outer corner

Edge's meeting point

The outer corner is the point where two edges meet at the external angle of a shape or structure—the corner that projects outward rather than inward.

In makeup, the outer corner of the eye is where the upper and lower lids meet nearest the temple: Apply darker shadow to the outer corner for a cat-eye effect.

The outer corners of a room are those visible from inside; the outer corners of a picture frame face the viewer.

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fold · lash line · margin · tip · point · canthus · wingtip · boundary · periphery · rim · brow · temple · lid · liner · eye makeup · makeup · cat-eye · flick

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spatial position

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Medial eye angle

inside corner · interior angle · center · inside edge · inner edge

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