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Os"te*o*man`ty (?), n. [Osteo- Gr. &?; divination.] Divination by means of bones. [R.]

Os"te*o*mere (?), n. [Osteo- + -mere.] (Anat.) An osteocomma. Owen.

Os"te*o*phone (?), n. [Gr. &?; bone + &?; voice.] An instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations through the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by persons deaf from causes other than those affecting the nervous apparatus of hearing.

Os"te*o*plast (?), n. [Osteo- + Gr. &?; to form.] (Anat.) An osteoblast.

Os`te*o*plas"tic (?), a. [Osteo- + -plastic.]

1. (Physiol.) Producing bone; as, osteoplastic cells.

2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to the replacement of bone; as, an osteoplastic operation.

Os"te*o*plas`ty (?), n. [Osteo- + -plasty.] (Med.) An operation or process by which the total or partial loss of a bone is remedied. Dunglison.

Os`te*op`ter*yg"i*ous (?), a. [Osteo- Gr. &?; a fin.] (Zoöl.) Having bones in the fins, as certain fishes.

||Os`te*o*sar*co"ma (?), n.; pl. Osteosarcomata (#). [NL. See Osteo-, ||and sarcoma.] (Med.) A tumor having the structure of a sacroma in ||which there is a deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone.

Os"te*o*tome (?), n. [Osteo- + Gr. &?;.] (Surg.) Strong nippers or a chisel for dividing bone.

Os`te*ot"o*mist (?), n. One skilled in osteotomy.

Os`te*ot"o*my (?), n. 1. The dissection or anatomy of bones; osteology.

2. (Surg.) The operation of dividing a bone or of cutting a piece out of it, -- done to remedy deformity, etc.

||Os`te*o*zo"a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a bone + zo^,on an ||animal.] (Zoöl.) Same as Vertebrata.

Os"ti*a*ry (?), n.; pl. -ries (#). [L. ostium door, entrance. See Usher.] 1. The mouth of a river; an estuary. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter. N. Bacon.

Os"tic (?), a. [From North American Indian oshtegwon a head.] Pertaining to, or applied to, the language of the Tuscaroras, Iroquois, Wyandots, Winnebagoes, and a part of the Sioux Indians. Schoolcraft.

Os"ti*ole (?), n. [L. ostiolum a little door, dim. of ostium a door: cf. F. ostiole.] (Bot.) (a) The exterior opening of a stomate. See Stomate. (b) Any small orifice.

||Os*ti"tis (?), n. [NL.] (Med.) See Osteitis.

||Os"ti*um (?), n.; pl. Ostia (#). [L.] (Anat.) An opening; a passage.

Ost"ler (?), n. See Hostler.

Ost"ler*ess, n. A female ostler. [R.] Tennyson.

Ost"ler*y (?), n. See Hostelry. [Obs.]

Ost"men (?), n. pl.; sing. Ostman. [See East, and Man.] East men; Danish settlers in Ireland, formerly so called. Lyttelton.

||Os*to"sis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. &?; a bone.] (Physiol.) Bone ||formation; ossification. See Ectostosis, and Endostosis.

||Os*tra"ce*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; shell of a testacean.] ||(Zoöl.) A division of bivalve mollusks including the oysters and ||allied shells.

Os*tra"cean (?), n. [L. ostrea an oyster. See Oyster.] (Zoöl.) Any one of a family of bivalves, of which the oyster is the type.

||Os*tra"ci*on (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; small shell.] (Zoöl.) A genus ||of plectognath fishes having the body covered with solid, immovable, ||bony plates. It includes the trunkfishes.

Os*tra"ci*ont (?), n. (Zoöl.) A fish of the genus Ostracion and allied genera.

Os"tra*cism (?), n. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to ostracize. See Ostracize.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.

2. Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism.

Public envy is as an ostracism, that eclipseth men when they grow
too great.

Bacon.

Sentenced to a perpetual ostracism from the . . . confidence, and
honors, and emoluments of his country.

A. Hamilton.

Os"tra*cite (?), n. (Paleon.) A fossil oyster.

Os"tra*cize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ostracized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ostracizing (?).] [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; a tile, a tablet used in voting, a shell; cf. &?; oyster, &?; bone. Cf. Osseous, Oyster.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens. Grote.

2. To banish from society; to put under the ban; to cast out from social, political, or private favor; as, he was ostracized by his former friends. Marvell.

||Os*trac"o*da (?), n. pl. (Zoöl.) Ostracoidea.

||Os`tra*coder"mi (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; shell of a testacean + ||&?; skin.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of fishes of which Ostracion is the ||type.

Os"tra*coid (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Ostracoidea. -- n. One of the Ostracoidea.

||Os`tra*coi"de*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; shell of a testacean + ||-oid.] (Zoöl.) An order of Entomostraca possessing hard bivalve ||shells. They are of small size, and swim freely about. [Written also ||Ostracoda.]

||Os"tre*a (?), n. [L., an oyster.] (Zoöl.) A genus of bivalve Mollusca ||which includes the true oysters.

Os`tre*a"ceous (?), a. [L. ostrea an oyster. See Oyster.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell; shelly.

The crustaceous or ostreaceous body.

Cudworth.

Os"tre*a*cul`ture (?), n. The artificial cultivation of oysters.

Os`tre*oph"a*gist (?), n. [Gr.&?; an oyster + &?; to eat.] One who feeds on oysters.

Os"trich (?), n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF. ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird + struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; bird, sparrow. Cf. Aviary, Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.] (Zoöl.) A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.

The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes. The body of the male is covered with elegant black plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the most valuable white plumes.

Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc. -- Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for the sake of their feathers, etc. -- Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern (Onoclea Struthiopteris), the tall fronds of which grow in a circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in Europe and North America.

Os*trif"er*ous (?), a. [L. ostrifer; ostrea oyster + ferre.] Producing oysters; containing oysters.

Os"tro*goth (?), n. [L. Ostrogothi, pl. See East, and Goth.] One of the Eastern Goths. See Goth.

Os`tro*goth"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Ostrogoths.

Os*we"go tea" (?). (Bot.) An American aromatic herb (Monarda didyma), with showy, bright red, labiate flowers.

Ot`a*cous"tic (?), a. [Oto- + acoustic: cf. F. otacoustique.] Assisting the sense of hearing; as, an otacoustic instrument.

{ Ot`a*cous"tic (?), Ot`a*cous"ti*con (?), } n. An instrument to facilitate hearing, as an ear trumpet.

O`ta*hei"te ap"ple (?). [So named from Otaheite, or Tahiti, one of the Society Islands.] (Bot.) (a) The fruit of a Polynesian anacardiaceous tree (Spondias dulcis), also called vi-apple. It is rather larger than an apple, and the rind has a flavor of turpentine, but the flesh is said to taste like pineapples. (b) A West Indian name for a myrtaceous tree (Jambosa Malaccensis) which bears crimson berries.

||O*tal"gi*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear + &?; ||pain: cf. F. otalgie.] (Med.) Pain in the ear; earache.

O*tal"gic (?), a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to otalgia. -- n. A remedy for otalgia.

O*tal"gy (?), n. Pain in the ear; otalgia.

O"ta*ry (?), n.; pl. Otaries (#). [Gr. &?; large-eared, fr. &?;, &?;, ear: cf. F. otarie.] (Zoöl.) Any eared seal.

O"the*o*scope (?), n. [Gr. &?; to push + -scope.] (Physics) An instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by light or heat in an exhausted vessel; a modification of the radoimeter. W. Crookes.

Oth"er ("r), conj. [See Or.] Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used). [Obs.]

Other of chalk, other of glass.

Chaucer.

Oth"er, pron. & a. [AS. ðer; akin to OS. ðar, ðar, D. & G. ander, OHG. andar, Icel. annarr, Sw. annan, Dan. anden, Goth. anþar, Skr. antara: cf. L. alter; all orig. comparatives: cf. Skr. anya other. √180. Cf. Alter.] [Formerly other was used both as singular and plural.]

1. Different from that which, or the one who, has been specified; not the same; not identical; additional; second of two.

Each of them made other for to win.

Chaucer.

Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the
other also.

Matt. v. 39.

2. Not this, but the contrary; opposite; as, the other side of a river.

3. Alternate; second; -- used esp. in connection with every; as, every other day, that is, each alternate day, every second day.

4. Left, as opposed to right. [Obs.]

A distaff in her other hand she had.

Spenser.

Other is a correlative adjective, or adjective pronoun, often in contrast with one, some, that, this, etc.

The one shall be taken, and the other left.

Matt. xxiv. 41.

And some fell among thorns . . . but other fell into good ground.

Matt. xiii. 7, 8.

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It is also used, by ellipsis, with a noun, expressed or understood.

To write this, or to design the other.

Dryden.

It is written with the indefinite article as one word, another; is used with each, indicating a reciprocal action or relation; and is employed absolutely, or eliptically for other thing, or other person, in which case it may have a plural.

The fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to
others.

Ps. xlix. 10.

If he is trimming, others are true.

Thackeray.

Other is sometimes followed by but, beside, or besides; but oftener by than.

No other but such a one as he.

Coleridge.

Other lords beside thee have had dominion over us.

Is. xxvi. 13.

For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid.

1 Cor. iii. 11.

The whole seven years of . . . ignominy had been little other than
a preparation for this very hour.

Hawthorne.

Other some, some others. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] -- The other day, at a certain time past, not distant, but indefinite; not long ago; recently; rarely, the third day past.

Bind my hair up: as't was yesterday? No, nor t' other day.

B. Jonson.

Oth"er (?), adv. Otherwise. "It shall none other be." Chaucer. "If you think other." Shak.

Oth"er*gates` (?), adv. [Other + gate way. See wards.] In another manner. [Obs.]

He would have tickled you othergates.

Shak.

{ Oth"er*guise` (?), Oth"er*guess` (?) }, a. & adv. [A corruption of othergates.] Of another kind or sort; in another way. "Otherguess arguments." Berkeley.

Oth"er*ness, n. The quality or state of being other or different; alterity; oppositeness.

Oth"er*ways` (?), adv. See Otherwise. Tyndale.

Oth"er*where` (?), adv. In or to some other place, or places; elsewhere. Milton. Tennyson.

{ Oth"er*while` (?), Oth"er*whiles` (?), } adv. At another time, or other times; sometimes; &?;ccasionally. [Archaic]

Weighing otherwhiles ten pounds and more.

Holland.

Oth"er*wise` (?), adv. [Other + wise manner.]

1. In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways; differently; contrarily. Chaucer.

Thy father was a worthy prince, And merited, alas! a better fate;
But Heaven thought otherwise.

Addison.

2. In other respects.

It is said, truly, that the best men otherwise are not always the
best in regard of society.

Hooker.

3. In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I am engaged, otherwise I would accept.

Otherwise, like so and thus, may be used as a substitute for the opposite of a previous adjective, noun, etc.

Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me.

2 Cor. xi. 16.

Her eyebrows . . . rather full than otherwise.

Fielding.

Oth"man (?), n. & a. See Ottoman.

O"tic (?), a. [Gr. &?;, fr. o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear: cf. F. otique.] Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the ear; auricular; auditory.

O"ti*ose` (?), a. [L. otiosus, fr. otium ease.] Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle. "Otiose assent." Paley.

The true keeping of the Sabbath was not that otiose and
un&?;rofitable cessation from even good deeds which they would
enforce.

Alford.

O`ti*os"ity (?), n. [L. otiositas.] Leisure; indolence; idleness; ease. [R.] Thackeray.

||O"tis (?), n. [L., a kind of bustard, Gr. &?;.] (Zoöl.) A genus of ||birds including the bustards.

||O*ti"tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear + -itis.] ||(Med.) Inflammation of the ear.

O"to- (?). [Gr. o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear.] A combining form denoting relation to, or situation near or in, the ear.

O*to"ba fat` (?). (Chem.) A colorless buttery substance obtained from the fruit of Myristica otoba, a species of nutmeg tree.

O*toc"o*nite (?), n. [Oto- + Gr. &?; dust.] (Anat.) (a) A mass of otoliths. (b) An otolith.

O"to*crane (?), n. [Oto- + Gr. &?; skull.] (Anat.) The cavity in the skull in which the parts of the internal ear are lodged.

O`to*cra"ni*al (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the otocrane.

O"to*cyst (?), n. [Oto- + cyst.] (Zoöl. & Anat.) An auditory cyst or vesicle; one of the simple auditory organs of many invertebrates, containing a fluid and otoliths; also, the embryonic vesicle from which the parts of the internal ear of vertebrates are developed.

O*tog"ra*phy (?), n. [Oto- + -graphy.] A description of the ear.

{ O"to*lith (?), O"to*lite (?), } n. [Oto- + -lith, -lite.] (Anat.) One of the small bones or particles of calcareous or other hard substance in the internal ear of vertebrates, and in the auditory organs of many invertebrates; an ear stone. Collectively, the otoliths are called ear sand and otoconite.

{ O`to*lith"ic (?), O`to*lit"ic (?), } a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to otoliths.

O`to*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining tootology.

O*tol"o*gist (?), n. One skilled in otology; an aurist.

O*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Oto- + - logy.] The branch of science which treats of the ear and its diseases.

O*top"a*thy (?), n. [Oto- + Gr. &?; to suffer.] (Med.) A diseased condition of the ear.

||O`tor*rhœ"a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear + &?; to ||flow.] (Med.) A flow or running from the ear, esp. a purulent ||discharge.

O"to*scope (?), n. [Oto- + - scope.] An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.

O`to*scope"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the otoscope or to otoscopy.

O*tos"co*py (?), n. (Med.) The examination of the ear; the art of using the otoscope.

O*tos"te*al (?), n. [Oto- + Gr. &?; a bone.] (Anat.) An auditory ossicle. R. Owen.

||O`to*zo"um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, a fabled giant + zo^,on an ||animal.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of huge vertebrates, probably ||dinosaurs, known only from four-toed tracks in Triassic sandstones.

Ot"tar (?), n. See Attar.

Ot"ta*was (?), n. pl.; sing. Ottawa (&?;). (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who, when first known, lived on the Ottawa River. Most of them subsequently migrated to the southwestern shore of Lake Superior.

Ot"ter (?), n. [OE. oter, AS. otor; akin to D. & G. otter, Icel. otr, Dan. odder, Sw. utter, Lith. udra, Russ, vuidra, Gr. "y`dra water serpent, hydra, Skr. udra otter, and also to E. water. &radic;137, 215. See Water, and cf. Hydra.]

1. (Zoöl.) Any carnivorous animal of the genus Lutra, and related genera. Several species are described. They have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed toes. They are aquatic, and feed on fish. Their fur is soft and valuable. The common otter of Europe is Lutra vulgaris; the American otter is L. Canadensis; other species inhabit South America and Asia.

2. (Zoöl.) The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop vines.

Otter hound, Otter dog (Zoöl.), a small breed of hounds, used in England for hunting otters. -- Otter sheep. See Ancon sheep, under Ancon. -- Otter shell (Zoöl.), very large bivalve mollusk (Schizothærus Nuttallii) found on the northwest coast of America. It is excellent food, and is extensively used by the Indians. -- Sea otter. (Zoöl.) See in the Vocabulary.

Ot"ter, n. A corruption of Annotto.

Ot"to (?), n. See Attar.

Ot"to*man (?), a. [F. ottoman: cf. It. ottomano, ottomanno; -- from Othoman, Othman, or Osman, the name of a sultan who assumed the government of Turkey about the year 1300. Cf. Osmanli, Ottoman a stuffed seat.] Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or empire.

Ot"to*man, n.; pl. Ottomans (&?;). 1. A Turk.

2. [F. ottomane, from ottoman Turkish.] A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey.

Ot"to*mite (?), n. An Ottoman. [R.] Shak.

Ot"trel*ite (?), n. [From Ottrez, on the borders of Luxembourg.] (Min.) A micaceous mineral occurring in small scales. It is characteristic of certain crystalline schists.

||Oua*ka"ri (?), n. [From the native name.] (Zoöl.) Any South American ||monkey of the genus Brachyurus, especially B. ouakari.

||Ouan`der*oo" (?), n. (Zoöl.) The wanderoo.

Oua`rine" (?), n. [F.] (Zoöl.) A Brazilian monkey of the genus Mycetes.

||Ou`bli`ette" (?), n. [F., fr. oublier to forget, fr. (assumed) LL. ||oblitare, L. oblivisci, p. p. oblitus.] 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. [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.

Ough"ne ("ne), a. Own. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Ought (t), n. & adv. See Aught.

Ought, imp., p. p., or auxiliary. [Orig. the preterit of the verb to owe. OE. oughte, aughte, ahte, AS. hte. &radic;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.

Ought"ness (?), n. The state of being as a thing ought to be; rightness. [R.] N. W. Taylor.

Ough"where` (?), adv. [AS. hwær.] Anywhere; somewhere. See Owher. [Obs.]

Ouis"ti*ti (?), n. [F.] (Zoöl.) See Wistit.

Oul (?), n. An awl. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Oul, n. An owl. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Ou"la*chan (?), n. (Zoöl.) Same as Eulachon.

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. ondé, -ée, fr. onde, L. unda, a wave.] Wavy; waving&?; curly. [Obs.] "Owndie hair." Chaucer.

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.

Ouph"en (?), a. Elfish. [Obs.]

Our (?), possessive pron. [AS. &?;re our, of us; akin to &?;s us, to us, and to G. unser our, of us, Goth. unsara. &radic;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.

-our (?). [OF. -our.] See - or.

Ou*rang" (?), n. (Zoöl.) The orang-outang.

Ou*rang"-ou*tang` (?), n. (Zoöl.) See Orang-outang.

Ou`ra*nog"ra*phist (?), n. See Uranographist.

Ou`ra*nog"ra*phy (?), n. See Uranography.

||Ou"re*bi (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small, graceful, and swift African ||antelope, allied to the klipspringer.

Ou*ret"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?;, from &?; urine. Cf. Uretic.] (Chem.) Uric.

Ou*rol"o*gy (?), n. See Urology.

Ou*ros"co*py (?), n. [Gr. &?; urine + -scopy.] Ourology.

Ours (?), possessive pron. See Note under Our.

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.

-ous (?). [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.) 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.

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Ouse (?), n. & v. See Ooze. [Obs.]

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 (?), n. See Oast.

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.

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. t, and te, tan, fr. t; akin to D. uit, OS. t, G. aus, OHG. z, Icel. t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. &radic;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) 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.

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. 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.

Out, v. i. To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public. "Truth will out." Shak.

Out, interj. 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!

Out*act" (?), v. t. 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.

Ou"ta*gam`ies (?), n. pl.; sing. Outagamie (&?;). (Ethnol.) See lst Fox, 7.

Out*ar"gue (?), v. t. To surpass or conquer in argument.

Out*bab"ble (?), v. t. To utter foolishly or excessively; to surpass in babbling. [R.] Milton.

Out*bal"ance (?), v. t. To outweight; to exceed in weight or effect.

Let dull Ajax bear away my right When all his days outbalance this
one night.

Dryden.

Out*bar" (?), v. t. To bar out. [R.] Spenser.

Out*beg" (?), v. t. To surpass in begging. [R.]

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.

Out*bid"der (?), n. One who outbids. Johnson.

Out*bleat" (?), v. t. To surpass in bleating.

Out"blown` (?), a. Inflated with wind. Dryden.

Out*blush" (?), v. t. To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy color. T. Shipman.

Out"board` (?), a. & adv. (Naut.) 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.

Out"born` (?), a. Foreign; not native. [R.]

Out"bound` (?), a. Outward bound. Dryden.

Out"bounds` (?), n. pl. The farthest or exterior bounds; extreme limits; boundaries. Spenser.

Out*bow" (?), v. t. To excel in bowing. Young.

Out"bowed` (?), a. Convex; curved outward. "The convex or outbowed side of a vessel." Bp. Hall.

Out*brag" (?), v. t. To surpass in bragging; hence, to make appear inferior.

Whose bare outbragg'd the web it seemed to wear.

Shak.

Out*brave" (?), v. t. 1. To excel in bravery o&?; in insolence; to defy with superior courage or audacity

2. To excel in magnificence or comeliness.

The basest weed outbraves his dignity.

Shak.

Out*bray" (?), v. t. 1. To exceed in braying.

2. To emit with great noise. [Obs.] Fairfax.

Out*bra"zen (?), v. t. To bear down with a brazen face; to surpass in impudence. T. Brown.

Out"break` (?), n. A bursting forth; eruption; insurrection. "Mobs and outbreaks." J. H. Newman.

The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind.

Shak.

Out"break`ing, n. 1. The act of breaking out.

2. That which bursts forth.

Out*breast" (?), v. t. To surpass in singing. See Breast, n., 6. [Obs.]

Out*breathe" (?), v. t. 1. To breathe forth. "Outbreathed life." Spenser.

2. To cause to be out of breath; to exhaust. Shak.

Out*breathe", v. i. To issue, as breath; to be breathed out; to exhale. Beau. & Fl.

Out*bribe" (?), v. t. To surpass in bribing.

Out*bring" (?), v. t. To bring or bear out.

Out*bud" (?), v. i. To sprout. [Poetic] Spenser.

Out*build" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outbuilt (?) or Outbuilded; p. pr. & vb. n. Outbuilding.] To exceed in building, or in durability of building.

Out"build`ing (?), n. A building separate from, and subordinate to, the main house; an outhouse.

Out*burn", v. t. & i. 1. To exceed in burning.

2. To burn entirely; to be consumed. Shak.

Out"burst` (?), n. A bursting forth.

Out*cant" (?), v. t. To surpass in canting. Pope.

Out"cast` (?), a. [Cf. Sw. utkasta to cast out.] Cast out; degraded. "Outcast, rejected." Longfellow.

Out"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.

Out"cast`ing, n. That which is cast out. [Obs.]

Out*cept" (?), prep. Except. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Out*cheat" (?), v. t. To exceed in cheating.

Out*climb" (?), v. t. To climb bevond; to surpass in climbing. Davenant.

Out"come (?), n. 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.

Out*com"pass (?), v. t. To exceed the compass or limits of. Bacon.

Out"court` (?), n. An outer or exterior court.

The skirts and outcourts of heaven.

South.

Out*craft"y (?), v. t. To exceed in cunning. [R.] Shak.

Out"cri`er (?), n. One who cries out or proclaims; a herald or crier.

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.

Out*crop" (?), v. i. (Geol.) To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.

Out"cry` (?), n. 1. A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.

2. Sale at public auction. Massinger. Thackeray.

Out*dare" (?), v. t. To surpass in daring; to overcome by courage; to brave. Shak. R. Browning.

Out*dat"ed (?), a. Being out of date; antiquated. [Obs.] Hammond.

Out*daz"zle (?), v. t. To surpass in dazzing.

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.

Out"door` (?), a. [For out of door.] 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.

Out"doors` (?), adv. Abread; out of the house; out of doors.

Out*draw" (?), v. t. To draw out; to extract. [R.] "He must the teeth outdraw." Gower.

Out*dream" (?), v. t. To pass, or escape, while dreaming. "To oultdream dangers." Beau. & Fl.

Out*drink" (?), v. t. To exceed in drinking.

Out*dure" (?), v. t. To outlast. [Obs.]

Out*dwell" (?), v. t. To dwell or stay beyond. [Poetic] "He outdwells his hour." Shak.

Out"dwell`er (?), n. One who holds land in a parish, but lives elsewhere. [Eng.]

Out"er (out"r), a. [Compar. of Out.] [AS. tor, compar. of t, 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.

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.

Out"er, n. [From Out, v.] One who puts out, ousts, or expels; also, an ouster; dispossession. [R.]

Out"er*ly, adv. 1. Utterly; entirely. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. Toward the outside. [R.] Grew.

Out"er*most` (?), a. [See Uttermost, Utmost, and cf. Outmost.] Being on the extreme external part; farthest outward; as, the outermost row. Boyle.

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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.

Out"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.]

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.

Out*fawn" (?), v. t. To exceed in fawning.

Out*feast" (?), v. t. To exceed in feasting.

Out*feat" (?), v. t. To surpass in feats.

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.

Out"fit (?), n. 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.

Out"fit`ter (?), n. One who furnishes outfits for a voyage, a journey, or a business.

Out*flank" (?), v. t. (Mil.) To go beyond, or be superior to, on the flank; to pass around or turn the flank or flanks of.

Out*flat"ter (?), v. t. To exceed in flattering.

Out"fling`, n. A gibe; a contemptuous remark.

Out"flow` (?), n. A flowing out; efflux.

Out*flow" (?), v. i. To flow out. Campbell.

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.

Out*fool", v. t. To exceed in folly. [R.] Young.

Out"form (?), n. External appearance. [Obs.]

Out*frown" (?), v. t. To frown down; to overbear by frowning. Shak.

Out"gate` (?), n. An outlet. [Obs.] Spenser.

Out*gaze" (?), v. t. To gaze beyond; to exceed in sharpness or persistence of seeing or of looking; hence, to stare out of countenance.

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.

Out*give" (?), v. t. To surpass in giving. Dryden.

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.

Out"go` (?), n.; pl. Outgoes (&?;). That which goes out, or is paid out; outlay; expenditure; -- the opposite of income. Lowell.

Out"go`er (?), n. One who goes out or departs.

Out"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.

Out"go`ing, a. Going out; departing; as, the outgoing administration; an outgoing steamer.

Out"ground` (?), n. Ground situated at a distance from the house; outlying land.

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.

Out"growth` (?), n. That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.

Out"guard` (?), n. (Mil.) 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.

Out"gush` (?), n. A pouring out; an outburst.

A passionate outgush of emotion.

Thackeray.

Out*gush" (?), v. i. To gush out; to flow forth.

Out"haul` (?), n. (Naut.) A rope used for hauling out a sail upon a spar; -- opposite of inhaul.

Out*hees" (?), n. [Cf. LL. uthesium, hutesium, huesium, OF. hueis, and E. hue, in hue and cry.] Outcry; alarm. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Outh"er (?), conj. Other. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Out-Her"od (?), v. t. 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.

Out*hire" (?), v. t. To hire out. [Obs.] Spenser.

Out"house` (?), n. A small house or building at a little distance from the main house; an outbuilding.

Out"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.

Out*jest" (?), v. t. To surpass in jesting; to drive out, or away, by jesting. [R.] Shak.

Out"jet` (?), n. That which jets out or projects from anything. [R.] H. Miller.

Out*jug"gle (?), v. t. To surpass in juggling.

Out"keep`er (?), n. (Surv.) An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in chaining.

Out*knave" (?), v. t. To surpass in knavery.

Out*la"bor (?), v. t. To surpass in laboring.

Out"land (?), a. [Out + land. See Outlandish.] Foreign; outlandish. [Obs.] Strutt.

Out"land*er (?), n. A foreigner. Wood.

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.

Out*last" (?), v. t. To exceed in duration; to survive; to endure longer than. Milton.

Out*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.

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.

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.

Out"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.

Out*lay" (?), v. t. To lay out; to spread out; to display. [R.] Drayton.

Out"lay` (?), n. 1. A laying out or expending.

2. That which is expended; expenditure.

3. An outlying haunt. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Out*leap" (?), v. t. To surpass in leaping.

Out"leap` (?), n. A sally. [R.] Locke.

Out*learn" (?), v. t. 1. To excel or surpass in learing.

2. To learn out [i. e., completely, utterly]; to exhaust knowledge of.

Naught, according to his mind, He could outlearn.

Spenser.

Men and gods have not outlearned it [love].

Emerson.

Out"let` (?), n. The place or opening by which anything is let out; a passage out; an exit; a vent.

Receiving all, and having no outlet.

Fuller.

Out*let" (?), v. t. To let out; to emit. [R.] Daniel.

Out*lie" (?), v. t. To exceed in lying. Bp. Hall.

Out"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.) A part of a rock or stratum lying without, or beyond, the main body, from which it has been separated by denudation.

Out"limb` (?), n. An extreme member or part of a thing; a limb. [Obs.] Fuller.

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.

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.

Out*lin"e*ar (?), a. Of or pertaining to an outline; being in, or forming, an outline. Trench.

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.

Out*liv"er (?), n. One who outlives. [R.]

Out*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.

Out"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.

Out"loose` (?), n. A loosing from; an escape; an outlet; an evasion. [Obs.]

That "whereas" gives me an outloose.

Selden.

Out"lope (?), n. An excursion. [Obs.] Florio.

{ Out*lus"ter, Out*lus"tre } (?), v. t. To excel in brightness or luster. Shak.

Out"ly`ing (?), a. Lying or being at a distance from the central part, or the main body; being on, or beyond, the frontier; exterior; remote; detached.

{ Out`ma*neu"ver, Out`ma*nœu"vre } (?), v. t. To surpass, or get an advantage of, in maneuvering; to outgeneral.

Out*man"tle (?), v. t. To excel in mantling; hence, to excel in splendor, as of dress. [R.]

And with poetic trappings grace thy prose, Till it outmantle all
the pride of verse.

Cowper.

Out*march" (?), v. t. To surpass in marching; to march faster than, or so as to leave behind.

Out*meas"ure (?), v. t. To exceed in measure or extent; to measure more than. Sir T. Browne.

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.

Out*mount" (?), v. t. To mount above. [R.]

Out*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.

Out"ness (?), n. 1. The state of being out or beyond; separateness.

2. (Metaph.) The state or quality of being distanguishable from the perceiving mind, by being in space, and possessing marerial quality; externality; objectivity.

The outness of the objects of sense.

Sir W. Hamiltom.

Out*noise" (?), v. t. To exceed in noise; to surpass in noisiness. [R.] Fuller.

Out*num"ber (?), v. t. To exceed in number.

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.

Out`-of-the-way", a. See under Out, adv.

Out*pace" (?), v. t. [Cf. Outpass.] To outgo; to move faster than; to leave behind. [R.] Lamb.

Out*par"a*mour (?), v. t. To exceed in the number of mistresses. [R.] Shak.

Out"par`ish (?), n. A parish lying without the walls of, or in a remote part of, a town. Graunt.

Out"part` (?), n. An outlying part. [R.] Ayliffe.

Out*pass" (?), v. t. [Cf. Outpace.] To pass beyond; to exceed in progress.

Out*pas"sion (?), v. t. To exceed in passion.

Out"-pa`tient (?), n. A patient who is outside a hospital, but receives medical aid from it.

Out*peer" (?), v. t. To excel. [R.] Shak.

Out*play" (?), v. t. To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than; as, to be outplayed in tennis or ball.

Out*poise" (?), v. t. To outweigh. Howell.