right-side out

[ rahyt-sahyd ]

adverb

1. with the correct side facing outward:

   turn the socks right-side out.

Word History and Origins

Origin of right-side out¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Idioms and Phrases

Turned correctly, with the outer side on the outside, as opposed to inside out , def. 1. For example, I turned the sweater right-side out before putting it on .

Example Sentences

When this is done, turn the meat and skin back again, so that they will be right side out.

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Fold a seven-inch piece of ribbon (one and one-quarter inches wide) in half with the right side out.

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Maybe he can fish up your eyes again, and stick them in right side out.

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Stitch it neatly together around three sides, turn it right side out and fill it with cotton or wool wadding.

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The bag is then stitched up the sides and around the bottom on the wrong side and turned right side out.

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