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outer surface of an area or a body

outer surface of an area or a body

The surface; the exterior part, superficial area, or face of a thing.

A real right consisting of a grant by a landed proprietor of a piece of ground, bearing a strong resemblance to the long building leases granted by landholders in England, in consideration of a rent, and under reservation of the ownership of the soil.

The upper face or surface: the outer face or part of a thing.

Surface; outside.

See surface.

n. [Latin] The surface ; the exterior part or face of a thing ;- every thing on the surface of a piece of ground or of a building so closely connected by art or nature as to constitute a part of it.