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outer

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"On the outside"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈaʊtə/Part of speech adjectiveSorted eortuStarts with OEnds with R1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. being on or toward the outside of the body

Word origin

From Middle English outre, outer, outter, uttre, from Old English ūtre, ūtera, ūterra (“outer”), equivalent to out + -er. Compare German äußere (“outer”), Danish ydre (“outer”), Swedish yttre (“outer”), Icelandic ytri (“outer”). Piecewise doublet of utter.

Used in a sentence

  • 'Phil Cornish' [a snowdrop variety] is like a cross between a pixie hat and a pagoda, with elegant upswept outers [outer petals] marked in a green colour-wash at the top and warpaint slashes at the lower end.
  • We ordered two cartons with twelve outers in each.
  • The 51.4 per cent to 48.6 per cent victory of the "outers" broke the back of the Labour government.

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