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Definition of Outrivalling
1. outrival [v] - See also: outrival
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outrivalling
Literary usage of Outrivalling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. George Eliot's Works by George Eliot (1893)
"with him a certain young Bernardo Dovizi of Bib- biena, whose wit is so rapid
that I see no way of outrivalling it save by the scent of orange-blossoms. ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... for the fifty examples of Velasquez (outrivalling the Italian pictures,
important as they are) make a visit to Madrid imperative to those who wish to ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"The nickel mines in the neighbourhood of Sudbury are the largest in the world,
outrivalling those of New Caledonia. In the same district, and chiefly in ..."
4. The Contemporary Review (1871)
"... with a tonnage of its own outrivalling that of any other naval state. Hence let
us, omitting the unimportant post of Heligoland, descend to Gibraltar, ..."
5. History of the United Netherlands: From the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1868)
"... inconveniences of Valladolid for the sake of outrivalling the duke. This Babylonian
captivity lasted until Madrid was nearly ruined, ..."
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