v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inwalled p. pr. & vb. n. Inwalling. ] To inclose or fortify as with a wall. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An inner wall; specifically (Metal.), the inner wall, or lining, of a blast furnace. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The mental faculties; -- usually pl. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An intimate or familiar friend or acquaintance. [ Obs. ] “I was an inward of his.” Shak.

a. [ AS. inweard, inneweard, innanweard, fr. innan, inne, within (fr. in in; see In) + the suffix -weard, E. -ward. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to outward. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul. “Inward beauty.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Intimate; domestic; private. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

All my inward friends abhorred me. Job xix. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to know in part the discourse of his life. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ AS. inweardlice. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. In the inner parts; internally. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let Benedick, like covered fire,
Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Toward the center; inward; as, to curve inwardly. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In the heart or mind; mentally; privately; secretly; as, he inwardly repines. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Intimately; thoroughly. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I shall desire to know him more inwardly. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. moving or directed toward the center or axis, especially when spinning or traveling in a curve. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. Internal or true state; essential nature; as, the inwardness of conduct. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sense can not arrive to the inwardness
Of things. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Intimacy; familiarity. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Heartiness; earnestness. [ 1913 Webster ]

What was wanted was more inwardness, more feeling. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } adv. [ AS. inweard. The ending -s is prop. a genitive ending. See Inward, a., -wards. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to turn the attention inward. [ 1913 Webster ]

So much the rather, thou Celestial Light,
Shine inward. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. See Inward. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To weave in or together; to intermix or intertwine by weaving; to interlace. [ 1913 Webster ]

Down they cast
Their crowns, inwove with amaranth and gold. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]