outshot (outshot)

A projection; the projecting part of a building. [Prov. Eng. and Scotch.] There was connected with this chamber, and opening into it, a small outshot , or projecting part of the building, occupied by a little sleeping apartment. Scott , Monastery, xxviii. outshots (out's hots), n. pl . [See def.) In the manufacture of paper, the second quality of or worth; excel. Her pretty action did outsell her gift, And yet enrich'd it too. Shak . , Cymbeline, ii. 4. 102. 2. To exceed in amount of sales; sell better or more than. Take notice, she has my commi ion To add them in the next edition; They may out - sell a better thing; So halloo, boys; God save the King! in sorting the stock, the second-quality rags are sorted or "shot out" into a heap by them- selves. [Eng.] outshowt (out-shō'), v. t. To present publicly; exhibit openly. He blusht to see another sunne below, Ne durst again his fierie face out show . England's Helicon (1614). ( Nares .) 3. To sell for more than. He had his pre es for 'em, and his wines Were held the best, and out - sold other men's. Fletcher ( and another ), Noble Gentleman, ii. 1. So good the grain growing here, that it outsell eth others some pence in the bushel. Fuller , Worthies, Cambridge shire, I. 221. out or beyond an inclosure, barrier, or inclosing line or surface of any kind, as opposed to the inside, or the part or place that lies within. And behold a wall on the outside of the house round Ezek. xl. 5. about. I threw open the door of my chamber, and found the family standing on the outside. Spectator. What! doth the Sun his rayes that he out-sends Smother or choke? Dr. H. More, Psych a than asia, III. ii. 42. ment. Some out - room or corner of the dining-chamber. B. Jonson, Poetaster, ii. 1. outropet, n. [ out + rope2, roup .] Sale by auction; outery. As at common outropes , when housholds-stuffe is to bee solde, they cry, Who gives more? abroad; a thing sent out. The sea being open vnto him, his out sendings might bee Daniel , Hist. Eng., p. 122. (Davies.) out sentry (out′sen"tri), n .; pl.out sentries (-triz). Milit ., a sentry placed considerably in advance; a sentry who guards the approach to a place at a distance in advance of it; a picket. out-servant (out'sèrvant), n. A servant who does outside work. So they ran both together, and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. John xx. 4. without view or noting. start. This is no pleasant prospect at the outset of a political journey. Burke . larly, a pa enger on the outside of a coach or carriage. [Colloq.] There was a good coach dinner, of which the box, the four front outsides , the one inside, Nicholas, the good-tempered man, and Mr. Squeers partook. Dickens, Nicholas Nickle by, v. 3. The external part of a thing; the outer surface; the exterior. Show the inside of your purse to the outside of his hand, and no more ado. Shak., W. T., iv. 4. 834. Men that look no farther than their outsides think health an appurtenance unto life. Sir T. Browne , Religio Medici, i. 44. Courteously give me credit for a little more wisdom than appears upon my outside . Sterne, Tristram Shandy, L. & 4. External aspect or garb; that which merely strikes the eye; appearance. O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath! Shak ., M. of V., i. 3. 104. Trusting our hopeful gentry unto pedants, Fellows of outside , and mere bark. B. Jonson, Volpone, ii. 1. outside 51. One who or that which po e es a fair exterior, but lacks genuine underlying excellences; a mere hypocrite or a vain show. The rest are "hypocrites, ambidexters," outsides , so many turning pictures, a lion on the one side, a lamb on the other. Burton , Anat. of Mel., To the Reader, p. 89. 6. An externality; an outward form; a mere formality. Christians degenerated apace into outsides , as days and meats, and divers other ceremonies. Penn, Rise and Progre of Quakers, i. 7. The furthest limit; the utmost: generally with the definite article. Two hundred load upon an acre they reckon the outside Mortimer, Husbandry. of what is to be laid. 8. pl. In printing, the top and bottom quires, more or le imperfect, of a ream of paper.Outside of a sword-hilt and guard, that part of a sword-hilt which corresponds to the back of the hand, and that part of a sword-guard which protects the back of the hand when the sword is held as on guard. Compare in side.-Patent outside. See patent. = Syn. 1. Outside, Exterior, Surface, Superficies. Outside is opposed to in side, exterior to interior, surface to substance, and superficies to contents. Outside is the common word. Exterior is a dignified word, applying to a thing of some consequence: as, the exterior of a house. Surface is popular; superficies is scientific. A surface may be rough or smooth; a super ficies is regarded as smooth. See exterior, a. II. a . 1. Being on the outside; belonging to the surface or exterior; situated on or beyond the limits or bounds. - 2. Limited to the surface or exterior; superficial; consisting in mere show; existing in appearance only. The rest on outside merit but presume. Pope, Dunciad, i. 135. 3. Situated, seated, carried, or traveling on the exterior of a vehicle: as, an outside place; an outside pa enger.-4. Extreme; reaching or exceeding the limit; all that or more than is actual, is required, etc.: as, an outside estimate of expenses. A Huguenot built this hall, who was not permitted to live on the soil of his own beautiful France, and it may naturally be supposed that he dedicated it to the most ultra, outside idea of liberty. W. Phillips, Speeches, etc., p. 56. 5. Not directly concerned or interested; occupying an external position or having an external relation. It was time to show their teeth; and, as soon as they did, it became evident to all outside spectators that the old game was up. Quarterly Rev., CLXIII. 241. Outside country, districts outside the line of settlement. [Australia.] 4189 (6) One who is unconnected or unacquainted with the matter in question. In regard to complex statistical statements the outsider cannot be too careful to ascertain from those who compiled them as far as po ible what are the points requiring elucidation. Encyc. Brit ., XXII. 464. (c) In horse - racing , a horse not included among the favorites, or not a favorite in the betting. outstart Whose graces do as far outspeak your fame As fame doth silence. B. Jonson, King James's Coronation Entertainment. II. in trans. To speak out or aloud. Outspoke the hardy Highland wight, I'll go, my chief, I'm ready. Campbell , Lord Ullin's Daughter. misfortune to backers." R. A. Proctor, Light Science, p. 288. 2. pl. A pair of nippers with semi-tubular jaws which can be inserted in a keyhole from the outside to turn the key. (Thieves' slang.]