outsole (outsol)

The outer sole of a boot or shoe, which bears upon the ground when in use. Between the in-sole and the out-sole the margin of the upper is fitted and attached to both these soles by stitching or pegging. outspan (out's pan), v. I. trans. To unyoke or unhitch (oxen from a wagon); unharne or unsaddle (a horse or horses). [South Africa.] II. in trans. To detach oxen from a wagon; hence, to encamp. [South Africa.] outsparkle (out-spär'kl), v . t. To surpa in brilliancy; outglitter; outshine. J. Beaumont , Psyche, i. 61. outspeak (out-spēk'), v. t. I. trans . To surpa in speaking; say or expre more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in mean- ing or significance. Forsooth, an inventory, thus importing: The several parcels of his plate, his treasure, Rich stuffs, and ornaments of household; which I find at such proud rate that it out - speaks I have outstood my time, which is material To the tender of our present. Shak ., Cymbeline, i. 6. 207. II. in trans. 1. To project outward from the main body; stand out prominently; be prominent. An outstanding feature of these rooms is their size. The Engineer, LXVI. 516. 2. To stand out to sea. But many a keel shall seaward turn, And many a sail outstand . Whittier, Dead Ship of Harps well. 3. To stand over; remain untouched, unimpaired, unsettled, uncollected, unpaid, or other wise undetermined: as, outstanding contracts. Political union [among the Arabs] has left outstanding the family-organization, but has added something to it. H. Spencer, Prin. of Sociol., § 511. Outstanding term. See term. outstare (out-star'), v. t. To stare out of countenance; face down; browbeat; outface. IMG:content-1984.png:[blocks in formation] I'll follow and outstare him. Shak ., Hen. VIII., i. 11. 29. out + start.] To start out; start up. The peple outsterte, and caste the carte to grounde. Chaucer, Nun's Priest's Tale, 1. 227. outstay outstay (out-stā'), v. t. To stay longer than; overstay; remain beyond: as, to outstay one's welcome. You, niece, provide yourself: If you outstay the time, upon mine honour, And in the greatne of my word, you die. Shak., As you Like it, i. 3. 90. After a little deliberation, she concluded to outstay him. Mi Burney , Cecilia, ix. 3. outstep1 (out-step'), v. t. To step or go beyond; exceed; overstep. Imp. Dict. outstep2t, conj. A corruption of outcept. My son's in Dybell here, in Caperdochy, itha gaol; for peeping into another man's purse; and outstep the King be miserable [compa ionate] hees like to totter. Heywood, 1 Edward IV. (Works, ed. Pearson, I. 72). out straint (out-strān'), v . t. 1. To stretch to the utmost; extend to the full. All his [a serpent's] foldes are now in length outstrained. Spenser, Virgil's Gnat, 1. 280. 4190 Out upon 't, caveat empt or, let the fool out - sweat it that thinks he has got a catch on 't. outward sweetne . The leaf of eglantine, whom not to slander, Out-sweeten'd not thy breath. Shak ., Cymbeline, iv. 2. 224. outswell (out-swel'), v. t. 1. To swell to a greater degree than; surpa in inflation. Blow, villain, till thy sphered bias cheek Outswell the colic of puff'd Aquilon. 2t. To overflow. extricate; disengage. He stopped, and from the wound the reed out twined . Fairfax . outusuret (out-u'zhūr), v . t. To exceed or sur- pa in usurious exactions. [Rare.] Out - usure Jews, or Irish men out-swear. A sad text in a sadder time; in which the rivers of Babylon swelled not so high with inundation of water in the letter, as the waters in the metaphor, outswelling and breaking down their banks, have overflown both our church and state. Hewyt , Sermon (1658), p. 185. ( Latham .) out swift (out-swift'), v . t. To surpa in swift 2. To exert one's self more than; surpa by ne ; leave behind in flight. IMG:content-1985.png:[blocks in formation] outstretch (out-strech'), v. t. [ IMG:content-1986.png:[blocks in formation] Come, make him stand upon this molehill here, That raught at mountains with outstretched arms. Shak., 3 Hen. VI., i. 4. 68. On the ground Outstretch'd he lay, on the cold ground; and oft Cursed his creation. Milton , P. L., x. 851. outstride (out-strid'), v. t. To surpa in stride. Outstriding the colo us of the sun. B. Jonson, Prince Henry's Barriers. outstrike (out-strik'), v. t. 1. To surpa in striking; deal a harder or swifter blow than. This blows my heart: If swift thought break it not, a swifter mean Shall outstrike thought; but thought will do 't, I feel. Shak., A. and C., iv. 6. 36. Drayton, Matilda to King John. 2. To strike out; mark out; cancel. This sentence serves and that my hand out - strikes .