withinside

English

Alternative forms

• within side, within-side, within-sides, withinsides

Etymology

From within + side; compare inside.

Adverb

withinside (not comparable)

1. (intransitive preposition, archaic) Within, inside.
   • 1751, [Tobias] 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

• withinside of

Preposition

withinside

1. (archaic) Within, inside.