undermost

Example Sentences

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The stroller felt himself swiftly thrust downward, and as they both fell together it was he who went undermost.

From Robin Hood by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)

The strips, as they were cut by Ossaroo, were passed into the hands of the others, who having already spread out the hide with the hairy side undermost, laid the pieces upon it.

From The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains by Reid, Mayne

Now of these, the first, pride, is perhaps the most destructive of all the four, seeing it is the undermost and original story of all sin; and � 20.

From Modern Painters Volume II (of V) by Ruskin, John

The undermost parts of a drop of water on a support are pressed against the support, and the upper parts are pressed against the lower parts because the latter cannot yield.

From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst

In another moment the two figures rolled upon the deck, and the flaxen head was undermost.

From Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine by Gilbert, W. B.