What does "outlook" mean?
Outlook: To inspect throughly; to select. [Obs.] Cotton.
Additional senses
- 2.The act of looking out; watch.
- 3.One who looks out; also, the place from which one looks out; a watchower. Lyon Playfair.
- 4.The view obtained by one looking out; scope of vision; prospect; sight; appearance. Applause Which owes to man's short outlook all its charms. Young.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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