withinside

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English

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Etymology

From within + side; compare inside.

Adverb

withinside (not comparable)

  1. (intransitive preposition, archaic) Within, inside.
    • 1751, Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle , volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., , →OCLC:
      I provided myself with a soldier, whom I placed centinel at the door withinside, to guard me from the danger of such assaults for the future.
    • 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 254:
      They use rocks, hills, and even the seas, for their habitations, which withinside are neat, and all their domestic utensils extremely clean and orderly.

Derived terms

Preposition

withinside

  1. (archaic) Within, inside.