Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To surpass in dress or ornament.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb rare To excel in mantling; hence, to excel in splendor, as of dress.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive To surpass in mantling or in splendour, as of dress.

Etymologies

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out- +‎ mantle

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  • To exceed in ornament or dress. (From WWFTD)

    June 7, 2008