outward stroke

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Outward \Out"ward\, a.
   1. Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; --
      opposed to {inward}; as, an outward garment or layer.
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            Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is
            renewed day by day.                   --Cor. iv. 16.
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   2. Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is
      external; manifest; public. "Sins outward." --Chaucer.
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            An outward honor for an inward toil.  --Shak.
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   3. Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war.
      [Obs.] --Hayward.
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   4. Tending to the exterior or outside.
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            The fire will force its outward way.  --Dryden.
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      n.
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   {Outward stroke}. (Steam Engine) See under {Stroke}.
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