wrong side

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English

wrong side (bottom left) and right side

Noun

wrong side (plural wrong sides)

  1. (textiles, sewing) The side of a fabric, often with a less visible color or pattern, that is not intended to be seen on a finished project.
    Antonym: right side
    Trace the pattern on the wrong side so that any mistakes won't show when you're done.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wrong,‎ side.
    Don't drive on the wrong side of the road.
    • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 286:
      But his grandson Francis, a Yorkist friend of Richard III, backed the wrong side in the Wars of the Roses and was declared a traitor by Henry VII, who confiscated his estates.

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