right-side-out

Seams facing inward

Right-side-out describes fabric or clothing with the intended outer surface facing outward—the normal, finished orientation: Turn the shirt right-side-out before folding it.

The term exists mainly as the opposite of inside-out, used when correcting reversed garments or specifying proper assembly.

clothing

shirt

Upper body garment

pants · sleeves · turning · laundry · wearing · dressing · pullover · jersey · hoodie · reversing

sewing

seams

Joined fabric edges

construction · hemming · lining · fabric · tailoring · dressmaking · pattern · notions · pressing · ironing

orientation

correct

Free from error

standard · original · intended · conventional · natural · default · regular · obverse · unseamed · unhidden

Opposites
orientation/inversion

right-side-outinside-out

Reversed so inner surface shows

inside out · inverted · reversed · turned out · turned

Family

right, side, rightly, rightness, rightful, rightfully, rights, righted, righting

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G