a. [ AS. innera, a compar. fr. inne within, fr. in in. See In. ]
This attracts the soul,
Governs the inner man, the nobler part. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Inner house (Scot.),
Inner jib (Naut.),
Inner plate (Arch.),
Inner post (Naut.),
Inner square (Carp.),
adv. More within. [ Obs. ] Baret. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ A corruption of inmost due to influence of inner. See Inmost. ] Farthest inward; most remote from the outward part; inmost; deepest within. Prov. xviii. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In the innermost place. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
His ebon cross worn innermostly. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ See Innerve. ] (Anat.) To supply with nerves;
n. [ Cf. F. innervation. ]
v. t.