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outskirt

[out-skurt] / ˈaʊtˌskɜrt /
NOUN
border
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boundary line
STRONG
bound bounds brim brink circumference confine end extremity fringe hem limit lip perimeter periphery rim selvage skirt trim trimming verge
Antonyms
STRONG
center inside interior middle
WEAK
mainland region territory
NOUN
edge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boundary brink corner end fringe line lip margin mouth perimeter rim shore threshold verge
STRONG
berm bound brim circumference contour curb extremity frame frontier hem ledge limit molding periphery portal ring side skirt split strand term trimming
Antonyms
STRONGEST
center interior middle
WEAK
inside surface

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Outskirt, owt′skėrt, n. the outer skirt: border: suburb—often used in pl.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various