externals
plural of external
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*ter"nal, a. Etym: [L. externus, fr. exter, exterus, on the outside, outward. See Exterior.]
1. Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external form or surface of a body. Of all external things, . . . She [Fancy] forms imaginations, aery shapes. Milton.
2. Outside of or separate from ourselves; (Metaph.) separate from the perceiving mind.
3. Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as distinguished from mental or moral. Her virtues graced with external gifts. Shak.
4. Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial. The external circumstances are greatly different. Trench.
5. Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations; as, external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom.
6. (Anat.)
Definition: Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral. External angles. (Geom.) See under Angle.
Ex*ter"nal, n.
Definition: Something external or without; outward part; that which makes a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form; -- usually in the plural. Adam was then no less glorious in his externals South. God in externals could not place content. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
