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Definition of Outdanced
1. outdance [v] - See also: outdance
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outdanced
Literary usage of Outdanced
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American in Paris by John Sanderson (1838)
"and finally, every one has heard of the " Age of Voltaire, the King of Prussia,
and Vestris,"—well, all this is outdanced by Taglioni and the Grand Opera. ..."
2. An American Anthology, 1787-1900: Selections Illustrating the Editor's by Edmund Clarence Stedman (1900)
"The pagan measures ring, — Those limbs that have outdanced the years And yet
within thy listening ears Yet tireless spring: How canst thou dream Pan dead ..."
3. Men, Women & Manners in Colonial Times by Sydney George Fisher (1898)
"The Comte de Darnes had Mrs. Bingham for his partner, and the Vicomte de Noailles
Miss Shippen ; and, to the honor of France, they outdanced Mr. Pendleton, ..."
4. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"... to show how they could hop and jump; at which exhibition William Penn, to cap
the climax, sprang up „ , ' r ' rQr Penn dances and outdanced them all ! ..."
5. The Metropolitan (1844)
"In our masking sallies we outdanced the dancers; our harlequin and pantaloon were
worth the whole of their fraternity there assembled put together; ..."
6. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"The company all offered the dancing master wagers that the parson outdanced him,
which he refused, saying " he believed so too, for he had never seen any ..."
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