out-ˈbeard, v.
[out- 18 c.]
trans. To overcome by bearding or show of defiance.
| 1611 Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. viii. §12. 539 Did he spare to out-beard his Souvraigne himselfe? 1673 Mem. Madam Charlton 1 A bold Metheor..may out-beard the Sun. |
out-ˈbeard, v.
[out- 18 c.]
trans. To overcome by bearding or show of defiance.
| 1611 Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. viii. §12. 539 Did he spare to out-beard his Souvraigne himselfe? 1673 Mem. Madam Charlton 1 A bold Metheor..may out-beard the Sun. |
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