midmost
Americanadjective
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being in the very middle; middlemost; middle.
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being or occurring at or near the middle part or point of.
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most intimate or private; innermost.
adverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of midmost
before 1000; mid- + -most; replacing Middle English, Old English mid mest
Example Sentences
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Midmost the meadow stood a monastery, and within the inclosure a citadel that rose high into the air in the light of the moon.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
Midmost the court, with its orange and lemon trees, fell all day the cool waters of a fountain.
From The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Wright, Thomas
Seest not the fisherman that seeks his living in the sea, Midmost the network of the stars that round about him press!
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I by Payne, John
Midmost is Mont Blanc; on the right the Glacier de Boisson.
From Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Midmost the Queen calls on her squadron with the timbrel of her country, nor yet casts back a glance on the twin snakes behind her.
From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil
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