outskirtn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈaʊtskəːt/, U.S.

/ˈaʊtˌskərt/

Forms: see out- prefix and skirt n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, skirt n.

Etymology: < out- prefix + skirt n.

A. n.

Chiefly with of. An outer border or fringe; an area on the outer edge, esp. of a town, city, district, etc. Now usually in plural. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [noun] > part near the edges or borders

sidec1300

suburbc1384

confines1548

skirt1566

purlieus1577

outskirta1599

selvage1650

skirting1764

a1599 E. Spenser View State Ireland 94 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) They might keepe both the O-Relies, and also the O-Ferrals, and all that out-skirt of Meath in awe.

1629 R. M. Micrologia sig. B6B On the borders or out-skirts of a faire filed Argent, in midst of a three turning High-way passant.

1693 H. Higden Wary Widdow ii. 14 She liv'd in a solitary house in the outskirts of the Town.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 112 He lay near Newburn in the out-skirts of Northumberland.

1779 Philos. Trans. 1778 (Royal Soc.) 68 136 The parishes..comprehend many central parts..and also contain all the out-skirts.

1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Sept. 284/2 The remote edges and outskirts of history.

1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles I. xix. 245 The outskirt of the garden in which Tess found herself had been left uncultivated for some years.

1905 E. Wharton House of Mirth II. v. 365 The Gormer milieu represented a social out-skirt which Lily had always fastidiously avoided.

1934 R. Lynd Both Sides of Road vi. 38 Then a third voice from the outskirts of the crowd asked: ‘Where, did you say?’

1998 B. Kingsolver Poisonwood Bible (1999) iii. 193 We lived on the outskirts of Jackson proper, in a scrubby settlement called Pearl.

B. adj.

Situated on the outskirts. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [adjective] > lying on the outskirts

outskirt1835

outskirting1839

1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism vi. 273 Horrid and sanguinary observances prevailed among the less civilized outskirt nations of the empire.

1844 R. W. Emerson Ess. 2nd Ser. vi. 209 This is but outskirt and far-off reflection and echo of the triumph.

1854 J. A. Allen Day-dreams Butterfly viii. 101 Yet, when viewed afar, From some outskirt star, This firmament star-spangled bright, Seems there but a speck.

a1930 D. H. Lawrence Last Poems (1932) 46 Corpse-eaters They dwell in the outskirt fringes of nowhere.

1985 A. Blair Tea at Miss Cranston's vii. 62 Through wars and catastrophes weans have been skipping into city parks or along outskirt burn-paths..even into graveyards.

1993 E. Mildmay Lucker & Tiffany peel Out 59 Out of the galloping night one light multiplies into more. A couple of Mesquite's outskirt casino complexes come into view.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

outskirtv.

Brit.

/ˈaʊtskəːt/,

/ˌaʊtˈskəːt/, U.S.

/ˈaʊtˌskərt/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: outskirt n.

Etymology: < outskirt n. Compare earlier skirt v.

1. transitive. To form one of the outskirts of, to border. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > form the edge of [verb (transitive)]

skirt1602

inverge1612

edge1644

surround1688

selvage1704

skirt1776

outskirt1811

1811 W. Dimond Gustavus Vasa iii. iv. 67 What! the fortress of Carlowitz? whose rugged towers outskirt the clouds upon yon mountain's brow?

1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 15 What time thou wanderest at eventide Through sunny meadows, that outskirt the side Of thine enmossed realms.

1967 R. K. Narayan Sweet-vendor ii. 23 Jagan's ancestral home..had been the last house outskirting the city.

2. transitive. To pass along the outskirts of; to outmanoeuvre.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct (one's course, steps, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > pass along outskirts of

coastc1400

trend1580

banka1616

skirt1735

to scrape along1884

outskirt1898

1898 T. Hardy Wessex Poems 41 I did not out-skirt the spot That no spot on earth excels.

1965 N. B. Emerson Unwritten Lit. Hawaii xxxvi. 245 We make a great circuit, Outskirting the feast.

1993 Ottawa Citizen 18 Sept. b3 And have the Liberals, with a humble white male at the helm, been outskirted by two rival parties with a better sense of the political winds of the '90s?

1996 Los Gatos (Calif.) Weekly-Times 12 June He outskirted German U-boats in a 40-ship convoy circling the west coast of Africa.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	outskirt
释义	outskirtn.adj. Brit. /ˈaʊtskəːt/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌskərt/ Forms: see out- prefix and skirt n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, skirt n. Etymology: < out- prefix + skirt n. A. n. Chiefly with of. An outer border or fringe; an area on the outer edge, esp. of a town, city, district, etc. Now usually in plural. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [noun] > part near the edges or borders sidec1300 suburbc1384 confines1548 skirt1566 purlieus1577 outskirta1599 selvage1650 skirting1764 a1599 E. Spenser View State Ireland 94 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) They might keepe both the O-Relies, and also the O-Ferrals, and all that out-skirt of Meath in awe. 1629 R. M. Micrologia sig. B6B On the borders or out-skirts of a faire filed Argent, in midst of a three turning High-way passant. 1693 H. Higden Wary Widdow ii. 14 She liv'd in a solitary house in the outskirts of the Town. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 112 He lay near Newburn in the out-skirts of Northumberland. 1779 Philos. Trans. 1778 (Royal Soc.) 68 136 The parishes..comprehend many central parts..and also contain all the out-skirts. 1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Sept. 284/2 The remote edges and outskirts of history. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles I. xix. 245 The outskirt of the garden in which Tess found herself had been left uncultivated for some years. 1905 E. Wharton House of Mirth II. v. 365 The Gormer milieu represented a social out-skirt which Lily had always fastidiously avoided. 1934 R. Lynd Both Sides of Road vi. 38 Then a third voice from the outskirts of the crowd asked: ‘Where, did you say?’ 1998 B. Kingsolver Poisonwood Bible (1999) iii. 193 We lived on the outskirts of Jackson proper, in a scrubby settlement called Pearl. B. adj. Situated on the outskirts. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [adjective] > lying on the outskirts outskirt1835 outskirting1839 1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism vi. 273 Horrid and sanguinary observances prevailed among the less civilized outskirt nations of the empire. 1844 R. W. Emerson Ess. 2nd Ser. vi. 209 This is but outskirt and far-off reflection and echo of the triumph. 1854 J. A. Allen Day-dreams Butterfly viii. 101 Yet, when viewed afar, From some outskirt star, This firmament star-spangled bright, Seems there but a speck. a1930 D. H. Lawrence Last Poems (1932) 46 Corpse-eaters They dwell in the outskirt fringes of nowhere. 1985 A. Blair Tea at Miss Cranston's vii. 62 Through wars and catastrophes weans have been skipping into city parks or along outskirt burn-paths..even into graveyards. 1993 E. Mildmay Lucker & Tiffany peel Out 59 Out of the galloping night one light multiplies into more. A couple of Mesquite's outskirt casino complexes come into view. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). outskirtv. Brit. /ˈaʊtskəːt/, /ˌaʊtˈskəːt/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌskərt/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: outskirt n. Etymology: < outskirt n. Compare earlier skirt v. 1. transitive. To form one of the outskirts of, to border. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > form the edge of [verb (transitive)] skirt1602 inverge1612 edge1644 surround1688 selvage1704 skirt1776 outskirt1811 1811 W. Dimond Gustavus Vasa iii. iv. 67 What! the fortress of Carlowitz? whose rugged towers outskirt the clouds upon yon mountain's brow? 1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 15 What time thou wanderest at eventide Through sunny meadows, that outskirt the side Of thine enmossed realms. 1967 R. K. Narayan Sweet-vendor ii. 23 Jagan's ancestral home..had been the last house outskirting the city. 2. transitive. To pass along the outskirts of; to outmanoeuvre. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct (one's course, steps, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > pass along outskirts of coastc1400 trend1580 banka1616 skirt1735 to scrape along1884 outskirt1898 1898 T. Hardy Wessex Poems 41 I did not out-skirt the spot That no spot on earth excels. 1965 N. B. Emerson Unwritten Lit. Hawaii xxxvi. 245 We make a great circuit, Outskirting the feast. 1993 Ottawa Citizen 18 Sept. b3 And have the Liberals, with a humble white male at the helm, been outskirted by two rival parties with a better sense of the political winds of the '90s? 1996 Los Gatos (Calif.) Weekly-Times 12 June He outskirted German U-boats in a 40-ship convoy circling the west coast of Africa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1599v.1811
随便看	to come out to come out at to come out at the little end of the horn to come out fighting to come out flat-footed to come out flat-footed for to come out flatfooted to come out flatfooted for to come out in the open to come out in the wash to come out in the washing to come out into the open to come out of to come out of one's box to come out of the closet to come out of thin air to come out on strike to come out on top to come out smelling of roses to come out strong to come out swinging to come out with to come over to come over all unnecessary to come over the heckle pins