hithermost
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of hithermost
Example Sentences
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Finally he laid a plank lengthwise upon the hithermost rungs, and advanced to the end of it; then another plank; then a third: and he stood in the grounds of Ventirose.
From The Cardinal's Snuff-Box by Harland, Henry
The hithermost part of the island was at different times in their possession, and the remainder, as we have related, was occupied by barbarous Britons.
From Old English Chronicles by Various
Lightness and grace are the painter's great qualities, marking the hithermost limit of unconscious elegance, after which "style" and science and the wisdom of the serpent set in.
From Italian Hours by James, Henry
They were to start betimes in the morning, and sleep that night at Brattebö, which is the hithermost spur of the chain.
From Love and Lucy by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
On the hithermost part of Orenoque, as at Toparimaca and Winicapora, those are of a nation called Nepoios, and are the followers of Carapana, lord of Emeria.
From The Discovery of Guiana by Raleigh, Walter, Sir
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