OUTMANTLE

Etymology

Verb

outmantle (third-person singular simple present outmantles, present participle outmantling, simple past and past participle outmantled)

(transitive) To surpass in mantling or in splendour, as of dress.

Source: Wiktionary


Out*man"tle, v. t.

Definition: To excel in mantling; hence, to excel in splendor, as of dress. [R.] And with poetic trappings grace thy prose, Till it outmantle all the pride of verse. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 January 2025

NEGLECT

(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”


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