outwith

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It is not noise she is hearing within the house or from outwith - she knows this is not a noise audible to others but only herself.

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  1. Without; on the outward side; outwardly; externally. That signede Ihesu crist for sake of vre kuynde Was nout out-with so cler bote with-inne he was clene. Joseph of Arimathie (E. E. T. S.), l. 186.
  2. Without; outside of. [Scots.] Uthir places outewith the borowis. Quoted in Ribton-Turner's Vagrants and Vagrancy, p. 339. The evidence, outwith her family, of the major having previously said that he meant to marry her, was extremely-meagre, and rested upon the testimony of two witnesses. Lord Deas.

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  • Mr Donaldson said: "While we understand that any action from his perspective is indefensible, people have reacted and the issue is out of the control of the unions at a national level, and outwith the control of the Prime Minister."
  • Athletes outwith these sports who are competing at European junior level or beyond may also be considered for a scholarship award. —  LearnHub Activities
  • While outwith the police cordon protesters wait, within it's all gone a bit flat.
  • The difference is both you and Ricsi directly and indirectly hinted at violence and reprisals outwith these forums. —  Pestiside.hu
  • I wrote that song as a frippery, and simply as a stand-alone song outwith any grand spectacular spectacular context. —  Notes From The Geek Show
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  1. from Middle English outwith, outewith; from out + with; a transposed form of without.
 

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