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stout(1) (iou)



stout adjective, verb, & adverb. ME.
[Anglo-Norman, Old French (dial.) stout (Old French estout), from West Germanic (cf. Old Frisian stult, Middle Low German stolt, Middle & mod. Dutch stout, Old & mod. High German stolz proud), perh. rel. to STILT noun.]
A. adjective.
I. a. Proud, haughty, arrogant. ME-M19.
Shakespeare 2 Henry VI As stout and proud as he were lord of all.
b. Stately, magnificent, splendid. Only in ME.
Fierce, furious; formidable, menacing. ME-E17.
Of a person: valiant, brave; dauntless and vigorous, esp. in conflict, resistance, etc. ME.
T. Fuller That Stout Prelate who when the Scots invaded England..utterly routed..them. J. Locke Some Men by..their Constitutions are Stout, others Timorous. S. Kaye-Smith Wipe your eyes, and be a stout gal.
b. Of courage, the heart, etc.: unwavering, steadfast. E16.
T. H. White He had a stout heart, and did not want to give in.
c. Of resistance, an assault, etc.: vigorous. L16.
d. Of a person, effort, etc.: energetic. E17-E18.
a. Obstinate, intractable, stubborn, rebellious. LME-M19.
J. H. Newman Resistance from his old stout will and hardened heart.
b. Of an utterance, attitude, words, etc.: resolute, defiant. arch. LME.
c. Of a person: resolute, determined; unyielding, uncompromising. M16.
II.
a. Strong in body; of powerful build; sturdy. obsolete exc. US dial. ME.
b. Robust in Health, resilient. obsolete exc. Scot. L17.
c. Of a fox or horse: having endurance or stamina. E18.
Of a building, tree, ship, machine, etc.: strong, solid, sturdy; able to withstand wear, rough weather, etc. ME.
a. Of a wind: strong. obsolete exc. Scot. LME.
b. Of a sound: loud, harsh. LME-M16.
Of a plant or its parts: strong in growth. L16.
Of an alcoholic drink, esp. ale or beer: having body. Cf. STOUT noun2. L17-E19.
Of a material object or substance: rather thick; of considerable thickness or solidity. M18.
H. McMurtrie The web..is formed of such stout materials that it will arrest small Birds. D. Madden Catherine keeps a diary, stout as a ledger.
Of a person: inclined to corpulence; euphem. fat. E19.
L. Strachey She..was stout but..with the plumpness of a vigorous matron. R. Rendell A large stout woman, puffily overweight.
b. Of (a part of) an animal: thick, massive. M19.
Special collocations: stout fellow arch. colloq. (a) a dependable man; (b) interjection expr. approval of what a man has done. stout party joc. a fat person; esp. in collapse of stout party, a catch-phrase reporting the reaction of a pompous or overbearing person to a crushing reply. stout trencherman: see TRENCHERMAN 1.
b. verb trans. (with it) & intrans. Be defiant; act defiantly or stubbornly. obsolete exc. in stout it out (now rare), persist defiantly under pressure; brazen it out. ME.
C. adverb. = STOUTLY. Now rare. ME.
stouten verb trans. & intrans. make or grow stout M19.
stoutish adjective M19.
stoutness noun LME.

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