Dictionary entry

Inside (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

In″side′, a. 1. Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained; interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a stagecoach; inside decoration.

Kissing with inside lip. Shak.

2. Adapted to the interior.

Inside callipers(Mech.), callipers for measuring the diameters of holes, etc. — Inside finish(Arch.), a general term for the final work in any building necessary for its completion, but other than unusual decoration; thus, in joiner work, the doors and windows, inside shutters, door and window trimmings, paneled jams, baseboards, and sometimes flooring and stairs; in plaster work, the finishing coat, the cornices, centerpieces, etc.; in painting, all simple painting of woodwork and plastering. — Inside track, the inner part of a race course; hence, colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, etc., in competition.