exterior

alternative obsolete exteriour

1. not comparableRelating to the outside parts or surface of something.

   the exterior part of a sphere

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   Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man / Resemble that it was.

   c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]

   Synonyms: outer

2. not comparableBeing from outside a country; foreign.

   the exterior relations of a state or kingdom

3. not comparableOutdoor.

plural exteriors · alternative obsolete exteriour

1. The outside part, parts or surface of something.

   The sticker was attached to the exterior of the package

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   Before dissecting a shark to see how it manages to function so effectively, let us first examine its exterior.

   1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 31

   [I]n the 575 days since [Oscar] Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, there has been an unseemly scramble to construct revisionist histories, to identify evidence beneath that placid exterior of a pugnacious, hair-trigger personality.

   2014 October 21, Oliver Brown, “Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years – sport afforded no protection against his tragic fallibilities: Bladerunner's punishment for killing Reeva Steenkamp is but a frippery when set against the burden that her bereft parents, June and Barry, must carry [print version: No room for sentimentality in this tragedy, 13 September 2014, p. S22]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Sport)

   The structure's exterior is clad in aluminum-oxidized pine, which gives it a reflective quality that complements the galvanized-steel roof.

   2026 May 28, Julie Belcove, “Farm Fresh”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 93

   Antonyms: inside, interior

2. Foreign lands.

   She is our new minister of the exterior

   Antonyms: interior

3. A recording taken outside to be used in film-making, often including establishing shots.

   We'll get the last of the exteriors done tomorrow.