Definition of outer

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Outer (a.) Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space or position regarded as a center or starting place; -- opposed to inner; as, the outer wall; the outer court or gate; the outer stump in cricket; the outer world..

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Retrenchment :: Retrenchment (n.) A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation..
Souterrain :: Souterrain (n.) A grotto or cavern under ground.
Reveal :: Reveal (n.) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb..
Dolman :: Dolman (n.) A long robe or outer garment, with long sleeves, worn by the Turks..
Pteroceras :: Pteroceras (n.) A genus of large marine gastropods having the outer border of the lip divided into lobes; -- called also scorpion shell.
Haik :: Haik (n.) A large piece of woolen or cotton cloth worn by Arabs as an outer garment.
Chlamys :: Chlamys (n.) A loose and flowing outer garment, worn by the ancient Greeks; a kind of cloak..
Base-court :: Base-court (n.) The secondary, inferior, or rear courtyard of a large house; the outer court of a castle..
But :: But (prep., adv. & conj.) The outer apartment or kitchen of a two-roomed house; -- opposed to ben, the inner room..
Trochanter :: Trochanter (n.) One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter..
Gluepot :: Gluepot (n.) A utensil for melting glue, consisting of an inner pot holding the glue, immersed in an outer one containing water which is heated to soften the glue..
Robe :: Robe (v. t.) An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the like..
Thimble :: Thimble (n.) A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material. It is usually made of metal, and has upon the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle..
Earthstar :: Earthstar (n.) A curious fungus of the genus Geaster, in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores..
Vest :: Vest (n.) An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.
Ectoplasm :: Ectoplasm (n.) The outer hyaline layer of protoplasm in a vegetable cell.
Heelpost :: Heelpost (n.) The post supporting the outer end of a propeller shaft.
Perispore :: Perispore (n.) The outer covering of a spore.
Shealing :: Shealing (n.) The outer husk, pod, or shell, as of oats, pease, etc.; sheal; shell..
Lagging :: Lagging (n.) The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of heat; a covering of lags; -- called also deading and cleading..
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