Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: OUT-CRAFT – OUT-FLANK'
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OUT-CRAFT, v.t.
To exceed in cunning. Shak.
OUT'CROP, n.
In mineralogy, the basset edge of strata.
OUT'CRY, n.
- A vehement or loud cry; cry of distress. Denham.
- Clamor; noisy opposition or detestation. South.
- Sale at public auction. Ainsworth.
OUT-DARE, v.t.
To dare or venture beyond. Shak.
OUT-DATE, v.t.
To antiquate; as, outdated ceremonies. [Not used.] Hammond.
OUT-DAZ'ZLE, v.t.
To surpass in dazzling.
OUT-DAZ'ZLED, pp.
Surpassed in dazzling.
OUT-DO, v.t. [pret. outdid; pp. outdone; see Do.]
To excel; to surpass; to perform beyond another. An imposture outdoes the original. L'Estrange. I grieve to be outdone by Gay. Swift.
OUT-DO-ING, n.
Excess in performance. Pope
OUT-DO-ING, ppr.
Excelling; surpassing in performance.
OUT-DONE, pp.
of Outdo.
OUT-DOOR, a.
Being without the house.
OUT-DOORS, adv.
Abroad; out of the house.
OUT-DRINK', v.t. [See Drink.]
To exceed in drinking. Donne.
OUT-DWELL', v.t.
To dwell or stay beyond. Shak.
OUT'ER, a. [comp. of out.]
Being on the outside; external; opposed to inner; as, the outer wall; the outer part of a thing; the outer court or gate.
OUT'ER-LY, adv.
Toward the outside. Grew.
OUT'ER-MOST, a. [superl. from outer.]
Being on the extreme external part; remotest from the midst; as, the outermost row. Boyle.
OUT-FACE, v.t.
To brave; to bear down with an imposing front or with impudence; to stare down. Shak. Raleigh.
OUT'FALL, n.
A fall of water; a canal.
OUT'FAWN, v.t.
To exceed in fawning or adulation. Hudibras.
OUT-FEAST, v.t.
To exceed in feasting. Taylor.
OUT-FEAT, v.t.
To surpass in performing.
OUT'FIT, n.
- A fitting out, as of a ship for a voyage; usually in the plural, Outfits, the expenses of equipping and furnishing a ship for a voyage.
- Money advanced to a public minister, going to a foreign country, beyond his salary. United States.
OUT-FLANK', v.t.
To extend the flank of one army beyond that of another.