right side out

Not inside out

Right side out describes fabric or clothing oriented with the intended outer surface facing outward—the normal way something is worn or displayed.

The phrase exists mainly as the opposite of inside out: Turn the shirt right side out before folding it.

Something washed inside out needs to be turned right side out afterward.

Related

seam · straighten · inversion · lining · orderly · sewing · unturned · folding · lay flat · reversible · fabric · garment · clothing tag · neat · arrange · transparency · upright · hem

Opposites
orientation/configuration

right side outinside out

Inner surface exposed externally

wrong side out · inverted · reversed · backwards · turned out

Family

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

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G