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adverb

Outside adv., prep. On or to the outside (of); without; on the exterior; as, to ride outside the coach; he stayed outside.

adjective

Outside adj.

1.

Of or pertaining to the outside; external; exterior; superficial.

2.

Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc.; as, an outside estimate. (Colloq.)

Outside finish (Arch.), a term for the minor parts, as corner boards, hanging stiles, etc., required to complete the exterior of a wooden building; rare in masonry.

noun

Outside n.

1.

The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the external surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exterior. "There may be great need of an outside where there is little or nothing within." "Created beings see nothing but our outside."

2.

The part or space which lies beyond the external edge of a structure or beyond the boundary of an inclosure. "I threw open the door of my chamber, and found the family standing on the outside."

3.

The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.; the utmost; as, it may last a week at the outside.

4.

One who, or that which, is without; hence, an outside passenger, as distinguished from one who is inside. See Inside, n. 3. (Colloq. Eng.)

5.

The part of the world not encompassed by or under control of an organization or institution; as, prisoners are not allowed to pass objects to persons on the outside; one may not discuss company secretes with anyone on the outside.

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Etymology of 'Outside'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Outside" Quotes from Famous Books

... the closing door, announcing that Judge Harvey's eyes were outside the room, Mrs. De Peyster unloosed the mantle of dignity, which with so great an effort she had kept folded about her person, let her face fall forward into her hands, and slumped down into her chair, a loose, inert bundle. Several lifeless minutes ...

— No. 13 Washington Square • Leroy Scott

... third kind of placket, the opening is faced with a continuous piece of tape on both sides and finished with a piece of material on the outside. See illustration. This makes a strong and simple placket. When a tape cannot be used, a hem or facing may be made on the under side of the opening and a facing on the upper side, over which the on-set piece is stitched. The on-set piece and facing may ...

— Textiles and Clothing • Kate Heintz Watson

... reality upon the complex vision, goes on beyond the point where the complex vision stops?" I would answer that the complex vision does not only create reality; it discovers reality. There is always the primordial objective mystery outside the complex vision; that objective mystery, or world-stuff, or world-clay, out of which, in its process of half-creation and half-discovery, the complex ...

— The Complex Vision • John Cowper Powys

... said the Fox. "You must know that, just outside the City of Simple Simons, there is a blessed field called the Field of Wonders. In this field you dig a hole and in the hole you bury a gold piece. After covering up the hole with earth you water it well, sprinkle a bit of salt on it, and go to bed. During the night, the gold piece sprouts, ...

— The Adventures of Pinocchio • C. Collodi--Pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini

... spoilt by damp and rottenness within. I should think, from the writing and illuminations, it was executed between the years 1450 and 1480. The outside is here the principal attraction. It is a very ancient massive binding, in silver. On each side is a sacred subject; but on that, where the Crucifixion is represented, the figure to the right has considerable expression. At the bottom of each compartment ...

— A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three • Thomas Frognall Dibdin

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