† skinwardn.
Obsolete. rare.
to the skinward: in the direction of the skin.
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1689 R. L'Estrange tr. Erasmus Sel. Colloquies (ed. 2) xxii. 286 That wears Linnen above, and Woollen to the Skin-ward [L. qui extime linei sunt intime lanei].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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