outwall

noun — 2 senses

outwall

noun

/ˈaʊtwɔːl/

Etymology From out- + wall.

1

An exterior or outer wall.

2

Figuratively, Obsolete External appearance.

  • I am much more Then my out-wall; open this Purse, and take What it containesc. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:

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