SUR'FACE, noun The exterior part of any thing that has length and breadth; one of the limits that terminates a solid; the superficies; outside; as the surface of the earth; the surface of the sea; the surface of a diamond; the surface of the body; the surface of a cylinder; an even or an uneven surface; a smooth or rough surface; a spherical surface
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI