withinside

adv, prep — 2 senses

withinside

adv

Etymology From within + side; compare inside.

1

Archaic Within, inside.

Intransitive preposition

  • 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.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
  • They use rocks, hills, and even the seas, for their habitations, which withinside are neat, and all their domestic utensils extremely clean and orderly.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 254:
Derived terms
withinside of

withinside

prep

Etymology From within + side; compare inside.

1

Archaic Within, inside.

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