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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Outfield  \Out"field`\,  n. 
  1.  Arable  land  which  has  been  or  is  being  exhausted.  See 
  {Infield},  1.  [Scot.] 
 
  2.  A  field  beyond,  or  separated  from  the  inclosed  land  about 
  the  homestead;  an  uninclosed  or  unexplored  tract.  Also 
  used  figuratively. 
 
  The  great  outfield  of  thought  or  fact  --Trench. 
 
  3.  (Baseball)  The  part  of  the  field  beyond  the  diamond,  or 
  infield.  It  is  occupied  by  the  fielders. 
 
  4.  (Cricket)  The  part  of  the  field  farthest  from  the  batsman. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Field  \Field\,  n.  [OE.  feld,  fild,  AS  feld;  akin  to  D.  veld,  G. 
  feld,  Sw  f["a]lt,  Dan.  felt,  Icel.  fold  field  of  grass,  AS 
  folde  earth,  land,  ground,  OS  folda.] 
  1.  Cleared  land;  land  suitable  for  tillage  or  pasture; 
  cultivated  ground;  the  open  country. 
 
  2.  A  piece  of  land  of  considerable  size;  esp.,  a  piece 
  inclosed  for  tillage  or  pasture. 
 
  Fields  which  promise  corn  and  wine.  --Byron. 
 
  3.  A  place  where  a  battle  is  fought;  also  the  battle  itself 
 
  In  this  glorious  and  well-foughten  field.  --Shak. 
 
  What  though  the  field  be  lost?  --Milton. 
 
  4.  An  open  space;  an  extent;  an  expanse.  Esp.: 
  a  Any  blank  space  or  ground  on  which  figures  are  drawn 
  or  projected. 
  b  The  space  covered  by  an  optical  instrument  at  one 
  view. 
 
  Without  covering,  save  yon  field  of  stars. 
  --Shak. 
 
  Ask  of  yonder  argent  fields  above.  --Pope. 
 
  5.  (Her.)  The  whole  surface  of  an  escutcheon;  also  so  much 
  of  it  is  shown  unconcealed  by  the  different  bearings  upon 
  it  See  Illust.  of  {Fess},  where  the  field  is  represented 
  as  gules  (red),  while  the  fess  is  argent  (silver). 
 
  6.  An  unresticted  or  favorable  opportunity  for  action 
  operation,  or  achievement;  province;  room 
 
  Afforded  a  clear  field  for  moral  experiments. 
  --Macaulay. 
 
  7.  A  collective  term  for  all  the  competitors  in  any  outdoor 
  contest  or  trial,  or  for  all  except  the  favorites  in  the 
  betting. 
 
  8.  (Baseball)  That  part  of  the  grounds  reserved  for  the 
  players  which  is  outside  of  the  diamond;  --  called  also 
  {outfield}. 
 
  Note:  Field  is  often  used  adjectively  in  the  sense  of 
  belonging  to  or  used  in  the  fields;  especially  with 
  reference  to  the  operations  and  equipments  of  an  army 
  during  a  campaign  away  from  permanent  camps  and 
  fortifications.  In  most  cases  such  use  of  the  word  is 
  sufficiently  clear;  as  field  battery;  field 
  fortification;  field  gun;  field  hospital,  etc  A  field 
  geologist,  naturalist,  etc.,  is  one  who  makes 
  investigations  or  collections  out  of  doors.  A  survey 
  uses  a  field  book  for  recording  field  notes,  i.e., 
  measurment,  observations,  etc.,  made  in  field  work 
  (outdoor  operations).  A  farmer  or  planter  employs  field 
  hands,  and  may  use  a  field  roller  or  a  field  derrick. 
  Field  sports  are  hunting,  fishing,  athletic  games,  etc 
 
  {Coal  field}  (Geol.)  See  under  {Coal}. 
 
  {Field  artillery},  light  ordnance  mounted  on  wheels,  for  the 
  use  of  a  marching  army. 
 
  {Field  basil}  (Bot.),  a  plant  of  the  Mint  family  ({Calamintha 
  Acinos});  --  called  also  {basil  thyme}. 
 
  {Field  colors}  (Mil.),  small  flags  for  marking  out  the 
  positions  for  squadrons  and  battalions;  camp  colors. 
 
  {Field  cricket}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  large  European  cricket 
  ({Gryllus  campestric}),  remarkable  for  its  loud  notes. 
 
  {Field  day}. 
  a  A  day  in  the  fields. 
  b  (Mil.)  A  day  when  troops  are  taken  into  the  field  for 
  instruction  in  evolutions.  --Farrow. 
  c  A  day  of  unusual  exertion  or  display;  a  gala  day 
 
  {Field  driver},  in  New  England,  an  officer  charged  with  the 
  driving  of  stray  cattle  to  the  pound. 
 
  {Field  duck}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  little  bustard  ({Otis  tetrax}), 
  found  in  Southern  Europe. 
 
  {Field  glass}.  (Optics) 
  a  A  binocular  telescope  of  compact  form  a  lorgnette;  a 
  race  glass. 
  b  A  small  achromatic  telescope,  from  20  to  24  inches 
  long,  and  having  3  to  6  draws. 
  c  See  {Field  lens}. 
 
  {Field  lark}.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  The  skylark. 
  b  The  tree  pipit. 
 
  {Field  lens}  (Optics),  that  one  of  the  two  lenses  forming  the 
  eyepiece  of  an  astronomical  telescope  or  compound 
  microscope  which  is  nearer  the  object  glass;  --  called 
  also  {field  glass}. 
 
  {Field  madder}  (Bot.),  a  plant  ({Sherardia  arvensis})  used  in 
  dyeing. 
 
  {Field  marshal}  (Mil.),  the  highest  military  rank  conferred 
  in  the  British  and  other  European  armies. 
 
  {Field  mouse}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  mouse  inhabiting  fields,  as  the 
  campagnol  and  the  deer  mouse.  See  {Campagnol},  and  {Deer 
  mouse}. 
 
  {Field  officer}  (Mil.),  an  officer  above  the  rank  of  captain 
  and  below  that  of  general. 
 
  {Field  officer's  court}  (U.S.Army),  a  court-martial 
  consisting  of  one  field  officer  empowered  to  try  all 
  cases,  in  time  of  war,  subject  to  jurisdiction  of  garrison 
  and  regimental  courts.  --Farrow. 
 
  {Field  plover}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  black-bellied  plover 
  ({Charadrius  squatarola});  also  sometimes  applied  to  the 
  Bartramian  sandpiper  ({Bartramia  longicauda}). 
 
  {Field  spaniel}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  small  spaniel  used  in  hunting 
  small  game. 
 
  {Field  sparrow}.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  A  small  American  sparrow  ({Spizella  pusilla}). 
  b  The  hedge  sparrow.  [Eng.] 
 
  {Field  staff}>  (Mil.),  a  staff  formerly  used  by  gunners  to 
  hold  a  lighted  match  for  discharging  a  gun. 
 
  {Field  vole}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  European  meadow  mouse. 
 
  {Field  of  ice},  a  large  body  of  floating  ice;  a  pack. 
 
  {Field},  or  {Field  of  view},  in  a  telescope  or  microscope, 
  the  entire  space  within  which  objects  are  seen. 
 
  {Field  magnet}.  see  under  {Magnet}. 
 
  {Magnetic  field}.  See  {Magnetic}. 
 
  {To  back  the  field},  or  {To  bet  on  the  field}.  See  under 
  {Back},  v.  t.  --  {To  keep  the  field}. 
  a  (Mil.)  To  continue  a  campaign. 
  b  To  maintain  one's  ground  against  all  comers. 
 
  {To}  {lay,  or  back},  {against  the  field},  to  bet  on  (a  horse, 
  etc.)  against  all  comers. 
 
  {To  take  the  field}  (Mil.),  to  enter  upon  a  campaign. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  outfield 
  n  :  the  area  of  a  baseball  playing  field  beyond  the  lines 
  connecting  the  bases  [ant:  {baseball  diamond}] 




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