Associations to the word «Obverse»

Wiktionary

OBVERSE, adjective. Turned or facing toward the observer.
OBVERSE, adjective. Corresponding; complementary.
OBVERSE, adjective. (botany) Having the base, or end next to the attachment, narrower than the top.
OBVERSE, noun. The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.
OBVERSE, noun. (logic) The double negative of a statement e.g. All men are mortal => No man is immortal

Dictionary definition

OBVERSE, noun. The more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue".
OBVERSE, noun. The side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats