01 a. Further in; interior; internal; not outward; as, an inner chamber.
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1.
Further in; interior; internal; not outward; as, an inner chamber.
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2.
Of or pertaining to the spirit or its phenomena.“This attracts the soul, Governs the inner man, the nobler part.” — Milton.
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3.
Not obvious or easily discovered; obscure.
Phrases & compounds
Inner house —
the first and second divisions of the court of Session at Edinburgh; also, the place of their sittings.
Inner jib —
a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay running from the fore-topmast head to the jib boom.
Inner plate —
the wall plate which lies nearest to the center of the roof, in a double-plated roof.
Inner post —
a piece brought on at the fore side of the main post, to support the transoms.
Inner square —
the angle formed by the inner edges of a carpenter's square.