstript me in the race." Tennyson.
Outsweeten
Out•sweet´en, v. t. To surpass in sweetness. [R.] Shak.
Outswell
Out•swell´, v. t.
1. To exceed in swelling.
2. To swell beyond; to overflow. [Obs.] Hewyt.
Outtaken
Out•tak´en, p. p. or prep. Excepted; save. [Obs.] Wyclif. Chaucer.
Outtalk
Out•talk´, v. t. To overpower by talking; to exceed in talking; to talk down. Shak.
Outthrow
Out•throw´, v. t.
1. To throw out. Spenser.
2. To excel in throwing, as in ball playing.
Outtongue
Out•tongue´, v. t. To silence by talk, clamor, or noise. [R.] Shak.
Outtravel
Out•trav´el, v. t. To exceed in speed o distance traveled. Mad. D’ Arblay.
Outvote
Out•vote´, v. t. To exceed in the number of votes given; to defeat by votes. South.
Outwalk
Out•walk´, v. t. To excel in walking; to leave behind in walking. B. Jonson.
Outwall
Out´wall, n. The exterior wall; the outside surface, or appearance. Shak. { Out´ward, Out´wards } adv. [AS. teweard. See Out, and -ward, -wards.] From the interior part; in a direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away; as a ship bound outward.
"The wrong side may be turned outward." Shak.
"Light falling on them is not reflected outwards." Sir I. Newton.Outward bound, bound in an outward direction or to foreign parts; — said especially of vessels, and opposed to homeward bound.
Outward
Out´ward, a.
1. Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; — opposed to inward; as an outward garment or layer.
"Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day." Cor. iv. 16.
2. Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is external; manifest; public. "Sins outward." Chaucer.
"An outward honor for an inward toil." Shak.
3. Foreign; not civil or intestine; as an outward war. [Obs.] Hayward.
4. Tending to the exterior or outside.
"The fire will force its outward way." Dryden. — Out´ward•ly, adv. — Out´ward•ness, n. Outward stroke. (Steam Engine) See under Stroke.
Outward
Out´ward, n. External form; exterior. [R.]
"So fair an outward and such stuff within." Shak.
Outway
Out´way, n. A way out; exit. [R.]
"In divers streets and outways multiplied." P. Fletcher.
Outwind
Out•wind´, v. t. To extricate by winding; to unloose. [R.] Spenser. Dr. H. More.
Outwing
Out•wing´, v. t. To surpass, exceed, or outstrip in flying. Garth.
Outwork
Out•work´, v. t. To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.
Outwrest
Out•wrest´, v. t. To extort; to draw from or forth by violence. [Obs.] Spenser.
Outzany
Out•za´ny, v. t. To exceed in buffoonery. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Ouvarovite
Ou•va´ro•vite, n. [Named from the Russian Count Uvaroff.] (Min.) Chrome garnet.
Ouze, n. & v. See Ooze. [Obs.]
Ouzel
Ou´zel, n. (Zoöl.) Same as Ousel.
"The mellow ouzel fluted in the elm." Tennyson.