verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To surpass in bragging. transitive
2. 2
   To surpass in beauty or splendor. obsolete, transitive

   "Like vnſhorne veluet, on that termleſſe ſkin Whoſe bare out-brag'd the web it ſeem'd to were."

Example

More examples

"Like vnſhorne veluet, on that termleſſe ſkin Whoſe bare out-brag'd the web it ſeem'd to were."

Etymology

From out- + brag.

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