outdistance 
outdistance (out-<lis'tang), r. t. 1. In kortr- 
radng. t.. <!istance. flence 2. To excel or 
leave far behind in any competition or career, 
outdo (out-d6")> '. '. To excel; surpass; per- 
form beyond. 
He bath in this action outdone his former deeds doubly. 
Shot., Cor, II. i. \:a. 
He who before out-did Humanity. 
Cmtiey, To the Blsbop of Lincoln. 
outdoor ("ft 'dor), . 1. Out of doom; outside 
of the house; exterior; in the open air: as. 
-i utilnor amusements. 2. Not cared for within 
doors or in a particular house (as a poor-house) : 
as, outdoor paupers. 3. In Cornish pumpinfj- 
engines, outward: as, the outdoor stroke of the 
engine. In the ordinary type of Cornish pumpiiig-engine. 
the water is forced upward in the lift )>y tin- weight of the 
descending pump rod ; this is the outdoor stroke of the 
engine. In the indoor stroke the rod la lifted by the pres- 
sure of the steam on the piston. Outdoor relief. See 
relief. 
outdoors (out-dorz' ), adv. Out of doors ; out of 
the house; in the open air; abroad. 
outdoors (out-dorz ), . [< outdoors, adr.] 
The outer air or outer world beyond the limits 
of the house. [Colloq.] 
Out-doon was terrible to those who looked oat of win- 
dows, and heard the raging wind. . . . and could not sum- 
mon resolution to go forth and breast and conquer the 
bluster. C. D. Warner, Backlog studies, p. 122. 
OUt-dresst (out'dres), . Festal garb; gala- 
tlress. 
I ha' but dight ye yet In the out-drew, 
And 'parel of Earine. 
B. Jonum, Sad Shepherd, II. 1. 
OUtduret (out-dur'), v. t. To outlast; endure 
to the end of. 
I feel myself. 
With this refreshing, able once again 
To out-dttre danger. 
Fletcher (and another), Two Noble Kinsmen, iii. '.. 
outdwellt (out-dwel'), v. t. To dwell or stay 
beyond. 
It Is marvel he out-dwells his hour, 
For lovers ever run before the clock. 
Shak., M. of V., ii. 6. 3. 
out-edge (out'ej), n. The extreme edge; the 
furthest bound. [Rare.] 
Her fame had spread itself to the very out-edge and cir- 
cumference of that circle. Sterne, Tristram Shandy, i. 18. 
onten 1 (ou'tn), prep. [< ME. oaten, ute,< AS. 
i/toii, from without, out: see out.] Out; out 
of ; out from. [Obsolete or provincial.] 
outen 1 (ou'tn), a. [A var. of out, a., after oaten 1 , 
prep.'] Being from without ; strange ; foreign ; 
peculiar: as, an outen man. [Prov. Eng.] 
outen 2 (ou'tn), r. *. [< out + -ei.] To put 
out; extinguish: as, outen the light. [Prov. 
Eng.] 
outener (out'ner), . [< outen 1 + -er 1 .] A for- 
eigner. Halliwell. [Prov. Eng.] 
outer 1 (ou'ter), a. and n. [< ME. outer, < AS. 
uterra, uttera (= OHG. uzar, uzzar, uzer, uzzer, 
MHG. uzer, G. ausser), outer, compar. of tit, 
out: see out. Cf. utter, a doublet of outer.'} I. 
a. 1. Of or pertaining to the outside ; that is 
without or on the outside; external: opposed 
to inner: as, the outer wall. 
The outer cold. Bryant, Little People of the Snow. 
Armed feet 
Thro' the long gallery from the outer doors " 
Rang coming. Tennyson, Guinevere. 
Time and space are therefore respectively the forms of 
inner and outer perception. 
E. Cairo, 1'hilos. of Kant, p. 2S4. 
2. Further removed; being outside with ref- 
erence to some place or point regarded as in- 
ner or internal. 
The sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to 
the outer court. Ezek. x. 5. 
One would pierce an outer ring. 
And one an inner, here and there ; 
And last the master-bowman, he, 
Would cleave the mark. 
Tennyson, In Memoriam, rzxxvii. 
Outerbailey. Seeooifcvi.i-Outerbar.inareatBrit- 
ain, the junior barristers collectively, who plead outside 
the bar, as opposed to queen's counsel and serjeanU-at- 
lw. who are admitted to plead within the bar. Hence 
outrr uarratert, or utter barruten, all who are not queen's 
counsel or serjeants-at-law. Outer form, in printing. 
See form. Outer garment, a garment worn outside of 
others ; especially, a coat, cloak, etc. , worn out of doors. 
Outer house, jib, malleolus, peridium, etc. See the 
nouns. 
II. . In rifle-practice: (a) The part of a tar- 
get beyond the circles surrounding the bull's- 
eye, and thus nearer the outside, (b) A shot 
which strikes that part. 
OUterH (ou'ter), r. /. [< ME. outre* ; < outer, a. 
Cf. utter.] To utter. 
outer 2 (ou'ter), 11. [Var. of ouster, n., after out, 
v., outerl, or else < later OF. outer, F. 6ter, oust: 
4183 
see oust*, ouster. ,] In law, dispossession ; an 
ouster. 
outerestt (ou'ter-est), a. guperl. [ME. outerent, 
oKtermte: < outer + -est*.] Extremest; re- 
motest. 
The Kinne . . . comynge from hys ouiemte arysyng. 
Chaucer, Boethius, U. meter . 
outer lyHou'ter-liKodr. [< ME. outerly; <ou- 
teri + -ty 2 .] 1. Toward the outside. 
In the lower jaw two tusks like those of a boar, stand- 
ing outerlu, an Inch behind the cutters. 
A'. (Jreir, Museum. 
2. Utterly. 
Than be lepte to and a-valed the coyf of maile from his 
heed, and selde he wolde smyte it from the iholdrea, but 
be wolde liym yelde outerly. Merlin (E. E. T. A.\, iil. :,7i. 
outermost (ou'ter-most), a. guperl. [Superl. 
from outer 1 .] Being on the extreme external 
part ; remotest from the midst ; most distant of 
a series: as, the outermost row. 
outewitht, adv. and prep. A Middle English 
form of miiii-itli. 
outface (out-fas'), r. t. 1. To confront boldly; 
brave; defy. 
And with presented nakedness out /ace 
The winds and persecutions of the sky. 
Sao*., Lear, ii. 3. 11. 
2. To keep or force by boldness. [Bare.] 
Then did we two set on yon four ; and, with a word, out- 
faced you from your prize, and have It. 
Shot., 1 Hen. IV., ii. 4. 283. 
3. To face or stare down ; confront with assur- 
ance, boastfully, or overbearingly; browbeat. 
Dost thou come here to whine? 
To outface me with leaping in her grave? 
Be buried quick with her, and so will I. 
Shot., Hamlet, v. 1. SOL 
Meer. O strange impudence, 
That these should come to face their sin ! 
Krrr. And outface 
Justice ! B. Jonton, Devil Is an Ass, v. & 
4. To face out ; counteract by assurance ; put 
a good face on. 
We'll have a swashing and a martial outside, 
As many other mannish cowards have 
That do outface it with their semblances. 
Shak., As yon Like It, L S. 124. 
OUtfallt (out-fal'), v. t. [< ME. outfallen, otote- 
fallen (= D. uitvaUen = G. ausfallen = 8w. ul- 
faUa); < out + fain.'] To burst forth, as upon 
the enemy ; make a sally. 
outfall (out'fal), B. [= D. uittal = G. outfall, 
sally, falling out, = Icel. utfall, ebbing tide, = 
Sw. Hlfnll = Dan. udfald, sally, falling out; 
from the verb.] 1. The point or place of dis- 
charge of a river, drain, culvert, sewer, etc.; 
month; embouchure. 
Rivers with greedier speed run neere 
Their out-fatt* than at their springs. 
Chapman, Revenge for Honour. (.Var.) 
2f. A sudden eruption of troops from a fortified 
place; a sally. 3. A quarrel; a falling out. 
[Prov. EngJ 
outfangtheft (out'fang-thef), n. [ME. *of- 
fangen thef, AS. "utfangen theof: utfangen, < it, 
out, -\-fangen, w- of fan, take; thtof, thief . See 
infangthff.'] In laic: (a) A liberty or privi- 
lege whereby a feudal lord was enabled to call 
any man dwelling in his manor, and taken for 
felonjr in another place out of his fee, to judg- 
ment in his own court. 
We haue granted also vnto them of our speciall grace 
that they bane autfangthefe in their lands within the 
Forts aforesaid. HaUnyt't Voyage*, I. 118. 
(b) The felon so taken. 
outfield (out'feld), n. 1. In Scotland, arable 
land which is continually cropped without be- 
ing manured, until it is exhausted. See infield. 
2. A name given to uninclosed farm hinds 
at a distance from the farmstead. 3. An out- 
lying region ; an undefined or indefinite sphere, 
district, or domain. 
The enclosure of a certain district, larger or smaller, 
from the great outfield of thought or fact. 
Trench, Study of Words (18SU P- 174- 
out-field (out'feld), n. See field, 3. 
out-fielder (out'fel'der), n. In ball-games, one 
of the fielders who is posted in the out-field. 
outfit (out'fit), . 1. The act of fitting out or 
making preparation, as for a voyage, journey, 
or expedition, or for any purpose. 2. The ar- 
ticles prepared or expenses needed as outlay, 
as for an expedition ; equipment of any kind 
and for any purpose, as a stock of goods, a 
team or rig! etc. 3. An establishment of any 
kind. [Slang, western U. S.] 
Many outfit regularly shift their herds every spring and 
fan. T. RnotetfU, The Century, XXXV. 486. 
outgo 
Outfit (out'fit), r. t. [< autjit, .] To fit out; 
equip; supply; provide necessaries for. 
Freedom to transfer cargoes, to outft vessels, buy sup- 
plies, obtain Ice, engage sailors, procure bait, and traffic 
generally in Canadian and .Newfoundland port*. 
ForMffUtf Jtn., JJ. S., XXXIX. 766. 
outfitter (out'fit-er), ii. One who furnishes or 
makes outfits ; one who furnishes the necessary 
means or equipments for a voyage, journey, or 
expedition; in general, one who provides the 
requisites for any business. 
outfitting (out'fit-ing), . Equipment in gen- 
eral; specifically, equipment for a voyage or 
expedition; outfit. 
outflank (out-flangk'), r. t. To go or extend 
beyond the flank or wing of; hence, to out 
manoeuver; get the better of. Seeflaitk 1 . 
OUt-flemet, n. [ME., < out + feme.] One who 
is banished; an exile. 
Me payed f ul Ille to be out-feme 
So sodenly of that fayre regioun. 
ACKteratite Poem* (ed. MorrlsX i. 1176. 
out-fling (out'fling), n. A gibe; a sarcasm; a 
severe or contemptuous remark. George Eliot, 
Daniel Deronda, xlii. 
outflow (out'flo), n. A flowing out or forth; 
efflux; issue. 
outflow (out-flo'), v. i. To flow out. 
.Shall bitterness outfmc from sweetness past? 
Campbell. 
outflush (ont'fluah), . A sudden or violent 
glow or access of heat; hence, an ebullition. 
[Bare.] 
An outjftuA of foolish young Enthusiasm. 
Carlyle, Sartor Retarttu, p. 127. 
outfly (out-flT), r. L traiw. To fly beyond; fly 
faster than; pass or surpass by rapidity of 
flight ; outdistance ; escape by superior swift- 
ness. 
His evasion, wlng'd thus swift with scorn, 
Cannot outfly our apprehensions. 
Shot., T. and C., ii. 3. 124. 
U. intrang. To fly out; come suddenly into 
view. 
He spake ; and, to confirm his words, outfew 
Millions of naming swords, drawn from the thighs 
Of mighty cherubim. Maton, V. L., L SKI. 
outformt (out'f&nn), n. External appearance. 
For Cupid, who (at first) tooke vaine delight 
In mere out-former, until he lost his sight, 
Hath chang'd his smile, and made his object yon. 
B. Jonton, Epig. 114, To Mistress Philip Sidney. 
outfortt (out'fort), n. An outlying fort ; an out- 
work. 
After re-charging, they won the out-fort of the town, 
and slew all they found therein. 
Court and Time* of Charlet I., L (XS. 
OUtfortht (out'fdrth), adv. On the exterior; 
externally; outside; without. Chaucer. 
OUtfrown (out-froun'), " t. To frown down; 
overbear by frowning. 
Myself could else out-frovn false fortune's frown. 
Shak., Lear, v. 3. 6. 
OUtgatet (out'gat), n. [< ME. outgate; < out + 
gut* 1 .] An outlet ; a passage outward. Spen- 
ser, State of Ireland. 
outgeneral (out-jen'e-ral), r. f. To exceed in 
generalship; gain advantage over by superior 
military skill. 
OUtglare (out-glar'), r. t. To outdo in bright- 
ness or dazzling effect; surpass in flagrancy. 
His monstrous score, which stood outglaring all 
Its hideous neighbours. 
.7. Beaumont, Psyche, slv. 178. (Dariei.) 
I tell yon, my friend, that, were all my former sins 
doubled in weight and In dye, such a villany would have 
outgtared and outweighed them alL Scntt, Pirate, xxxL 
outgo (out-go'), r. f. [< ME. outgon, < AS. fitgax 
(= I), uttgaan = MLG. utgiin = G. auggehett = 
Sw. utgS = D&n. udgaa), go out, < fit. out, + gan, 
go.] 1. To go beyond; advance so as to pass 
in going; go faster or further than; leave be- 
hind; outdistance. 
Many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, 
and outturn/ them, and came together unto him. 
Mark ri. 33. 
No, sweet < Mavis, 
Yon shall bear from me still ; the time shall not 
Out-go my thinking on yon. SJtak., A. and C.. ili. . 81. 
2. To outdo ; exceed ; surpass. 
After these an hundred Ladles moe 
Appear'd In place, the which each other did outgoe. 
Spenter, F. Q., IT. v. 11. 
My divine Mosca! 
Thou hast to-day outgone thyself. 
B. Jonttm, Volpone, L 1. 
outgo (out'go), n. [< OMtyo, r.] That which 
goes out; outflow; specifically, expenditure: 
the opposite of income. 
