Definition of Out-of-door

1. Adjective. Located, suited for, or taking place in the open air. "A beautiful outdoor setting for the wedding"

Exact synonyms: Outdoor, Outside
Also: Exterior
Similar to: Alfresco, Open-air, Outdoorsy
Antonyms: Indoor

Definition of Out-of-door

1. Adjective. outdoor ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Out-of-door

out-gunning
out-guns
out-herod
out-migration
out-of-band
out-of-battery
out-of-body
out-of-body experience
out-of-body experiences
out-of-bounds
out-of-bounds(p)
out-of-context
out-of-court
out-of-court settlement
out-of-date
out-of-door (current term)
out-of-doors
out-of-order
out-of-pocket
out-of-print
out-of-school
out-of-service
out-of-state
out-of-the-box
out-of-the-box thinking
out-of-the-way
out-of-the-way(a)
out-of-town
out-of-towner
out-of-universe

Literary usage of Out-of-door

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"... out-of-door use. Brick walks should be laid over a foundation of 16 inches of cinders or broken stone, for drainage and to prevent heaving by frost. ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The present popularity of out-of-door exercise and sport for women and the general interest taken in physical culture have inevitably tended to modify the ..."

3. Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne: Taken from Original Sources by John Ashton (1882)
"out-of-door amusements—A holiday—Hatred of French fashions—Beaus' oaths—Kissing—Fops : their daily life. PASSING to the social habits of the people, ..."

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