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outward
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Outward \Out"ward\, Outwards \Out"wards\, adv. [AS. [=u]teweard. See Out, and -ward, -wards.] From the interior part; in a direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away; as, a ship bound outward. [1913 Webster] The wrong side may be turned outward. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Light falling on them is not reflected outwards. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] Outward bound, bound in an outward direction or to foreign parts; -- said especially of vessels, and opposed to homeward bound. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Outward \Out"ward\, a.
1. Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; --
opposed to inward; as, an outward garment or layer.
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Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is
renewed day by day. --Cor. iv. 16.
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2. Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is
external; manifest; public. "Sins outward." --Chaucer.
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An outward honor for an inward toil. --Shak.
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3. Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war.
[Obs.] --Hayward.
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4. Tending to the exterior or outside.
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The fire will force its outward way. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster] -- Out"ward*ly, adv. -- Out"ward*ness,
n.
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Outward stroke. (Steam Engine) See under Stroke.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Outward \Out"ward\, n.
External form; exterior. [R.]
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So fair an outward and such stuff within. --Shak.
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