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John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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noun

A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

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inside out

Part of SpeechadverbPronunciation/in-sahyd-owt/Used In Literature ↓

With the inner surface on the outside; completely inverted or disarranged.

In a Sentence

He put his shirt on inside out by mistake.

Origin

From the literal meaning of turning something so its inner surface is exposed.

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Poetry examples for inside out

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.