English Dictionary: outer | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Outer \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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Outer \Out"er\, n. [From {Out}, v.] One who puts out, ousts, or expels; also, an ouster; dispossession. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Outer \Out"er\ (out"[etil]r), a. [Compar. of {Out}.] [AS. [umac]tor, compar. of [umac]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. |