outsail (outsal)

t. To sail faster than; leave behind in sailing. She may spare me her misen, and her bonnets, strike her main petticoat, and yet outsail me. Fletcher, Wit without Money, i. 1. out-sale (out's al), n. A public sale; an auction. [To] make away the inheritance of God's holy tribe in an out sale? 'Tis an unthrifty sin. outside He had arrested himself in the very outset. W. M. Baker, New Timothy, p. 323. out setter (out's et"ėr), n. An emigrant. Halli well. [Prov. Eng.] outsetting (out's eting), n. A beginning; start; outset. Giving little fortunes to young maidens in marriage with honest men of their own degree, who might, from such an outsetting , begin the world, as it is called, with some hope of succe . Richardson, Sir Charles Grand is on, III. 18. (Davies.) outsetting (out's et"ing), a . Setting outward or off-shore; drawing or tending away from the land. A strong outsetting tide. Qualtrough , Boat Sailer's Manual, p. 229. outsettlement (out's et"l-ment), n. A settlement away from the main settlement. out settler (out's et'ler), n. One who settles at a distance from the main body. outshine (out-shin'), v. I. in trans . To shine out or forth; emit beams or luster. Bright, out - shining beams. Shak ., Rich. III., i. 3. 268. II. trans. To shine more brightly than; surpa in brilliancy or luster; hence, to be more illustrious, beautiful, witty, etc., than; surpa in some good quality. And all their tops bright glistening with gold, That seemed to outshine the dimmed skye. Spenser, F. Q., V. ix. 21. IMG:content-1981.png:[blocks in formation] Bp. Hacket , Abp. Williams, i. 206. ( Davies .) outscapet (out's kap), n. A way or opportunity cel in shooting. to escape; escape. He will never leave you, but in the midst of temptation will give you an out scape . When I had store of money, I simper'd sometime, and spoke wondrous wise, But never laugh'd outright . Beau , and Fl ., Honest Man's Fortune, v. 1. A lie that is all a lie may be met and fought with outright , Tennyson, The Grandmother. The relations between author and publisher are simply those between principal and agent, or, where an author sells outright , between buyer and seller. The Author , I. 52. outrival (out-ri'val), v. t. To surpa ; excel. Having tried to outrival one another upon that subject. Add is on, Guardian, No. 138.