inside finish

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Inside \In"side`\, a.

1.Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained; interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a stagecoach; inside decoration. [1913 Webster]

Kissing with inside lip.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.Adapted to the interior. [1913 Webster]

Inside callipers (Mech.), callipers for measuring the diameters of holes, etc.

Inside finish (Arch.), a general term for the final work in any building necessary for its completion, but other than unusual decoration; thus, in joiner work, the doors and windows, inside shutters, door and window trimmings, paneled jams, baseboards, and sometimes flooring and stairs; in plaster work, the finishing coat, the cornices, centerpieces, etc.,; in painting, all simple painting of woodwork and plastering.

Inside track, the inner part of a race course; hence, colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, contacts, etc., in competition. [1913 Webster]

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