U U (?), the twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, is a cursive form of the letter V, with which it was formerly used interchangeably, both letters being then used both as vowels and consonants. U and V are now, however, differentiated, U being used only as a vowel or semivowel, and V only as a consonant. The true primary vowel sound of U, in Anglo-Saxon, was the sound which it still retains in most of the languages of Europe, that of long oo, as in tool, and short oo, as in wood, answering to the French ou in tour. Etymologically U is most closely related to o, y (vowel), w, and v; as in two, duet, dyad, twice; top, tuft; sop, sup; auspice, aviary. See V, also O and Y. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 130-144. Uakari Ua*ka"ri (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Ouakari. Uberous U"ber*ous (?), a. [L. uber.] Fruitful; copious; abundant; plentiful. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert. Uberty U"ber*ty (?), n. [L. ubertas.] Fruitfulness; copiousness; abundance; plenty. [Obs.] Florio. Ubication, Ubiety U`bi*ca"tion (?), U*bi"e*ty (?), n. [NL. ubicatio, ubietas, fr. L. ubi where.] The quality or state of being in a place; local relation; position or location; whereness. [R.] Glanvill. Ubiquarian U`bi*qua"ri*an (?), a. Ubiquitous. [R.] Ubiquitist, Ubiquitarian U"bi*qui*tist (?), U*biq`ui*ta"ri*an (?), n. [L. ubique everywhere: cf. F. ubiquiste, ubiquitaire. See Ubiquity.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a school of Lutheran divines which held that the body of Christ is present everywhere, and especially in the eucharist, in virtue of his omnipresence. Called also ubiquitist, and ubiquitary. Ubiquitariness U*biq"ui*ta*ri*ness (?), n. Quality or state of being ubiquitary, or ubiquitous. [R.] Fuller. Ubiquitary U*biq"ui*ta*ry (?), a. [L. ubique everywhere. See Ubiquitarian.] Ubiquitous. Howell. Ubiquitary U*biq"ui*ta*ry, n.; pl. Ubiquitaries (. 1. One who exists everywhere. B. Jonson. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) A ubiquist. Bp. Hall. Ubiquitist U*biq"ui*tist (?), n. Same as Ubiquist. Ubiquitous U*biq"ui*tous (?), a. [See Ubiquity.] Existing or being everywhere, or in all places, at the same time; omnipresent. -- U*biq"ui*tous*ly, adv. In this sense is he ubiquitous. R. D. Hitchcock. Ubiquity U*biq"ui*ty (?), n. [L. ubique everywhere, fr. ubi where, perhaps for cubi, quobi (cf. alicubi anywhere), and if so akin to E. who: cf. F. ubiquit\'82.] 1. Existence everywhere, or in places, at the same time; omnipresence; as, the ubiquity of God is not disputed by those who admit his existence. The arms of Rome . . . were impeded by . . . the wide spaces to be traversed and the ubiquity of the enemy. C. Merivale. 2. (Theol.) The doctrine, as formulated by Luther, that Christ's glorified body is omnipresent. Uchees U"chees (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians belonging to the Creek confederation. Uckewallist Uck`e*wal"list (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of rigid Anabaptists, which originated in 1637, and whose tenets were essentially the same as those of the Mennonists. In addition, however, they held that Judas and the murderers of Christ were saved. So called from the founder of the sect, Ucke Wallis, a native of Friesland. Eadie. Udal U"dal (&umac;"dal), n. [Icel. &omac;&edh;al allodium, an hereditary estate; akin to Sw. odal allodial, Dan. odel.] In Shetland and Orkney, a freehold; property held by udal, or allodial, right. Udal U"dal, a. Allodial; -- a term used in Finland, Shetland, and Orkney. See Allodial. Burrill. Udaler, Udalman U"dal*er (?), U"dal*man (?), n. In the Shetland and Orkney Islands, one who holds property by udal, or allodial, right. Sir W. Scott. Udder Ud"der (?), n. [OE. uddir, AS. \'d4der; akin to D. uijer, G. euter, OHG. \'d4tar, \'d4tiro, Icel. j\'d4gr, Sw. jufver, jur, Dan. yver, L. uber, Gr. o"y^qar, Skr. \'d4dhar. \'fb216. Cf. Exuberant.] 1. (Anat.) The glandular organ in which milk is secreted and stored; -- popularly called the bag in cows and other quadrupeds. See Mamma. A lioness, with udders all drawn dry. Shak. 2. One of the breasts of a woman. [R.] Yon Juno of majestic size, With cowlike udders, and with oxlike eyes. Pope. Uddered Ud"dered (?), a. Having an udder or udders. Udderless Ud"der*less, a. 1. Destitute or deprived of an udder. 2. Hence, without mother's milk; motherless; as, udderless lambs. [Poetic] Keats. Udometer U*dom"e*ter (?), n. [L. udus wet, moist + -meter.] (Meteor.) A rain gauge. Ugh Ugh (&oomac;), interj. An exclamation expressive of disgust, horror, or recoil. Its utterance is usually accompanied by a shudder. Uglesome Ug"le*some (?), a. [Ugly.] Ugly. [Obs.] "Such an uglesome countenance." Latimer. Uglify Ug"li*fy (?), v. t. [Ugly + -fy.] To disfigure; to make ugly. [R.] Mad. D'Arblay. Uglily Ug"li*ly, adv. In an ugly manner; with deformity. Ugliness Ug"li*ness, n. The quality or state of being ugly. Ugly Ug"ly (?), a. [Compar. Uglier (?); superl. Ugliest.] [Icel. uggligr fearful, dreadful; uggr fear (akin to ugga to fear) + -ligr (akin to E. -ly, like). Awe.] 1. Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed. The ugly view of his deformed crimes. Spenser. Like the toad, ugly and venomous. Shak. O, I have passed a miserable night, So full of ugly sights, of ghastly dreams. Shak. 2. Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly. [Colloq. U. S.] 3. Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer. [Colloq.] Ugly Ug"ly (?), n. A shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet. [Colloq. Eng.] C. Kingsley. Ugly Ug"ly, v. t. To make ugly. [R.] Richardson. Ugrian U"gri*an (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) A Mongolian race, ancestors of the Finns. [Written also Uigrian.] Ugsome Ug"some (?), a. [Ugly.] Ugly; offensive; loathsome. [Obs.] -- Ug"some*ness, n. [Obs.] "The horror and ugsomeness of death." Latimer. Uhlan Uh"lan (?), n. [G. uhlan, Pol. ulan, hulan, from Turk. ogl\'ben a youth, lad; of Tartar origin.] [Written also ulan, and formerly hulan.] 1. One of a certain description of militia among the Tartars. 2. (Mil.) One of a kind of light cavalry of Tartaric origin, first introduced into European armies in Poland. They are armed with lances, pistols, and sabers, and are employed chiefly as skirmishers. Uintatherium U*in`ta*the"ri*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Uinta, the Indian name of the region where the animals were discovered + Gr. qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of large Eocene ungulates allied to Dinoceras. This name is sometimes used for nearly all the known species of the group. See Dinoceras. Ukase U*kase" (?), n. [F., fr. Russ. ukas'; pref. u- + kazate to show, to say.] In Russia, a published proclamation or imperial order, having the force of law. Ulan U"lan (?), n. See Uhlan. Ularburong U*lar"bu*rong (?), n. [From the native Malay name.] (Zo\'94l.) A large East Indian nocturnal tree snake (Dipsas dendrophila). It is not venomous. Ulcer Ul"cer (?), n. [F. ulc\'8are, L. ulcus, gen. ulceris, akin to Gr. 1. (Med.) A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the body, and originating generally in a constitutional disorder; a sore discharging pus. It is distinguished from an abscess, which has its beginning, at least, in the depth of the tissues. 2. Fig.: Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character. Cold ulcer (Med.), an ulcer on a finger or toe, due to deficient circulation and nutrition. In such cases the extremities are cold. Ulcer Ul"cer, v. t. To ulcerate. [R.] Fuller. Ulcerable Ul"cer*a*ble (?), a. Capable of ulcerating. Ulcerate Ul"cer*ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ulcerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ulcerating.] [L. ulceratus, p. p. of ulcerare, fr. ulcus ulcer.] To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous. Ulcerate Ul"cer*ate, v. t. To affect with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers. Harvey. Ulcerated Ul"cer*a`ted (?), a. Affected with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers; as, an ulcerated sore throat. Ulceration Ul`cer*a"tion (?), n. [L. ulceratio: cf. F. ulc\'82ration.] (Med.) The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer. Ulcerative Ul"cer*a*tive (?), a. Of or pertaining to ulcers; as, an ulcerative process. Ulcered Ul"cered (?), a. Ulcerous; ulcerated. Ulcerous Ul"cer*ous (?), a. [L. ulcerous: cf. F. ulc\'82reux.] 1. Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging purulent or other matter. R. Browning. 2. Affected with an ulcer or ulcers; ulcerated. It will but skin and film the ulcerous place. Shak. -- Ul"cer*ous*ly, adv. -- Ul"cer*ous*ness, n. Ulcuscle, Ulcuscule Ul"cus*cle (?), Ul*cus"cule (?), n. [L. ulcusculum, dim. of ulcus. See Ulcer.] A little ulcer. [R.] Ule U"le (?), n. [Sp.] (Bot.) A Mexican and Central American tree (Castilloa elastica and C. Markhamiana) related to the breadfruit tree. Its milky juice contains caoutchouc. Called also ule tree. Ulema U*le"ma (?), n. [Ar. 'ulem\'be the wise or learned men, pl. of '\'belim wise, learned, fr. alima to know.] A college or corporation in Turkey composed of the hierarchy, namely, the imams, or ministers of religion, the muftis, or doctors of law, and the cadis, or administrators of justice. Ulexite U"lex*ite (?), n. [After a German chemist.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in white rounded crystalline masses. It is a hydrous borate of lime and soda. Uliginose, Uliginous U*lig"i*nose` (?), U*lig"i*nous (?), a. [L. uliginosus, fr. uligo, -inis, moisture, fr. uvere to be moist.] Muddy; oozy; slimy; also, growing in muddy places. [R.] Woodward. Ullage Ul"lage (?; 48), n. [OF. eullage, ovillage, the filling up of a cask, fr. ouillier, oillier, euillier, to fill a wine cask; properly, to add oil to prevent evaporation, as to a flask that is nearly full, fr. OF. oile oil. See Oil.] (Com.) The amount which a vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of being full; wantage; deficiency. Ullet Ul"let (?), n. [Cf. OF. hullote, E. howlet.] (Zo\'94l.) A European owl (Syrnium aluco) of a tawny color; -- called also uluia. Ullmannite Ull"mann*ite (?), n. [So named after J. C. Ullman, a German chemist.] (Min.) A brittle mineral of a steel-gray color and metallic luster, containing antimony, arsenic, sulphur, and nickel. Ulluco Ul*lu"co (?), n. (Bot.) See Melluc. Ulmaceous Ul*ma"ceous (?), a. [L. ulmus an elm.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a suborder of urticaceous plants, of which the elm is the type. Ulmate Ul"mate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of ulmic acid. Ulmic Ul"mic (?), a. [L. ulmus an elm: cf. F. ulmique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to ulmin; designating an acid obtained from ulmin. Ulmin Ul"min (?), n. [L. ulmus an elm: cf. F. ulmine.] (Chem.) A brown amorphous substance found in decaying vegetation. Cf. Humin. [Formerly written ulmine.] Ulmus Ul"mus (?), n. [L., an elm.] (Bot.) A genus of trees including the elm. Ulna Ul"na (?), n. [L., the elbow. See Ell.] 1. (Anat.) The postaxial bone of the forearm, or branchium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See Radius. 2. (O. Eng. Law) An ell; also, a yard. Burrill. Ulnage Ul"nage (?), n. [See Ulna, and cf. Alnage.] (Old Eng. Law) Measurement by the ell; alnage. Ulnar Ul"nar (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow; as, the ulnar nerve. Ulnare Ul*na"re (?), n.; pl. Ulnaria (#). [NL. See Ulna.] (Anat.) One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, which articulates with the ulna and corresponds to the cuneiform in man. Ulodendron U`lo*den"dron (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.) A genus of fossil trees. Ulonata U`lo*na"ta (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of insects nearly equivalent to the true Orthoptera. Ulotrichan U*lot"ri*chan (?), a. (Anthropol.) Of or pertaining to the Ulotrichi. -- n. One of the Ulotrichi. Ulotrichi U*lot"ri*chi (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Anthropol.) The division of mankind which embraces the races having woolly or crispy hair. Cf. Leiotrichi. Ulotrichous U*lot"ri*chous (?), a. (Anthropol.) Having woolly or crispy hair; -- opposed to leiotrichous. Ulster Ul"ster (?), n. A long, loose overcoat, worn by men and women, originally made of frieze from Ulster, Ireland. Ulterior Ul*te"ri*or (?), a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond, on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond, L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that, OL. olle, ollus. Cf. Outrage.] 1. Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither. 2. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain. Ulterior object OR aim, an object or aim beyond that which is avowed. Ulterior Ul*te"ri*or, n. Ulterior side or part. [R.] Coleridge. Ulteriorly Ul*te"ri*or*ly, adv. More distantly or remotely. Ultima Ul"ti*ma (?), a. [L., fem. ultimus last.] Most remote; furthest; final; last. Ultima ratio [L.], the last reason or argument; the last resort. -- Ultima Thule. [L.] See Thule. Ultima Ul"ti*ma, n. [L., fem. of ultimus last.] (Gram. & Pros.) The last syllable of a word. Ultimate Ul"ti*mate (?), a. [LL. ultimatus last, extreme, fr. L. ultimare to come to an end, fr. ultimus the farthest, last, superl. from the same source as ulterior. See Ulterior, and cf. Ultimatum.] 1. Farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme; last; final. My harbor, and my ultimate repose. Milton. Many actions apt to procure fame are not conductive to this our ultimate happiness. Addison. 2. Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final. Those ultimate truths and those universal laws of thought which we can not rationally contradict. Coleridge. 3. Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental; as, an ultimate constituent of matter. Ultimate analysis (Chem.), organic analysis. See under Organic. -- Ultimate belief. See under Belief. -- Ultimate ratio (Math.), the limiting value of a ratio, or that toward which a series tends, and which it does not pass. Syn. -- Final; conclusive. See Final. Ultimate Ul"ti*mate (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Ultimated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ultimating.] 1. To come or bring to an end; to eventuate; to end. [R.] 2. To come or bring into use or practice. [R.] Ultimately Ul"ti*mate*ly (?), adv. As a final consequence; at last; in the end; as, afflictions often tend to correct immoral habits, and ultimately prove blessings. Ultimation Ul`ti*ma"tion (?), n. State of being ultimate; that which is ultimate, or final; ultimatum. [R.] Swift. Ultimatum Ul`ti*ma"tum (?), n.; pl. E. Ultimatums (#), L. Ultimata (#). [NL. See Ultimate.] A final proposition, concession, or condition; especially, the final propositions, conditions, or terms, offered by either of the parties in a diplomatic negotiation; the most favorable terms a negotiator can offer, the rejection of which usually puts an end to the hesitation.<-- a final demand, the rejection of which may lead to a resort to force or other compelling action by the party presenting the ultimatum. --> _________________________________________________________________ Page 1561 Ultime Ul"time (?), a. Ultimate; final. [Obs.] Bacon. Ultimity Ul*tim"i*ty (?), n. [LL. ultimatus extremity, fr. L. ultimus the last.] The last stage or consequence; finality. [Obs.] Bacon. Ultimo Ul"ti*mo. [L. ultimo (mense) in the last month.] In the month immediately preceding the present; as, on the 1st ultimo; -- usually abbreviated to ult. Cf. Proximo. Ultion Ul"tion (?), n. [L. ultio.] The act of taking vengeance; revenge. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. Ultra- Ul"tra- (?), a. A prefix from the Latin ultra beyond (see Ulterior), having in composition the signification beyond, on the other side, chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place; as, ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane, ultratropical, etc. In other relations it has the sense of excessively, exceedingly, beyond what is common, natural, right, or proper; as, ultraconservative; ultrademocratic, ultradespotic, ultraliberal, ultraradical, etc. Ultra Ul"tra, a. [See Ultra-.] Going beyond others, or beyond due limit; extreme; fanatical; uncompromising; as, an ultra reformer; ultra measures. Ultra Ul"tra, n. One who advocates extreme measures; an ultraist; an extremist; a radical. Brougham. Ultrage Ul"trage (?), n. Outrage. [Obs.] Ultraism Ul"tra*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. ultra\'8bsme. See Ultra-.] The principles of those who advocate extreme measures, as radical reform, and the like. Dr. H. More. Ultraist Ul"tra*ist, n. One who pushes a principle or measure to extremes; an extremist; a radical; an ultra. Ultramarine Ul`tra*ma*rine" (?), a. [Pref. ultra- + marine.] Situated or being beyond the sea. Burke. Ultramarine Ul`tra*ma*rine", n. [Cf. Sp. ultramarino. So called because the lapis lazuli was originally brought from beyond the sea, -- from Asia.] (Chem.) A blue pigment formerly obtained by powdering lapis lazuli, but now produced in large quantities by fusing together silica, alumina, soda, and sulphur, thus forming a glass, colored blue by the sodium polysulphides made in the fusion. Also used adjectively. Green ultramarine, a green pigment obtained as a first product in the manufacture of ultramarine, into which it is changed by subsequent treatment. -- Ultramarine ash OR ashes (Paint.), a pigment which is the residuum of lapis lazuli after the ultramarine has been extracted. It was used by the old masters as a middle or neutral tint for flesh, skies, and draperies, being of a purer and tenderer gray that produced by the mixture of more positive colors. Fairholt. Ultramontane Ul`tra*mon"tane (?), [LL. ultramontanus; L. ultra beyond + montanus belonging to a mountain, from mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. ultramontain, It. ultramontano. See Ultra-, and Mountain.] Being beyond the mountains; specifically, being beyond the Alps, in respect to the one who speaks. NOTE: &hand; Th is term was first applied, somewhat contemptuously, by the Italians, to the nations north of the Alps, especially the Germans and French, their painters, jurists, etc. At a later period, the French and Germans applied it to the Italians. It is now more particularly used in respect to religious matters; and ultramontane doctrines, when spoken of north of the Alps, denote the extreme views of the pope's rights and supremacy maintained by Bellarmin and other Italian writers. Ultramontane Ul`tra*mon"tane, n. 1. One who resides beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps; a foreigner. 2. One who maintains extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy. See Ultramontanism. Ultramontanism Ul`tra*mon"ta*nism (?), n. [Cf. F. ultramontanisme.] The principles of those within the Roman Catholic Church who maintain extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy; -- so used by those living north of the Alps in reference to the Italians; -- rarely used in an opposite sense, as referring to the views of those living north of the Alps and opposed to the papal claims. Cf. Gallicanism. Ultramontanist Ul`tra*mon"ta*nist (?), n. One who upholds ultramontanism. Ultramundane Ul`tra*mun"dane (?), a. [L. ultramundanus. See Ultra-, and Mundane.] Being beyond the world, or beyond the limits of our system. Boyle. Ultrared Ul`tra*red" (?), a. [Pref. ultra- + red.] (Physics) Situated beyond or below the red rays; as, the ultrated rays of the spectrum, which are less refrangible than the red.<-- now called infrared --> Ultratropical Ul`tra*trop"ic*al (?), a. [Pref. ultra- + tropical.] Situated beyond, or outside of, the tropics; extratropical; also, having an excessively tropical temperature; warmer than the tropics. Ultraviolet Ul`tra*vi"o*let (?), a. [Pref. ultra- + violet.] (Physics) Lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end; -- said of rays more refrangible than the extreme violet rays of the spectrum. Ultra vires Ul`tra vi"res (?), [Law Latin, from L. prep. ultra beyond + vires, pl. of. vis strength.] Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights. Ultrazodiacal Ul`tra*zo*di"a*cal (?), a. [Pref. ultra- + zodiacal.] (Astron.) Outside the zodiac; being in that part of the heavens that is more than eight degrees from the ecliptic; as, ultrazodiacal planets, that is, those planets which in part of their orbits go beyond the zodiac. Ultroneous Ul*tro"ne*ous (?), a. [L. ultroneus, from ultro to the further side, on his part, of one's own accord. See Ultra-.] Spontaneous; voluntary. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. -- Ul*tro"ne*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Ul*tro"ne*ous*ness, n. [Obs.] Ulula Ul"u*la (?), n. [L., a screech owl.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of owls including the great gray owl (Ulula cinerea) of Arctic America, and other similar species. See Illust. of Owl. Ululant Ul"u*lant (?), a. Howling; wailing. Ululate Ul"u*late (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ululated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ululating.] [L. ululatus, p. p. of ululare to howl, yell, shriek.] To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals. Sir T. Herbert. Ululation Ul`u*la"tion (?), n. [L. ululatio.] A howling, as of a dog or wolf; a wailing. He may fright others with his ululation. Wither. Ulva Ul"va (?), n. [L., sedge.] (Bot.) A genus of thin papery bright green seaweeds including the kinds called sea lettuce. Umbe Um"be (?), prep. [AS. ymbe; akin to OHG. umbi, G. um. Cf. Amb-.] About. [Obs.] Layamon. Umbecast Um"be*cast` (?), v. i. [Umbe + cast.] To cast about; to consider; to ponder. [Obs.] Sir T. Malory. Umbel Um"bel (?), n. [L. umbella a little shadow, umbrella, dim. of umbra shade. See Umbrella.] (Bot.) A kind of flower cluster in which the flower stalks radiate from a common point, as in the carrot and milkweed. It is simple or compound; in the latter case, each peduncle bears another little umbel, called umbellet, or umbellule. Umbellar Um"bel*lar (?), a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to an umbel; having the form of an umbel. Umbellate, Umbellated Um"bel*late (?), Um"bel*la`ted (?), a. [NL. umbellatus.] (Bot.) Bearing umbels; pertaining to an umbel; umbel-like; as, umbellate plants or flowers. Umbellet Um"bel*let (?), n. (Bot.) A small or partial umbel; an umbellule. Umbellic Um*bel"lic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, certain umbelliferous plants; as, umbellic acid. Umbellic acid. (Chem.) (a) Anisic acid. [Obs.] (b) A yellow powder obtained from umbelliferone. Umbellifer Um*bel"li*fer (?), n. [NL. See Umbelliferous.] (Bot.) A plant producing an umbel or umbels. Umbelliferone Um`bel*lif"er*one (?), n. (Chem.) A tasteless white crystalline substance, C9H6O3, found in the bark of a certain plant (Daphne Mezereum), and also obtained by the distillation of certain gums from the Umbellifer\'91, as galbanum, asafetida, etc. It is analogous to coumarin. Called also hydroxy-coumarin. <-- its strong fluorescence makes it useful in analytical biochemistry. --> Umbelliferous Um`bel*lif"er*ous (?), a. [Umbel + -ferous: cf. F. ombillif\'8are.] (Bot.) (a) Producing umbels. (b) Of or pertaining to a natural order (Umbellifer\'91) of plants, of which the parsley, carrot, parsnip, and fennel are well-known examples. Umbellularia Um*bel`lu*la"ri*a (?), n. [NL. Umbellule.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit of a long, slender stem which stands upright in the mud, supported by a bulbous base. Umbellule Um"bel*lule (?), n. [NL. umbellula, dim. of umbella: cf. F. ombellule.] (Bot.) An umbellet. Umber Um"ber (?), n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre d'ombre, It. terra d'ombra, literally, earth of shadow or shade, L. umbra shadow, shade. Cf. Umber, 3 & 4, Umbrage.] 1. (Paint.) A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and water colors, obtained from certain natural clays variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is then called burnt umber; when not heated, it is called raw umber. See Burnt umber, below. 2. An umbrere. [Obs.] 3. [F. ombre, umbre, L. umbra.] (Zo\'94l.) See Grayling, 1. 4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L. umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See Umber a pigment.] (Zo\'94l.) An African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons. It is dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called also umbrette, umbre, and umber bird. Burnt umber (Paint.), a pigment made by burning raw umber, which is changed by this process from an olive brown to a bright reddish brown. -- Cologne, OR German, umber, a brown pigment obtained from lignite. See Cologne earth. Umber Um"ber, a. Of or pertaining to umber; resembling umber; olive-brown; dark brown; dark; dusky. Their harps are of the umber shade That hides the blush of waking day. J. R. Drake. Umber Um"ber, v. t. To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over one's face. B. Jonson. Umbery Um"ber*y (?), a. Of or pertaining to umber; like umber; as, umbery gold. Umbilic Um*bil"ic (?), n. [From L. umbilicus: cf. F. ombilic. See Navel.] 1. The navel; the center. [Obs.] "The umbilic of the world." Sir T. Herbert. 2. (Geom.) An umbilicus. See Umbilicus, 5 (b). Umbilic Um*bil"ic (?), a. (Anat.) See Umbilical, 1. Umbilical Um*bil"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. ombilical. See Umbilic, n.] 1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to an umbilicus, or umbilical cord; umbilic. 2. Pertaining to the center; central. [R.] De Foe. Umbilical cord. (a) (Anat.) The cord which connects the fetus with the placenta, and contains the arteries and the vein through which blood circulates between the fetus and the placenta; the navel-string. (b) (Bot.) The little stem by which the seeds are attached to the placenta; -- called also funicular cord. -- Umbilical hernia (Med.), hernia of the bowels at the umbilicus. -- Umbilical point (Geom.), an umbilicus. See Umbilicus, 5. -- Umbilical region (Anat.), the middle region of the abdomen, bounded above by the epigastric region, below by the hypogastric region, and on the sides by the lumbar regions. -- Umbilical vesicle (Anat.), a saccular appendage of the developing embryo, containing the nutritive and unsegmented part of the ovum; the yolk sac. See Illust. in Appendix. Umbilicate, Umbilicated Um*bil"i*cate (?), Um*bil"i*ca`ted (?), a. [L. umbilicatus. See Umbilic.] (a) Depressed in the middle, like a navel, as a flower, fruit, or leaf; navel-shaped; having an umbilicus; as, an umbilicated smallpox vesicle. (b) (Bot.) Supported by a stalk at the central point. Umbilication Um*bil"i*ca"tion (?), n. A slight, navel-like depression, or dimpling, of the center of a rounded body; as, the umbilication of a smallpox vesicle; also, the condition of being umbilicated. Umbilicus Um`bi*li"cus (?), n. [L. See Umbilic.] 1. (Anat.) The depression, or mark, in the median line of the abdomen, which indicates the point where the umbilical cord separated from the fetus; the navel. 2. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were rolled. Dr. W. Smith. 3. (Bot.) The hilum. 4. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A depression or opening in the center of the base of many spiral shells. (b) Either one of the two apertures in the calamus of a feather. 5. (Geom.) (a) One of foci of an ellipse, or other curve. [Obs.] (b) A point of a surface at which the curvatures of the normal sections are all equal to each other. A sphere may be osculatory to the surface in every direction at an umbilicus. Called also umbilic. Umble pie Um"ble pie` (?). A pie made of umbles. See To eat humble pie, under Humble. Umbles Um"bles (?), n. pl. [See Nombles.] The entrails and coarser parts of a deer; hence, sometimes, entrails, in general. [Written also humbles.] Johnson. Umbo Um"bo (?), n.; pl. L. Umbones (#), E. Umbos (#). [L.] 1. The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike. 2. A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larv\'91 of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear. 3. (Zo\'94l.) One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell. Umbonate, Umbonated Um"bo*nate (?), Um"bo*na`ted (?), a. [NL. umbonatus. See Umbo.] Having a conical or rounded projection or protuberance, like a boss. Umbra Um"bra (?), n.; pl. Umbr\'91 (#). [L., a shadow.] 1. (Astron.) (a) The conical shadow projected from a planet or satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's disk; -- used in contradistinction from penumbra. See Penumbra. (b) The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot. (c) The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly called penumbra. 2. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of sci\'91noid food fishes of the genus Umbrina, especially the Mediterranean species (U. cirrhosa), which is highly esteemed as a market fish; -- called also ombre, and umbrine. Umbra tree (Bot.), a tree (Phytolacca diocia) of the same genus as pokeweed. It is native of South America, but is now grown in southern Europe. It has large dark leaves, and a somber aspect. The juice of its berries is used for coloring wine. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). Umbraculiferous Um*brac`u*lif"er*ous (?), a. [L. umbraculum umbrella (dim. of umbra shade) + -ferous.] (Bot.) Bearing something like an open umbrella. Umbraculiform Um*brac`u*li*form (?), a. [L. umbraculum any thing that furnishes shade, a bower, umbrella (dim. of umbra a shade) + -form.] Having the form of anything that serves to shade, as a tree top, an umbrella, and the like; specifically (Bot.), having the form of an umbrella; umbrella-shaped. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1562 Umbrage Um"brage (?; 48), n. [F. ombrage shade, suspicion, umbrage, L. umbraticus belonging to shade, fr. umbra a shade. Cf. Umber, Umbratic.] 1. Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage. Where highest woods, impenetrable To star or sunlight, spread their umbrage broad. Milton. 2. Shadowy resemblance; shadow. [Obs.] The opinion carries no show of truth nor umbrage of reason on its side. Woodward. 3. The feeling of being overshadowed; jealousy of another, as standing in one's light or way; hence, suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment. Which gave umbrage to wiser than myself. Evelyn. Persons who feel most umbrage from the overshadowing aristocracy. Sir W. Scott. Umbrageous Um*bra"geous (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. ombraqeux shy, skittish, suspicious, in OF. also, shady. See Umbrage.] 1. Forming or affording a shade; shady; shaded; as, umbrageous trees or foliage. Umbrageous grots and caves Of cool recess, o'er which the mantling vine Lays forth her purple grape. Milton. 2. Not easily perceived, as if from being darkened or shaded; obscure. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. 3. Feeling jealousy or umbrage; taking, or disposed to take, umbrage; suspicious. [Obs.] Bp. Warburton. -- Um*bra"geous*ly, adv. -- Um*bra"geous*ness, n. Umbrate Um"brate (?), v. t. [L. umbratus, p. p. of umbrare to shade, fr. umbra a shade.] To shade; to shadow; to foreshadow. [Obs.] Umbratic, Umbratical Um*brat"ic (?), Um*brat"ic*al (?), a. [L. umbraticus, from umbra shade. See Umbrage.] Of or pertaining to the shade or darkness; shadowy; unreal; secluded; retired. [R.] B. Jonson. Umbratile Um"bra*tile (?), a. [L. umbraticus, fr. umbra shade.] Umbratic. [R.] B. Jonson. Umbratious Um*bra"tious (?), a. [L. umbra a shade. Cf. Umbrageous.] Suspicious; captious; disposed to take umbrage. [Obs. & R.] Sir H. Wotton. Umbre Um"bre (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Umber. Umbrel Um*brel" (?), n. An umbrella. [Obs. or Colloq.] Each of them besides bore their umbrels. Shelton. Umbrella Um*brel"la (?), n. [It. umbrella, fr. ombra a shade, L. umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. Umbel, Umbrage.] 1. A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol. Underneath the umbrella's oily shed. Gay. 2. (Zo\'94l.) The umbrellalike disk, or swimming bell, of a jellyfish. 3. (Zo\'94l.) Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the genus Umbrella, having an umbrella-shaped shell; -- called also umbrella shell. Umbrella ant (Zo\'94l.), the sauba ant; -- so called because it carries bits of leaves over its back when foraging. Called also parasol ant. -- Umbrella bird (Zo\'94l.), a South American bird (Cephalopterus ornatus) of the family Cotingid\'91. It is black, with a large handsome crest consisting of a mass of soft, glossy blue feathers curved outward at the tips. It also has a cervical plume consisting of a long, cylindrical dermal process covered with soft hairy feathers. Called also dragoon bird. -- Umbrella leaf (Bot.), an American perennial herb (Dyphylleia cymosa), having very large peltate and lobed radical leaves. -- Umbrella shell. (Zo\'94l.) See Umbrella, 3. -- Umbrella tree (Bot.), a kind of magnolia (M. Umbrella) with the large leaves arranged in umbrellalike clusters at the ends of the branches. It is a native of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky. Other plants in various countries are called by this name, especially a kind of screw pine (Pandanus odoratissimus). Umbrere, Umbriere Um*brere, Um*briere (?), n. [F. ombre a shade, L. umbra; cf. F. ombrelle a sunshade, OF. also ombri\'8are. See Umbrella.] In ancient armor, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a face guard was sometimes attached. This was sometimes fixed, and sometimes moved freely upon the helmet and could be raised like the beaver. Called also umber, and umbril. [Obs.] But only vented up her umbriere. Spenser. Umbrette Um*brette" (?), n. [F. ombrette.] (Zo\'94l.) See Umber, 4. Umbriferous Um*brif"er*ous (?), a. [L. umbrifer; umbra a shade + ferre to bear.] Casting or making a shade; umbrageous. -- Um*brif"er*ous*ly (#), adv. Umbril Um"bril (?), n. A umbrere. [Obs.] Umbrine Um"brine (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Umbra, 2. Umbrose Um"brose` (?), a. [L. umbrosus, fr. umbra a shade.] Shady; umbrageous. [Obs.] Umbrosity Um*bros"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being umbrose; shadiness. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. Umhofo Um*ho"fo (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) An African two-horned rhinoceros (Atelodus, OR Rhinoceros, simus); -- called also chukuru, and white rhinoceros. Umlaut Um"laut (?), n. [G., from um about + laut sound.] (Philol.) The euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which formerly followed. NOTE: &hand; It is pe culiar to th e Teutonic languages, and was common in Anglo-Saxon. In German the umlauted vowels resulting from a, o, u, followed by old i, are written \'84, \'94, \'81, or ae, oe, ue; as, m\'84nner or maenner, men, from mann, man. Examples of forms resulting from umlaut in English are geese pl. of goose, men pl. of man, etc. Umlauted Um"laut*ed, a. (Philol.) Having the umlaut; as, umlauted vowels. There is so natural connection between umlauted forms and plurality. Earle. Umpirage Um"pi*rage (?; 48), n. [From Umpire.] 1. The office of an umpire; the power, right, or authority of an umpire to decide. The mind umpirage of the federal Union. E. Everett. 2. The act of umpiring; arbitrament. Bp. Hall. Umpire Um"pire (?), n. [OE. nompere, nounpere (also impier, fr. F. impair uneven), fr. OF. nomper uneven, F. non-pair; hence the meaning, uneven, i. e., third person; non not + OF. per even, equal, peer, F. pair; cf. L. impar uneven, unequal. See Non-, and Peer, n.] 1. A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred; especially, one chosen to see that the rules of a game, as cricket, baseball, or the like, are strictly observed. A man, in questions of this kind, is able to be a skillful umpire between himself and others. Barrow. 2. (Law) A third person, who is to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement. Blackstone. Syn. -- Judge; arbitrator; referee. See Judge. Umpire Um"pire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Umpired (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Umpiring.] 1. To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute. Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies. South. 2. To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game. [Colloq.] Umpire Um"pire, v. i. To act as umpire or arbitrator. Umpireship Um"pire*ship, n. Umpirage; arbitrament. Jewel. Umpress Um"press (?), n. Female umpire. [R.] Marston. Umquhile Um"quhile (?), adv. [Cf. OF. umwhile for a time. See While.] Some time ago; formerly. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. -- a. Former. [Scot.] <-- umpteen umpteen, [Colloq.] An indefinite number, usu. more than ten and less than one hundred; a lot. Often used hyperbolically, and usually expressing the notion of more than the usual number or more than I would like; -- "I've told you umpteen times not to do that." umpteenth. Ordinal of umpteen, with corresponding signification. --> Un- Un-. [OE. un-, on-, the unaccented form of the accented prefix and- (cf. Answer); akin to D. ont-, G. ent-, OHG. int-, Goth. and-. See Anti-.] An inseparable verbal prefix or particle. It is prefixed: (a) To verbs to express the contrary, and not the simple negative, of the action of the verb to which it is prefixed; as in uncoil, undo, unfold. (b) To nouns to form verbs expressing privation of the thing, quality, or state expressed by the noun, or separation from it; as in unchild, unsex. Sometimes particles and participial adjectives formed with this prefix coincide in form with compounds of the negative prefix un- (see 2d Un-); as in undone (from undo), meaning unfastened, ruined; and undone (from 2d un- and done) meaning not done, not finished. Un- is sometimes used with an intensive force merely; as in unloose. NOTE: &hand; Co mpounds of th is prefix are given in full in their proper order in the Vocabulary. Un- Un-. [OE. & AS. un-; akin to OFries. un-, D. on-, OS., OHG., & G. un-, Icel. &omac;-, &umac;-, Sw. o-, Dan. u-, W. an-, L. in-, Gr. an-, a-. \'fb193. Cf. A- not In- not, No, adv.] An inseparable prefix, or particle, signifying not; in-; non-. In- is prefixed mostly to words of Latin origin, or else to words formed by Latin suffixes; un- is of much wider application, and is attached at will to almost any adjective, or participle used adjectively, or adverb, from which it may be desired to form a corresponding negative adjective or adverb, and is also, but less freely, prefixed to nouns. Un- sometimes has merely an intensive force; as in unmerciless, unremorseless. I. Un- is prefixed to adjectives, or to words used adjectively. Specifically: -- (a) To adjectives, to denote the absence of the quality designated by the adjective; as, -- <-- Note: here is a list of word beginning with "un-" but not yet typed in by the typist. The (a) list starting at p. 1562 continues to p. 1563. --> ---- and the like. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1563 (b) To past particles, or to adjectives formed after the analogy of past particles, to indicate the absence of the condition or state expressed by them; as, - <-- here another list of "un" words, formed form past participles, but not typed, continuing to page 1564. They are formatted as three words across in each main column of the dictionary (pages are three main columns across), i.e., forming three subcolumns in each main column. The words are alphabetically increasing as one goes down (not across) each subcolumn, and continuing at the top of the next subcolumn. For edition 0.4 (Aug. 8, 1996) we type only the first few words, forming ca. 1/4 of the 2nd main column of page 1562. --> Unabolishable Unabsolvable Unabsurd Unabundant Unaccordant Unadoptable Unadventurous Unaffable Unaffectionate Unafraid Unalliable Unallowablew Unalterable Unambiguous Unambitious Unamendable Un-American Unamusive Unangular Unanxious Unapocryphal Unapostolic &colbreak; Unapparent Unappeasable Unapplausive Unappreciable Unapprehensible Unapprehensive Unapproachable Unartificial Unartistic Unassailable Unattainable Unattentive Unauthentic Unavailable Unbailable Unbearable Unbeautiful Unbeliefful Unbelievable Unbeneficial Unbenevolent Unblamable &colbreak; Unblemishable Unblissful Unboastful Unbold Unbookish Unbounteous Unbribable Unbrotherly Unburdensome Unbusinesslike Unbusy Uncandid Uncanonical Uncaptious Uncareful Uncelestial Unceremonious Unchallengeable Unchangeable Unchary Unchastisable Uncheerful <-- bottom of 2nd column, page 1562. --> _________________________________________________________________ Page 1563 ---- and the like. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1564 (c) To present particles which come from intransitive verbs, or are themselves employed as adjectives, to mark the absence of the activity, disposition, or condition implied by the participle; as, - <-- here is the (c) list of "un" words formd from present participles --> ---- and the like. NOTE: The ab ove classes of words are unlimited in extent, and such compounds may be formed by any writer or speaker at will from almost all the adjectives or participles in the language, excepting those which have a recognized and usual negative correspondent with the prefix -in. No attempt will be made, therefore, to define them all in this Dictionary; many will be omitted from its Vocabulary which are negations of the simple word, and are readily explained by prefixing a not to the latter. Derivatives of these words in -ly and -ness will also, for the most part, be omitted for the same or similar reasons. There will be inserted as separate articles with definitions, the following: -- 1. Those which have acquired an opposed or contrary, instead of a merely negative, meaning; as, unfriendly, ungraceful, unpalatable, unquiet, and the like; or else an intensive sense more than a prefixed not would express; as, unending, unparalleled, undisciplined, undoubted, unsafe, and the like. 2. Those which have the value of independent words, inasmuch as the simple words are either not used at all, or are rarely, or at least much less frequently, used; as, unavoidable, unconscionable, undeniable, unspeakable, unprecedented, unruly, and the like; or inasmuch as they are used in a different sense from the usual meaning of the primitive, or especially in one of the significations of the latter; as, unaccountable, unalloyed, unbelieving, unpretending, unreserved, and the like; or inasmuch as they are so frequently and familiarly used that they are hardly felt to be of negative origin; as, uncertain, uneven, and the like. 3. Those which are anomalous, provincial, or, for some other reason, not desirable to be used, and are so indicated; as, unpure for impure, unsatisfaction for dissatisfaction, unexpressible for inexpressible, and the like. II. Un- is prefixed to nouns to express the absence of, or the contrary of, that which the noun signifies; as, unbelief, unfaith, unhealth, unrest, untruth, and the like. NOTE: &hand; C ompounds o f t his last class are given in full in their proper order in the Vocabulary. Unability Un`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. Inability. [Obs.] Unable Un*a"ble (?), a. Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent' weak; helpless; incapable; -- now usually followed by an infinitive or an adverbial phrase; as, unable for work; unable to bear fatigue. Sapless age and weak unable limbs. Shak. Unabled Un*a"bled (?), a. Disabled. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Unableness Un*a"ble*ness (?), n. Inability. [Obs.] Hales. Una boat U"na boat` (?). (Naut.) The English name for a catboat; -- so called because Una was the name of the first boat of this kind taken to England. D. Kemp. Unabridged Un`a*bridged" (?), a. Not abridged, or shortened; full; complete; entire; whole. Unabsorbable Un`ab*sorb"a*ble (?), a. Not absorbable; specifically (Physiol.), not capable of absorption; unable to pass by osmosis into the circulating blood; as, the unabsorbable portion of food. Unacceptability Un`ac*cept`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being unacceptable; unacceptableness. Unacceptable Un`ac*cept"a*ble (?), a. Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive. -- Un`ac*cept"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`ac*cept"a*bly, adv. Unaccessible Un`ac*cess"i*ble (?), a. Inaccessible. Herbert. Unaccomplished Un`ac*com"plished (?), a. Not accomplished or performed; unfinished; also, deficient in accomplishment; unrefined. Unaccomplishment Un`ac*com"plish*ment (?), n. The state of being unaccomplished. [Obs.] Milton. Unaccountability Un`ac*count`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being unaccountable. Unaccountable Un`ac*count"a*ble (?), a. 1. Not accountable or responsible; free from control. South. 2. Not to be accounted for; inexplicable; not consonant with reason or rule; strange; mysterious. -- Un`ac*count"a*ble*ness}, n. -- Un`ac*count"a*bly, adv. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1565 Unaccurate Un*ac"cu*rate (?), a. Inaccurate. Boyle. Unaccurateness Un*ac"cu*rate*ness, n. Inaccuracy. Boyle. Unaccustomed Un`ac*cus"tomed (?), a. 1. Not used; not habituated; unfamiliar; unused; -- which to. Chastened as a bullock unaccustomed to yoke. Jer. xxxi. 18. 2. Not usual; uncommon; strange; new. What unaccustomed cause procures her hither? Shak. Unacquaintance Un`ac*quaint"ance (?), n. The quality or state of being unacquainted; want of acquaintance; ignorance. He was then in happy unacquaintance with everything connected with that obnoxious cavity. Sir W. Hamilton. Unacquainted Un`ac*quaint"ed, a. 1. Not acquainted. Cowper. 2. Not usual; unfamiliar; strange. [Obs.] And the unacquainted light began to fear. Spenser. Unacquaintedness Un`ac*quaint"ed*ness, n. Unacquaintance. Whiston. Unactive Un*ac"tive, a. Inactive; listless. [R.] While other animals unactive range. Milton. Unactive Un*ac"tive, v. t. [1st pref. un- + active; or from unactive, a.] To render inactive or listless. [Obs.] Fuller. Unactiveness Un*ac"tive*ness, n. Inactivity. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. Unadmissible, Unadmittable Un`ad*mis"si*ble (?), Un`ad*mit"ta*ble (?), a. Inadmissible. [R.] Unadulterate, Unadulterated Un`a*dul"ter*ate (?), Un`a*dul"ter*a`ted (?), a. Not adulterated; pure. "Unadulterate air." Cowper. -- Un`a*dul"ter*ate*ly, adv. Unadvisable Un`ad*vis"a*ble (?), a. Not advisable; inadvisable; inexpedient. Lowth. -- Un`ad*vis"a*bly, adv. Unadvised Un`ad*vised" (?), a. 1. Not prudent; not discreet; ill advised. Shak. 2. Done without due consideration; wanton; rash; inconsiderate; as, an unadvised proceeding. -- Un`ad*vis"ed*ly (#), adv. -- Un`ad*vis"ed*ness, n. Unaffected Un`af*fect"ed (?), a. 1. Not affected or moved; destitute of affection or emotion; uninfluenced. A poor, cold, unspirited, unmannered, Unhonest, unaffected, undone fool. J. Fletcher. 2. Free from affectation; plain; simple; natural; real; sincere; genuine; as, unaffected sorrow. -- Un`af*fect"ed*ly, adv. -- Un`af*fect"ed*ness, n. Unafiled Un`a*filed" (?), a. Undefiled. [Obs.] Gower. Unagreeable Un`a*gree"a*ble (?), a. 1. Disagreeable. 2. Not agreeing or consistent; unsuitable. Shak. -- Un`a*gree"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`a*gree"a*bly, adv. Unaidable Un*aid"a*ble (?), a. Incapable of being aided. "Her unaidable estate." Shak. Unalienable Un*al"ien*a*ble (?), a. Inalienable; as, unalienable rights. Swift. -- Un*al"ien*a*bly, adv. Unalist U"nal*ist (?), n. [L. unus one.] (Eccl.) An ecclesiastical who holds but one benefice; -- distinguished from pluralist. [Eng.] V. Knox. Unallied Un`al*lied" (?), a. Not allied; having no ally; having no connection or relation; as, unallied species or genera. Unalloyed Un`al*loyed" (?), a. Not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure; as, unalloyed metals; unalloyed happiness. I enjoyed unalloyed satisfaction in his company. Mitford. Unalmsed Un*almsed" (?), a. Not having received alms. [Obs. & R.] Pollock. Unambiguity Un*am`bi*gu"i*ty (?), n. Absence of ambiguity; clearness; perspicuity. Unambition Un`am*bi"tion (?), n. The absence of ambition. [R.] F. W. Newman. Unamiability Un*a`mi*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being unamiable; moroseness. Unamiable Un*a"mi*a*ble (?), a. Not amiable; morose; ill-natured; repulsive. -- Un*a"mi*a*bly, adv. Unanchor Un*an"chor (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + anchor.] To loose from the anchor, as a ship. De Quincey. Unaneled Un`a*neled" (?), a. Not aneled; not having received extreme unction. Shak. Unanimate U*nan"i*mate (?), a. [See Unanimous.] Unanimous. [Obs.] Unanimity U`na*nim"i*ty (?), n. [L. unanimitas: cf. F. unanimit\'82.] The quality or state of being unanimous. Unanimous U*nan"i*mous (?), a. [L. unanimus, unanimus; unus one + animus mind: cf. F. unanime. See Unit, and Animate.] 1. Being of one mind; agreeing in opinion, design, or determination; consentient; not discordant or dissentient; harmonious; as, the assembly was unanimous; the members of the council were unanimous. "Both in one faith unanimous." Milton. 2. Formed with unanimity; indicating unanimity; having the agreement and consent of all; agreed upon without the opposition or contradiction of any; as, a unanimous opinion; a unanimous vote. -- U*nan"i*mous*ly, adv. -- U*nan"i*mous*ness, n. Unanswerability Un*an`swer*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being unanswerable; unanswerableness. Unanswerable Un*an"swer*a*ble (?), a. Not answerable; irrefutable; conclusive; decisive; as, he have an unanswerable argument. -- Un*an"swer*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*an"swer*a*bly, adv. Unanswered Un*an"swered (?), a. 1. Not answered; not replied; as, an unanswered letter. 2. Not refuted; as, an unanswered argument. 3. Not responded to in kind; unrequited; as, unanswered affection. Unappalled Un`ap*palled" (?), a. Not appalled; not frightened; dauntless; undaunted. Milton. Unapparel Un`ap*par"el (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + apparel.] To divest of clothing; to strip. [Obs.] Donne. Unappealable Un`ap*peal"a*ble, a. 1. Not appealable; that can not be carried to a higher tribunal by appeal; as, an unappealable suit or action. 2. Not to be appealed from; -- said of a judge or a judgment that can not be overruled. The infallible, unappealable Judge [God]. South. We submitted to a galling yet unappealable necessity. Shelley. -- Un`ap*peal"a*bly, adv. Unappliable Un`ap*pli"a*ble (?), a. Inapplicable. Milton. Unapplicable Un*ap"pli*ca*ble (?), a. Inapplicable. Unappropriate Un`ap*pro"pri*ate (?), a. [Pref. un- not + appropriate, a.] 1. Inappropriate; unsuitable. 2. Not appropriated. Bp. Warburton. Unappropriate Un`ap*pro"pri*ate (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + appropriate, v. t.] To take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all; as, to unappropriate a monopoly. [R.] Milton. Unappropriated Un`ap*pro"pri*a`ted (?), a. [Pref. un- not + appropriated.] 1. Not specially appropriate; having not special application. J. Warton. 2. Not granted to any person, corporation, or the like, to the exclusion of others; as, unappropriated lands. 3. Not granted for, or applied to, any specific purpose; as, the unappropriated moneys in the treasury. Unapproved Un`ap*proved" (?), a. 1. Not approved. 2. Not proved. [Obs.] Unapt Un*apt" (?), a. 1. Inapt; slow; dull. Bacon. 2. Unsuitable; unfit; inappropriate. Macaulay. 3. Not accustomed and not likely; not disposed. I am a soldier and unapt to weep. Shak. -- Un*apt"ly, adv. -- Un*apt"ness, n. Unaquit Un`a*quit" (?), a. [See Un- not, and Acquit.] Unrequited. [R. & Obs.] Gower. Unargued Un*ar"gued (?), a. 1. Not argued or debated. 2. Not argued against; undisputed. [Obs.] Milton. 3. Not censured. [A Latinism. Obs.] B. Jonson. Unarm Un*arm" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + arm.] To disarm. Sir T. Browne. Unarm Un*arm", v. i. To puff off, or lay down, one's arms or armor. "I'll unarm again." Shak. Unarmed Un*armed" (?), a. [Pref. un- not + armed.] 1. Not armed or armored; having no arms or weapons. 2. (Nat. Hist.) Having no hard and sharp projections, as spines, prickles, spurs, claws, etc. Unarted Un*art"ed (?), a. 1. Ignorant of the arts. [Obs.] E. Waterhouse. 2. Not artificial; plain; simple. [Obs.] Feltham. Unartful Un*art"ful (?), a. Lacking art or skill; artless. Congreve. -- Un*art"ful*ly, adv. Swift. Burke. Unartistic Un`ar*tis"tic (?), a. Inartistic. Unascried Un`a*scried" (?), a. Not descried. [Obs.] Unaserved Un`a*served" (?), a. Not served. [Obs.] Unassuming Un`as*sum"ing (?), a. Not assuming; not bold or forward; not arrogant or presuming; humble; modest; retiring; as, an unassuming youth; unassuming manners. Unassured Un`as*sured" (?), a. 1. Not assured; not bold or confident. 2. Not to be trusted. [Obs.] Spenser. 3. Not insured against loss; as, unassured goods. Unatonable Un`a*ton"a*ble (?), a. 1. Not capable of being brought into harmony; irreconcilable. "Unatonable matrimony." [Obs.] Milton. 2. Incapable of being atoned for; inexpiable. Unattached Un`at*tached" (?), a. 1. Not attached; not adhering; having no engagement; free. 2. (Mil.) Not assigned to any company or regiment. 3. (Law) Not taken or arrested. R. Junius. Unattentive Un`at*ten"tive (?), a. Inattentive; careless. Unattire Un`at*tire" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + altire.] To divest of attire; to undress. Unau U*nau" (?), n. [Brazilian.] (Zo\'94l.) The two-toed sloth (Cholopus didactylus), native of South America. It is about two feet long. Its color is a uniform grayish brown, sometimes with a reddish tint. Unaudienced Un*au"di*enced (?), a. Not given an audience; not received or heard. Unauspicious Un`aus*pi"cious (?), a. Inauspicious. Rowe. Unauthorize Un*au"thor*ize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + authorize.] To disown the authority of; to repudiate. Unavoidable Un`a*void"a*ble (?), a. 1. Not avoidable; incapable of being shunned or prevented; inevitable; necessary; as, unavoidable troubles. 2. (Law) Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void. Blackstone. Unavoidable hemorrhage (Med.), hemorrhage produced by the afterbirth, or placenta, being situated over the mouth of the womb so as to require detachment before the child can be born. -- Un`a*void"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`a*void"a*bly, adv. Unavoided Un`a*void"ed, a. 1. Not avoided or shunned. Shak. 2. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Unaware Un`a*ware" (?), a. Not aware; not noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless; inattentive. Swift. Unaware Un`a*ware", adv. Unawares. [Poetic] Dryden. Unawares Un`a*wares" (?), adv, Without design or preparation; suddenly; without premeditation, unexpectedly. "Mercies lighting unawares." J. H. Newman. Lest unawares we lose This our high place, our sanctuary, our hill. Milton. At unaware, OR At unawares, unexpectedly; by surprise. He breaks at unawares upon our walks. Dryden. So we met In this old sleepy town an at unaware. R. Browning. Unbacked Un*backed" (?), a. 1. Never mounted by a rider; unbroken. "Unbacked colts." Shak. 2. Not supported or encouraged; not countenanced; unaided. Daniel. Unbag Un*bag" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bag.] To pour, or take, or let go, out of a bag or bags. Unbalanced Un*bal"anced (?), a. [In senses 1 and 2, pref. un- not + balanced; in sense 3, 1st pref. un- + balance.] 1. Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise. Let Earth unbalanced from her orbit fly. Pope. 2. (Com.) Not adjusted; not settled; not brought to an equality of debt and credit; as, an unbalanced account; unbalanced books. 3. Being, or being thrown, out of equilibrium; hence, disordered or deranged in sense; unsteady; unsound; as, an unbalanced mind. Pope. Unballast Un*bal"last (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + ballast.] To free from ballast; to discharge ballast from. Totten. Unballast Un*bal"last, a. Not ballasted. [Obs. & R.] Addison. Unballasted Un*bal"last*ed, a. 1. [Properly p. p. unballast.] Freed from ballast; having discharged ballast. 2. [Pref. un- not + ballasted.] Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted vessels; unballasted wits. Unballasted by any sufficient weight of plan. De Quincey. Unbaned Un*ban"ed (?), a. [1st un- + band + -ed.] Wanting a band or string; unfastened. [Obs.] Shak. Unbank Un*bank" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bank.] To remove a bank from; to open by, or as if by, the removal of a bank. H. Taylor. Unbar Un*bar" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bar.] To remove a bar or bars from; to unbolt; to open; as, to unbar a gate. Heber. Unbarbed Un*barbed" (?), a. 1. Not shaven. [Obs.] 2. Destitute of bards, or of reversed points, hairs, or plumes; as, an unbarded feather. Unbark Un*bark" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bark rind.] To deprive of the bark; to decorticate; to strip; as, to unbark a tree. Bacon. Unbark Un*bark", v. t. [1st pref. un- + bark the vessel.] To cause to disembark; to land. [Obs.] Hakluyt. Unbarrel Un*bar"rel (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + barrel.] To remove or release from a barrel or barrels. Unbarricade Un*bar`ri*cade" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + barricade.] To unbolt; to unbar; to open. You shall not unbarricade the door. J. Webster (1623). Unbarricadoed Un*bar`ri*ca"doed (?), a. Not obstructed by barricades; open; as, unbarricadoed streets. Burke. Unbashful Un*bash"ful (?), a. Not bashful or modest; bold; impudent; shameless. Shak. Unbay Un*bay" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bay to dam.] To free from the restraint of anything that surrounds or incloses; to let loose; to open. [Obs.] I ought . . . to unbay the current of my passion. Norris. Unbe Un*be" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + be.] To cause not to be; to cause to be another. [Obs. & R.] How oft, with danger of the field beset, Or with home mutinies, would he unbe Himself! Old Pay. Unbear Un*bear" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bear to support.] To remove or loose the bearing rein of (a horse). Unbeat Un*beat" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + beast.] To deliver from the form or nature of a beast. Unbecome Un`be*come" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + become.] To misbecome. [Obs.] Bp. Sherlock. Unbecoming Un`be*com"ing (?), a. [Pref. un- not + becoming.] Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous; improper. My grief lets unbecoming speeches fall. Dryden. -- Un`be*com"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`be*com"ing*ness, n. Unbed Un*bed" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bed.] To raise or rouse from bed. Eels unbed themselves and stir at the noise of thunder. Wa Unbedinned Un`be*dinned" (?), a. Not filled with din. Unbefool Un`be*fool" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + befool.] To deliver from the state of a fool; to awaken the mind of; to undeceive. Unbeget Un`be*get" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + beget.] To deprive of existence. Dryden. Unbegilt Un`be*gilt" (?), a. Not gilded; hence, not rewarded with gold. Unbegot, Unbegotten Un`be*got" (?), Un`be*got"ten (?), a. [Pref. un- not + begot, begotten.] Not begot; not yet generated; also, having never been generated; self-existent; eternal. Unbeguile Un`be*guile" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbeguiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Unbeguiling.] [1st pref. un- + beguile.] To set free from the influence of guile; to undeceive. "Then unbeguile thyself." Donne. Unbegun Un`be*gun" (?), a. Not yet begun; also, existing without a beginning. Unbehovely Un`be*hove"ly (?), a. Not behooving or becoming; unseemly. [Obs. & R.] Gower. Unbeing Un*be"ing (?), a. Not existing. [Obs.] "Beings yet unbeing." Sir T. Browne. Unbeknown Un`be*known" (?), a. Not known; unknown. [Colloq.] Unbelief Un`be*lief" (?), n. [Pref. un- not + belief: cf. AS. ungele\'a0fa.] 1. The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism. 2. Disbelief; especially, disbelief of divine revelation, or in a divine providence or scheme of redemption. Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain. Cowper. Syn. -- See Disbelief. Unbelieved Un`be*lieved" (?), a. Not believed; disbelieved. Unbeliever Un`be*liev"er (?), n. 1. One who does not believe; an incredulous person; a doubter; a skeptic. 2. A disbeliever; especially, one who does not believe that the Bible is a divine revelation, and holds that Christ was neither a divine nor a supernatural person; an infidel; a freethinker. Syn. -- See Infidel. Unbelieving Un`be*liev"ing, a. 1. Not believing; incredulous; doubting; distrusting; skeptical. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1566 2. Believing the thing alleged no to be true; disbelieving; especially, believing that Bible is not a divine revelation, or that Christ was not a divine or a supernatural person. "Unbelieving Jews." Acts xiv. 2. -- Un`be*liev"ing*ly (#), adv. -- -- Un`be*liev"ing*ness, n. Unbelt Un*belt" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + belt.] To remove or loose the belt of; to ungird. Unbend Un*bend" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbent (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Unbending.] [1st pref. un- + bend.] 1. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow. 2. A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care. You do unbend your noble strength. Shak. 3. (Naut.) (a) To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use. (b) To cast loose or untie, as a rope. Unbend Un*bend", v. i. 1. To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed. 2. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement. Unbending Un*bend"ing, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un- not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. unbend.] 1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things. Flies o'er unbending corn, and skims along the main. Pope. 2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons. 3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to abstract ideas; as, unbending truths. 4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.] It may entertain your lordships at an unbending hour. Rowe. -- Un*bend"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*bend"ing*ness, n. Unbenevolence Un`be*nev"o*lence (?), n. Absence or want of benevolence; ill will. Unbenign Un`be*nign" (?), a. Not benign; malignant. Unbenumb Un`be*numb" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + benumb.] To relieve of numbness; to restore sensation to. Unbereaven Un`be*reav"en (?), a. Unbereft. [R.] Unbereft Un`be*reft" (?), a. Not bereft; not taken away. Unbeseem Un`be*seem" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + beseem.] To be unbecoming or unsuitable to; to misbecome. Unbeseeming Un`be*seem"ing, a. [Pref. un- not + beseeming.] Unbecoming; not befitting. -- Un`be*seem"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`be*seem"ing*ness, n. Unbespeak Un`be*speak" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bespeak.] To unsay; hence, to annul or cancel. [Obs.] Pepys. Unbethink Un`be*think" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bethink.] To change the mind of (one's self). [Obs.] Unbeware Un`be*ware" (?), adv. Unawares. [Obs.] Bale. Unbewitch Un`be*witch" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bewitch.] To free from a spell; to disenchant. [R.] South. Unbias Un*bi"as (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bias.] To free from bias or prejudice. Swift. Unbiased Un*bi"ased (?), a. [Pref. un- + biased.] Free from bias or prejudice; unprejudiced; impartial. -- Un*bi"ased*ness, n. Unbid, Unbidden Un*bid" (?), Un*bid"den (?), a. 1. Not bidden; not commanded. Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forth Unbid; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field. Milton. 2. Uninvited; as, unbidden guests. Shak. 3. Being without a prayer. [Obs.] Spenser. Unbind Un*bind" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbound (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Unbinding.] [AS. unbindan. See Un-, and Bind.] To remove a band from; to set free from shackles or fastenings; to unite; to unfasten; to loose; as, unbind your fillets; to unbind a prisoner's arms; to unbind a load. Unbishop Un*bish"op (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bishop.] To deprive, as a city, of a bishop; to deprive, as a clergyman, of episcopal dignity or rights. [R.] "Then he unbishops himself." Milton. Unbit Un*bit" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbitting.] [1st pref. un- + bit.] (Naut.) To remove the turns of (a rope or cable) from the bits; as, to unbit a cable. Totten. Unblemished Un*blem"ished (?), a. Not blemished; pure; spotless; as, an unblemished reputation or life. Addison. Unbless Un*bless" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bless.] To deprive of blessings; to make wretched. [Obs.] Shak. Unblessed, Unblest Un*blessed", Un*blest (?), a. [Pref. un- not + blessed, blest.] Not blest; excluded from benediction; hence, accursed; wretched. "Unblessed enchanter." Milton. Unblestful Un*blest"ful (?), a. Unblessed. [R.] Sylvester. Unblind Un*blind" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + blind.] To free from blindness; to give or restore sight to; to open the eyes of. [R.] J. Webster (1607). Unblindfold Un*blind"fold` (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + blindfold.] To free from that which blindfolds. Spenser. Unbloody Un*blood"y (?), a. Not bloody. Dryden. Unbloody sacrifice. (a) A sacrifice in which no victim is slain. (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Mass. Unblushing Un*blush"ing (?), a. Not blushing; shameless. -- Un*blush"ing*ly, adv. Unbody Un*bod"y (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + body.] To free from the body; to disembody. Her soul unbodied of the burdenous corse. Spenser. Unbody Un*bod"y, v. i. To leave the body; to be disembodied; -- said of the soul or spirit. [R.] Chaucer. Unbolt Un*bolt" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bolt.] To remove a bolt from; to unfasten; to unbar; to open. "He shall unbolt the gates." Shak. Unbolt Un*bolt", v. i. To explain or unfold a matter; to make a revelation. [Obs.] "I will unbolt to you." Shak. Unbone Un*bone" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bone.] 1. To deprive of bones, as meat; to bone. 2. To twist about, as if boneless. [R.] Milton. Unbonnet Un*bon"net (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bonnet.] To take a bonnet from; to take off one's bonnet; to uncover; as, to unbonnet one's head. Sir W. Scott. Unbooked Un*booked" (?), a. Not written in a book; unrecorded. "UnbookedEnglish life." Masson. Unboot Un*boot" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + boot.] To take off the boots from. Unborn Un*born" (?), a. Not born; no yet brought into life; being still to appear; future. Some unborn sorrow, ripe in fortune's womb. Shak. See future sons, and daughters yet unborn. Pope. Unborrowed Un*bor"rowed (?), a. Not borrowed; being one's own; native; original. Unbosom Un*bos"om (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbosomed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Unbosoming.] [1st pref. un- + bosom.] To disclose freely; to reveal in confidence, as secrets; to confess; -- often used reflexively; as, to unbosom one's self. Milton. Unbosomer Un*bos"om*er (?), n. One who unbosoms, or discloses. [R.] "An unbosomer of secrets." Thackeray. Unbottomed Un*bot"tomed (?), a. 1. [1st pref. un- + bottom + -ed.] Deprived of a bottom. 2. [Pref. un- not + bottomed.] Having no bottom; bottomless. Milton. Unbound Un*bound" (?), imp. & p. p. of Unbind. Unboundably Un*bound"a*bly (?), adv. Infinitely. [Obs.] I am . . . unboundably beholding to you. J. Webster (1607). Unbounded Un*bound"ed, a. Having no bound or limit; as, unbounded space; an, unbounded ambition. Addison. -- Un*bound"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*bound"ed*ness, n. Unbow Un*bow" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bow.] To unbend. [R.] Fuller. Unbowed Un*bowed" (?), a. [Pref. un- not + bowed.] Not bent or arched; not bowed down. Byron. Unbowel Un*bow"el (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unboweled (?) or Unbowelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Unboweling or Unbowelling.] [1st pref. un- + bowel.] To deprive of the entrails; to disembowel. Dr. H. More. Unbox Un*box" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + box.] To remove from a box or boxes. Unboy Un*boy" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + boy.] To divest of the traits of a boy. [R.] Clarendon. Unbrace Un*brace" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + brace.] To free from tension; to relax; to loose; as, to unbrace a drum; to unbrace the nerves. Spenser. Unbraid Un*braid" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + braid.] To separate the strands of; to undo, as a braid; to unravel; to disentangle. Unbreast Un*breast" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + breast.] To disclose, or lay open; to unbosom. [Obs.] P. Fletcher, Unbreathed Un*breathed" (?), a. 1. Not breathed. 2. Not exercised; unpracticed. [Obs.] "Their unbreathed memories." Shak. Unbred Un*bred" (?), a. 1. Not begotten; unborn. [Obs.] "Thou age unbred." Shak. 2. Not taught or trained; -- with to. Dryden. 3. Not well-bred; ill-bred. [Obs.] Locke. Unbreech Un*breech" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbreeched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Unbreching.] [1st pref. un- + breech.] 1. To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of breeches. Shak. 2. (Gun.) To free the breech of, as a cannon, from its fastenings or coverings. Pennant. Unbrewed Un*brewed" (?), a. Not made by brewing; unmixed; pure; genuine. [R.] Young. Unbridle Un*bri"dle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bridle.] To free from the bridle; to set loose. Unbridled Un*bri"dled (?), a. [Pref. un- not + bridled.] Loosed from the bridle, or as from the bridle; hence, unrestrained; licentious; violent; as, unbridled passions. "Unbridled boldness." B. Jonson. Lands deluged by unbridled floods. Wordsworth. -- Un*bri"dled*ness, n. Abp. Leighton. Unbroken Un*bro"ken (?), a. Not broken; continuous; unsubdued; as, an unbroken colt. Unbuckle Un*buc"kle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + buckle.] To loose the buckles of; to unfasten; as, to unbuckle a shoe. "Unbuckle anon thy purse." Chaucer. Unbuild Un*build (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + build.] To demolish; to raze. "To unbuild the city." Shak. Unbundle Un*bun"dle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bundle.] To release, as from a bundle; to disclose. Unbung Un*bung" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bung.] To remove the bung from; as, to unbung a cask. Unburden Un*bur"den (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + burden.] 1. To relieve from a burden. 2. To throw off, as a burden; to unload. Unburiable Un*bur"i*a*ble (?), a. Not ready or not proper to be buried. Tennyson. Unburrow Un*bur"row (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + burrow.] To force from a burrow; to unearth. Unburthen Un*bur"then (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + burthen.] To unburden; to unload. Unbury Un*bur"y (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bury.] To disinter; to exhume; fig., to disclose. Unbusied Un*bus"ied (?), a. Not required to work; unemployed; not busy. [R.] These unbusied persons can continue in this playing idleness till it become a toil. Bp. Rainbow Unbutton Un*but"ton (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + button.] To loose the buttons of; to unfasten. Unbuxom Un*bux"om (?), a. Disobedient. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. -- Un*bux"om*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Un*bux"om*ness, n. [Obs.] Uncage Un*cage" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cage.] To loose, or release, from, or as from, a cage. Uncalled-for Un*called"-for` (?), a. Not called for; not required or needed; improper; gratuitous; wanton. Uncalm Un*calm" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + calm.] To disturb; to disquiet. Dryden. Uncamp Un*camp" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + camp.] To break up the camp of; to dislodge from camp. [R.] If they could but now uncamp their enemies. Milton. Uncanny Un*can"ny (?), a. Not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly. Sir W. Scott. -- Un*can"ni*ness, n. G. Eliot. Uncanonize Un*can"on*ize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + canonize.] 1. To deprive of canonical authority. 2. To reduce from the rank of a canonized saint. Uncap Un*cap" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cap.] To remove a cap or cover from. Uncapable Un*ca"pa*ble (?), a. Incapable. [Obs.] "Uncapable of conviction." Locke. Uncape Un*cape" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cape.] To remove a cap or cape from. [Obs.] Uncapper Un*cap"per (?), n. An instrument for removing an explode cap from a cartridge shell. Uncardinal Un*car"di*nal (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cardinal.] To degrade from the cardinalship. Uncared Un*cared" (?), a. Not cared for; not heeded; -- with for. Uncarnate Un*car"nate (?), a. Not fleshy; specifically, not made flesh; not incarnate. [R.] Sir T. Browne. Uncarnate Un*car"nate (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + carnate.] To divest of flesh. Uncart Un*cart" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cart.] To take from, or set free from, a cart; to unload. Uncase Un*case" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + case.] 1. To take out of a case or covering; to remove a case or covering from; to uncover. L'Estrange. 2. To strip; to flay. [Obs.] 3. (Mil.) To display, or spread to view, as a flag, or the colors of a military body. Uncastle Un*cas"tle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + castle.] To take a castle from; to turn out of a castle. Uncaused Un*caused" (?), a. Having no antecedent cause; uncreated; self-existent; eternal. A. Baxter. Uncautelous Un*cau"te*lous (?), a. Incautious. [Obs.] Uncautious Un*cau"tious (?), a. Incautious. Uncautiously Un*cau"tious*ly, adv. Incautiously. Unce Unce (?), n. [L. uncus hook.] A claw. [Obs.] Unce Unce, n. [L. uncia ounce. See Ounce a weight.] An ounce; a small portion. [Obs.] "By unces hung his locks." Chaucer. Unceasable Un*ceas"a*ble (?), a. Not capable of being ended; unceasing. [R.] Uncenter, Uncentre Un*cen"ter, Un*cen"tre (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + center.] To throw from its center. Uncentury Un*cen"tu*ry (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + century.] To remove from its actual century. [R.] It has first to uncentury itself. H. Drummond. Uncertain Un*cer"tain (?), a. [Pref. un- + certain. Cf. Incertain.] 1. Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful. Chaucer. Man, without the protection of a superior Being, . . . is uncertain of everything that he hopes for. Tillotson. 2. Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy; as, an uncertain person; an uncertain breeze. O woman! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please! Sir W. Scott. 3. Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical. "The fashion of uncertain evils." Milton. From certain dangers to uncertain praise. Dryden. 4. Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible. Soon bent his bow, uncertain in his aim. Dryden. Whistling slings dismissed the uncertain stone. Gay. Syn. -- See Precarious. Uncertain Un*cer"tain, v. t. [1st pref. un- + certain; or fr. uncertain, a.] To make uncertain. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. Uncertainly Un*cer"tain*ly, adv. In an uncertain manner. Uncertainty Un*cer"tain*ty (?), n.; pl. Uncertainties (. 1. The quality or state of being uncertain. 2. That which is uncertain; something unknown. Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a moral certainty for an uncertainty. L'Estrange. Uncessant Un*ces"sant (?), a. Incessant. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. -- Un*ces"sant*ly, adv. [Obs.] Unchain Un*chain" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + chain.] To free from chains or slavery; to let loose. Prior. Unchancy Un*chan"cy (?), a. [Pref un- + Scot. chancy fortunate, safe.] 1. Happening at a bad time; unseasonable; inconvenient. A. Trollope. 2. Ill-fated; unlucky. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 3. Unsafe to meddle with; dangerous. [Scot.] Unchaplain Un*chap"lain (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + chaplain.] To remove from a chaplaincy. Uncharge Un*charge" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + charge.] 1. To free from a charge or load; to unload. Wyclif. 2. To free from an accusation; to make no charge against; to acquit. Shak. Unchariot Un*char"i*ot (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + chariot.] To throw out of a chariot. Pope. Uncharitable Un*char"i*ta*ble (?), a. Not charitable; contrary to charity; severe in judging; harsh; censorious; as, uncharitable opinions or zeal. Addison. -- Un*char"i*ta*ble*ness, n. -- Un*char"i*ta*bly, adv. Uncharity Un*char"i*ty (?), n. Uncharitableness. Tennyson. 'T were much uncharity in you. J. Webster. Uncharm Un*charm" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + charm.] To release from a charm, fascination, or secret power; to disenchant. Beau. & Fl. Uncharnel Un*char"nel (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uncharneled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Uncharneling.] [1st pref. un- + charnel.] To remove from a charnel house; to raise from the grave; to exhume. Byron. Unchaste Un*chaste" (?), a. Not chaste; not continent; lewd. -- Un*chaste"ly, adv. -- Un*chaste"ness, n. Unchastity Un*chas"ti*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; incontinence. Uncheckable Un*check"a*ble (?), a. Not capable of being checked or stopped. [R.] Unchild Un*child" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + child.] 1. To bereave of children; to make childless. Shak. 2. To make unlike a child; to divest of the characteristics of a child. Bp. Hall. Unchristen Un*chris"ten (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + christen.] To render unchristian. [Obs. & R.] Milton. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1567 Unchristened Un*chris"tened (?), a. [Pref. un- not + christened.] Not christened; as, an unchristened child. Unchristian Un*chris"tian (?), a. [Pref. un- not + Christian.] 1. Not Christian; not converted to the Christian faith; infidel. 2. Contrary to Christianity; not like or becoming a Christian; as, unchristian conduct. Unchristian Un*chris"tian, v. t. [1st pref. un- + Christian.] To make unchristian. [Obs.] South. Unchristianize Un*chris"tian*ize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + Christianize.] To turn from the Christian faith; to cause to abandon the belief and profession of Christianity. Unchristianly Un*chris"tian*ly, a. Unchristian. Milton. Unchristianly Un*chris"tian*ly, adv. In an unchristian manner. Unchristianness Un*chris"tian*ness, n. The quality or state of being unchristian. [R.] Eikon Basilike. Unchurch Un*church" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + church.] 1. To expel, or cause to separate, from a church; to excommunicate. Sir M. Hale. 2. To deprive of the character, privileges, and authority of a church. South. Uncia Un"ci*a (?), n.; pl. Unci\'91 (#). [L. See Ounce a measure of weight.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an ounce. 2. (Alg.) A numerical coefficient in any particular case of the binomial theorem. [Obs.] Uncial Un"cial (?), a. [L. uncialis amounting to the twelfth part of a pound or a foot, from uncia the twelfth part of a pound or of a foot, an ounce, an inch: cf. F. oncial. See Inch a measure.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c., and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being superseded by the cursive style. Uncial Un"cial, n. An uncial letter. Unciatim Un`ci*a"tim (?), adv. [L.] Ounce by ounce. Unciform Un"ci*form (?), a. [L. uncus a hook + -form.] Having the shape of a hook; being of a curved or hooked from; hooklike. Unciform bone (Anat.), a bone of the carpus at the bases of the fourth and fifth metacarpals; the hamatum. Unciform Un"ci*form, n. (Anat.) The unciform bone. See Illust. of Perissodactyla. Uncinata Un`ci*na"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. uncinus a hook.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of marine ch\'91topod annelids which are furnished with uncini, as the serpulas and sabellas. Uncinate Un"ci*nate (?), a. [L. uncinatus, from uncinus a hook, from uncus a hook.] Hooked; bent at the tip in the form of a hook; as, an uncinate process. Uncinatum Un`ci*na"tum (?), n. [NL., from L. uncinatus hooked.] (Anat.) The unciform bone. Uncinus Un*ci"nus (?), n.; pl. Uncini (#). [L., a hook.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the peculiar minute chitinous hooks found in large numbers in the tori of tubicolous annelids belonging to the Uncinata. Uncipher Un*ci"pher (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cipher.] To decipher; as, to uncipher a letter. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple. Uncircumcised Un*cir"cum*cised (?), n. Not circumcised; hence, not of the Israelites. "This uncircumcised Philistine." 1 Sam. xvii. 26. Uncircumcision Un*cir`cum*ci"sion (?), n. 1. The absence or want of circumcision. 2. (Script.) People not circumcised; the Gentiles. Uncircumstandtial Un*cir`cum*stand"tial (?), a. 1. Not circumstantial; not entering into minute particulars. 2. Not important; not pertinent; trivial. [Obs.] Uncity Un*cit"y (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + city.] To deprive of the rank or rights of a city. [Obs.] Uncivil Un*civ"il (?), a. 1. Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized. Men can not enjoy the rights of an uncivil and of a civil state together. Burke. 2. Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous; impolite; rude; unpolished; as, uncivil behavior. Uncivility Un`ci*vil"i*ty (?), n. Incivility. [Obs.] Uncivilization Un*civ`i*li*za"tion (?), n. The state of being uncivilized; savagery or barbarism. [R.] Uncivilized Un*civ"i*lized (?), a. 1. Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of Central Africa. 2. Not civil; coarse; clownish. [R.] Addison. Uncivilty Un*civ"il*ty, adv. In an uncivil manner. Unclasp Un*clasp" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + clasp.] To loose the clasp of; to open, as something that is fastened, or as with, a clasp; as, to unclasp a book; to unclasp one's heart. Uncle Un"cle (?), n. [OE. uncle, OF. oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr. L. avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather; akin to Lith. avynas uncle, Goth. aw grandmother, Icel. \'bei great grandfather.] 1. The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship. 2. A pawnbroker. [Slang] Thackeray. My uncle, a pawnbroker. [Slang] -- Uncle Sam, a humorous appellation given to the United States Government. See Uncle Sam, in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. Unclean Un*clean" (?), a. [AS. uncl. See Unnot, and Clean.] 1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy. 2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing. He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. Num. xix. 11. 3. Morally impure. "Adultery of the heart, consisting of inordinate and unclean affections." Perkins. -- Un*clean"ly, adv. -- Un*clean"ness, n. Unclean animals (Script.), those which the Israelites were forbidden to use for food. -- Unclean spirit (Script.), a wicked spirit; a demon. Mark i. 27. Uncleansable Un*cleans"a*ble (?), a. Incapable of being cleansed or cleaned. Unclench Un*clench" (?), v. t. Same as Unclinch. Uncleship Un"cle*ship (?), n. The office or position of an uncle. Lamb. Unclew Un*clew" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + clew.] To unwind, unfold, or untie; hence, to undo; to ruin. Shak. Unclinch Un*clinch" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + clinch.] To cause to be no longer clinched; to open; as, to unclinch the fist. [Written also unclench.] Uncling Un*cling" (?), v. i. [1st pref. un- + cling.] To cease from clinging or adhering. [Obs.] Milton. Uncloak Un*cloak" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cloak.] To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal. Uncloak Un*cloak", v. i. To remove, or take off, one's cloak. Unclog Un*clog", v. t. [1st pref. un- + clog.] To disencumber of a clog, or of difficulties and obstructions; to free from encumbrances; to set at liberty. Shak. Uncloister Un*clois"ter (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cloister.] To release from a cloister, or from confinement or seclusion; to set free; to liberate. Unclose Un*close" (?), v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + close.] 1. To open; to separate the parts of; as, to unclose a letter; to unclose one's eyes. 2. To disclose; to lay open; to reveal. Unclosed Un*closed" (?), a. [Pref. un- not + closed.] 1. Not separated by inclosures; open. Clarendon. 2. Not finished; not concluded. [R.] Madison. 3. Not closed; not sealed; open. Byron. Unclothe Un*clothe" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + clothe.] To strip of clothes or covering; to make naked. I. Watts. [We] do groan being burdened; not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon. 2 Cor. v. 4. Unclothed Un*clothed" (?), a. 1. [Properly p. p. of unclothe.] Divested or stripped of clothing. Byron. 2. [Pref. un- not + clothed.] Not yet clothed; wanting clothes; naked. -- Un*cloth"ed*ly (#), adv. [Obs.] Bacon. Uncloud Un*cloud" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cloud.] To free from clouds; to unvail; to clear from obscurity, gloom, sorrow, or the like. Beau. & Fl. Unclue Un*clue" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + clue.] To unwind; to untangle. Unclutch Un*clutch" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + clutch.] 1. To open, as something closely shut. "Unclutch his griping hand." Dr. H. More. 2. (Mech.) To disengage, as a clutch. Unco Un"co (?), a. [Scot. The same word as E. uncouth.] Unknown; strange, or foreign; unusual, or surprising; distant in manner; reserved. [Scot.] Unco Un"co, adv. In a high degree; to a great extent; greatly; very. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Unco Un"co, n. A strange thing or person. [Scot.] Uncoach Un*coach" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + coach.] To detach or loose from a coach. [Obs.] Chapman. Uncock Un*cock" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cock.] 1. To let down the cock of, as a firearm. 2. To deprive of its cocked shape, as a hat, etc. 3. To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay. Uncoffle Un*cof"fle (?; 115), v. t. [1st pref. un- + coffle.] To release from a coffle. Uncoif Un*coif" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + coif.] To deprive of the coif or cap. Young. Uncoil Un*coil" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + coil.] To unwind or open, as a coil of rope. Derham. Uncoined Un*coined" (?), a. 1. Not coined, or minted; as, uncoined silver. Locke. 2. Not fabricated; not artificial or counterfeit; natural. "Plain and uncoined constancy." Shak. Uncolt Un*colt" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + colt.] To unhorse. [Obs. & R.] Shak. Uncombine Un`com*bine" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + combine.] To separate, as substances in combination; to release from combination or union. [R.] Daniel. Uncomeatable Un`come*at"a*ble (?), a. Not to be come at, or reached; inaccessible. [Colloq.] Addison. My honor is infallible and uncomeatable. Congreve. Uncomely Un*come"ly (?), a. Not comely. -- adv. In an uncomely manner. 1 Cor. vii. 36. Uncomfortable Un*com"fort*a*ble (?), a. 1. Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position. 2. Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant; as, an uncomfortable seat or situation. The most dead, uncomfortable time of the year. Addison. -- Un*com"fort*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*com"fort*a*bly, adv. Uncommon Un*com"mon (?), a. Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage. Syn. -- Rare; scarce; infrequent; unwonted. -- Un*com"mon*ly, adv. -- Un*com"mon*ness, n. Uncomplete Un`com*plete" (?), a. Incomplete. Pope. Uncomprehend Un*com`pre*hend (?), v. t. [1st un- + comprehend.] To fail to comprehend. [R.] Daniel. Uncomprehensive Un*com`pre*hen"sive (?), a. 1. Unable to comprehend. Narrow-spirited, uncomprehensive zealots. South. 2. Incomprehensible. [Obs.] Shak. Uncompromising Un*com"pro*mi`sing (?), a. Not admitting of compromise; making no truce or concessions; obstinate; unyielding; inflexible. -- Un*com"pro*mi`sing*ly, adv. Unconceivable Un`con*ceiv"a*ble (?), a. Inconceivable. [Obs.] Locke. -- Un`con*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.] -- Un`con*ceiv"a*bly, adv. [Obs.] Unconcern Un`con*cern" (?), n. Want of concern; absence of anxiety; freedom from solicitude; indifference. A listless unconcern, Cold, and averting from our neighbor's good. Thomson. Unconcerned Un`con*cerned" (?), a. Not concerned; not anxious or solicitous; easy in mind; carelessly secure; indifferent; as, to be unconcerned at what has happened; to be unconcerned about the future. -- Un`con*cern"ed*ly (#), adv. -- Un`con*cern"ed*ness, n. Happy mortals, unconcerned for more. Dryden. Unconcerning Un`con*cern"ing, a. Not interesting of affecting; insignificant; not belonging to one. [Obs.] Addison. Unconcernment Un`con*cern"ment (?), n. The state of being unconcerned, or of having no share or concern; unconcernedness. [Obs.] South. Unconcludent, Unconcluding Un`con*clud"ent (?), Un`con*clud"ing (?), a. Inconclusive. [Obs.] Locke. -- Un`con*clud"ing*ness, n. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. Unconclusive Un`con*clu"sive (?), a. Inconclusive. [Obs.] Unconditional Un`con*di"tion*al (?), a. Not conditional limited, or conditioned; made without condition; absolute; unreserved; as, an unconditional surrender. O, pass not, Lord, an absolute decree, Or bind thy sentence unconditional. Dryden. -- Un`con*di"tion*al*ly, adv. Unconditioned Un`con*di"tioned (?), a. 1. Not conditioned or subject to conditions; unconditional. 2. (Metaph.) Not subject to condition or limitations; infinite; absolute; hence, inconceivable; incogitable. Sir W. Hamilton. The unconditioned (Metaph.), all that which is inconceivable and beyond the realm of reason; whatever is inconceivable under logical forms or relations. Unconfidence Un*con"fi*dence (?), n. Absence of confidence; uncertainty; doubt. Uncoform Un`co*form" (?), a. Unlike. [Obs.] Not unconform to other shining globes. Milton. Uncoformability Un`co*form`a*bil"i*ty, n. 1. The quality or state of being unconformable; unconformableness. 2. (Geol.) Want of parallelism between one series of strata and another, especially when due to a disturbance of the position of the earlier strata before the latter were deposited. Unconformable Un`con*form"a*ble (?), a. 1. Not conformable; not agreeable; not conforming. Moral evil is an action unconformable to it [the rule of our duty]. I. Watts. 2. (Geol.) Not conformable; not lying in a parallel position; as, unconformable strata. -- Un`con*form"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`con*form"a*bly, adv. Unconformist Un`con*form"ist, n. A nonconformist. [Obs.] Unconformity Un`con*form"i*ty, n. 1. Want of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency. South. 2. (Geol.) Want of parallelism between strata in contact. NOTE: &hand; Wi th so me au thors un conformity is eq uivalent to unconformability; but it is often used more broadly, for example, to include the case when the parallelism of strata once conformable has been disturbed by faulting and the like. Unconfound Un`con*found" (?), v. t. [1st un- + confound.] To free from a state of confusion, or of being confounded. Milton. Unconfounded Un`con*found"ed (?), a. [Pref. un- not + confounded.] Not confounded. Bp. Warburton. Uncongeal Un`con*geal" (?), v. i. [1st un- + congeal.] To thaw; to become liquid again. Tennyson. Unconning Un*con"ning (?), a. Not knowing; ignorant. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- n. Ignorance. [Obs.] Unconquerable Un*con"quer*a*ble (?), a. Not conquerable; indomitable. -- Un*con"quer*a*bly, adv. Unconscionable Un*con"scion*a*ble (?), a. 1. Not conscionable; not conforming to reason; unreasonable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; inordinate; as, an unconscionable person or demand; unconscionable size. Which use of reason, most reasonless and unconscionable, is the utmost that any tyrant ever pretended. Milton. His giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen, Stalking with less unconscionable strides. Milton. 2. Not guided by, or conformed to, conscience. [Obs.] Ungenerous as well as unconscionable practices. South. -- Un*con"scion*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*con"scion*a*bly, adv. Unconscious Un*con"scious (?), a. 1. Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, an unconscious man. Cowper. 2. Not known or apprehended by consciousness; as, an unconscious cerebration. "Unconscious causes." Blackmore. 3. Having no knowledge by experience; -- followed by of; as, a mule unconscious of the yoke. Pope. -- Un*con"scious-ly, adv. -- Un*con"scious*ness, n. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1568 Unconsecrate Un*con"se*crate (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + consecrate.] To render not sacred; to deprive of sanctity; to desecrate. [Obs.]<-- deconsecrate? --> South. Unconsequential Un*con`se*quen"tial (?), a. Inconsequential. Johnson. Unconsiderate Un`con*sid"er*ate (?), a. Inconsiderate; heedless; careless. [Obs.] Daniel. -- Un`con*sid"er*ate*ness, n. [Obs.] Hales. Unconsidered Un`con*sid"ered (?), a. Not considered or attended to; not regarded; inconsiderable; trifling. A snapper-up of unconsidered trifles. Shak. Unconsonant Un*con"so*nant (?), a. Incongruous; inconsistent. "A thing unconsonant.' Hooker. Unconspicuous Un`con*spic"u*ous (?), a. Inconspicuous. [R.] Ed. Rev. Unconstancy Un*con"stan*cy (?), n. Inconstancy. [Obs.] "The unconstancy of the foundation." Fuller. Unconstant Un*con"stant (?), a. Not constant; inconstant; fickle; changeable. [Obs.] Shak. -- Un*con"stant*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Un*con"stant*ness, n. [Obs.] Unconstitutional Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al (?), a. Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an officer. Burke. -- Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al"i*ty (#), n. -- Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al-ly (#), adv. Unconstraint Un`con*straint" (?), n. Freedom from constraint; ease. Felton. Unconsummate Un`con*sum"mate (?), a. Not consummated; not accomplished. [Obs.] Dryden. Uncontestable Un`con*test"a*ble (?), a. Incontestable. Uncontinent Un*con"ti*nent (?), a. Not continent; incontinent. Wyclif (2 Tim. iii. 3). Uncontrollable Un`con*trol"la*ble (?), a. 1. Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events. 2. Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an uncontrollable maxim; an uncontrollable title. [R.] Swift. -- Un`con*trol"la*ble*ness, n. -- Un`con*trol"la*bly, adv. Uncontroversory Un*con`tro*ver"so*ry (?), a. Not involving controversy. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Uncontrovertible Un*con`tro*ver"ti*ble (?), a. Incontrovertible. Uncontrovertibly Un*con`tro*ver"ti*bly, adv. Incontrovertibly. Unconvenient Un`con*ven"ient (?), a. Inconvenient. Bale. -- Un`con*ven"ient*ly, adv. Udall. Unconversion Un`con*ver"sion (?), n. The state of being unconverted; impenitence. [R.] Unconverted Un`con*vert"ed (?), a. 1. Not converted or exchanged. 2. Not changed in opinion, or from one faith to another. Specifically: -- (a) Not persuaded of the truth of the Christian religion; heathenish. Hooker. (b) Unregenerate; sinful; impenitent. Baxter. Uncord Un*cord" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cord.] To release from cords; to loosen the cord or cords of; to unfasten or unbind; as, to uncord a package. Uncork Un*cork" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cork.] To draw the cork from; as, to uncork a bottle. Uncorrect Un`cor*rect" (?), a. Incorrect. Dryden. Uncorrigible Un*cor"ri*gi*ble (?), a. Incorrigible; not capable of correction. [Obs.] Uncorrupt Un`cor*rupt" (?), a. Incorrupt. Uncorruptible Un`cor*rupt"i*ble (?), a. Incorruptible. "The glory of the uncorruptible God." Rom. i. 23. Uncorruption Un`cor*rup"tion (?), n. Incorruption. Uncouple Un*cou"ple (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + couple.] To loose, as dogs, from their couples; also, to set loose; to disconnect; to disjoin; as, to uncouple railroad cars. Uncouple Un*cou"ple, v. i. To roam at liberty. [Obs.] Chaucer. Uncourtliness Un*court"li*ness (?), n. Absence of courtliness; rudeness; rusticity. Addison. Uncous Un"cous (?), a. [L. uncus hooked, as n., a hook.] Hooklike; hooked. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. Uncouth Un*couth" (?), a. [OE. uncouth, AS. unc unknown, strange: un- (see Un- not) + c known, p. p. of cunnan to know. See Can to be able, and cf. Unco, Unked.] 1. Unknown. [Obs.] "This uncouth errand." Milton. To leave the good that I had in hand, In hope of better that was uncouth. Spenser. 2. Uncommon; rare; exquisite; elegant. [Obs.] Harness . . . so uncouth and so rish. Chaucer. 3. Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners. "Uncouth in guise and gesture." I. Taylor. I am surprised with an uncouth fear. Shak. Thus sang the uncouth swain. Milton. Syn. -- See Awkward. -- Un*couth"ly, adv. -- Un*couth"ness, n. Uncovenable Un*cov"e*na*ble (?), a. Not covenable; inconvenient. [Obs.] Wyclif (1 Tim. iv. 7). Uncovenanted Un*cov"e*nant*ed (?), a. 1. Not covenanted; not granted or entered into under a covenant, agreement, or contract. Bp. Horsley. 2. Not having joined in a league, or assented to a covenant or agreement, as to the Solemn League and Covenant of the Scottish people in the times of the Stuarts. In Scotland a few fanatical nonjurors may have grudged their allegiance to an uncovenanted king. Sir T. E. May. 3. (Theol.) Not having entered into relationship with God through the appointed means of grace; also, not promised or assured by the divine promises or conditions; as, uncovenanted mercies. Uncover Un*cov"er (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uncovered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Uncovering.] [1st pref. un- + cover.] 1. To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's body. 2. To show openly; to disclose; to reveal. "To uncover his perjury to the oath of his coronation." Milton. 3. To divest of the hat or cap; to bare the head of; as, to uncover one's head; to uncover one's self. Uncover Un*cov"er (?), v. i. 1. To take off the hat or cap; to bare the head in token of respect. We are forced to uncover after them. Addison. 2. To remove the covers from dishes, or the like. Uncover, dogs, and lap. Shak. Uncowl Un*cowl" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cowl.] To divest or deprive of a cowl. Pope. Uncreate Un`cre*ate" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + create.] To deprive of existence; to annihilate. Who can uncreate thee, thou shalt know. Milton. Uncreate Un`cre*ate" (?), a. [Pref. un- + create, a.] Uncreated; self-existent. Book of Common Prayer. Uncreated Un`cre*at"ed, a. [In sense 1, properly p. p. of uncreate; in senses 2 and 3, pref. un- + created.] 1. Deprived of existence; annihilated. Beau. & Fl. 2. Not yet created; as, misery uncreated. Milton. 3. Not existing by creation; self-existent; eternal; as, God is an uncreated being. Locke. Uncreatedness Un`cre*at"ed*ness, n. The quality or state of being uncreated. Uncredible Un*cred"i*ble (?), a. Incredible. Bacon. Uncredit Un*cred"it (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + credit.] To cause to be disbelieved; to discredit. [Obs.] Fuller. Uncreditable Un*cred"it*a*ble (?), a. Discreditable. [Obs.] Uncrown Un*crown" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + crown.] To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence, to discrown; to dethrone. He hath done me wrong, And therefore I'll uncrown him ere't be long. Shak. Uncrudded Un*crud"ded (?), a. [See Un- not, and Curd.] Not cruddled, or curdled. [Obs.] Her breast like to a bowl of cream uncrudded. Spenser. Unction Unc"tion (?), n. [OE. unccioun, uncioun, OF. oncion, onction, F. onction, fr. L. unctio, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See Unguent.] 1. The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction. To be heir, and to be king By sacred unction, thy deserved right. Milton. 2. That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive. The king himself the sacred unction made. Dryden. Lay not that flattering unction to your soul. Shak. 3. Divine or sanctifying grace. [R.] 4. That quality in language, address, or the like, which excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and tenderness; sometimes, a simulated, factitious, or unnatural fervor. The delightful equivoque and unction of the passage in Farquhar. Hazlitt. The mention of thy glory Is unction to the breast. Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard). Extreme unction (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.), the sacrament of anointing in the last hours; the application of consecrated oil by a priest to all the senses, that is, to eyes, ears, nostrils, etc., of a person when in danger of death from illness, -- done for remission of sins. [James v. 14, 15.] Unctious Unc"tious (?), a. Unctuous. [Obs.] Unctuosity Unc`tu*os"i*ty (?; 135), n. [Cf. F. onctuosit\'82.] Quality or state of being unctuous. Sir T. Browne. Unctuous Unc"tu*ous (?; 135), a. [F. onctueux, LL. unctuosus, fr. L. unctus anointment, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See Unguent.] 1. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy. "The unctuous cheese." Longfellow. 2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals. 3. Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid. -- Unc"tu*ous*ly, adv. -- Unc"tu*ous*ness, n. Unculpable Un*cul"pa*ble (?), a. Inculpable; not blameworthy. [R.] Hooker. Uncult Un*cult" (?), a. [Pref. un- not + L. cultus, p. p. of colere to cultivate. Cf. Incult.] Not cultivated; rude; illiterate. [Obs.] Unculture Un*cul"ture (?; 135), n. Want of culture. "Idleness, ill husbandry . . . unculture." Bp. Hall. Uncunning Un*cun"ning (?), a. Ignorant. [Obs.] I am young and uncunning, as thou wost [knowest]. Chaucer. Uncunningly Un*cun"ning*ly, adv. Ignorantly. [Obs.] Uncunningness Un*cun"ning*ness, n. Ignorance. [Obs.] Uncurable Un*cur"a*ble (?), a. Incurable. Uncurably Un*cur"a*bly, adv. In an uncurable manner. Uncurbable Un*curb"a*ble (?), a. Not capable of being curbed. Shak. Uncurl Un*curl" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + curl.] To loose from curls, or ringlets; to straighten out, as anything curled or curly. He sheaths his paw, uncurls his angry mane. Dryden. Uncurl Un*curl", v. i. To become uncurled, or straight. Uncurrent Un*cur"rent (?), a. Not current. Specifically: Not passing in common payment; not receivable at par or full value; as, uncurrent notes. Shak. Uncurse Un*curse" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + curse.] To free from a curse or an execration. Shak. Uncurtain Un*cur"tain (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + curtain.] To remove a curtain from; to reveal. Moore. Uncus Un"cus (?), n.; pl. Unci (#). [L.] (Zo\'94l.) A hook or claw. Uncustomable Un*cus"tom*a*ble (?), a. Not customable, or subject to custom duties. Uncustomed Un*cus"tomed (?), a. Uncustomable; also, not having paid duty or customs. Smollett. Uncut Un*cut" (?), a. 1. Not cut; not separated or divided by cutting or otherwise; -- said especially of books, periodicals, and the like, when the leaves have not been separated by trimming in binding. 2. Not ground, or otherwise cut, into a certain shape; as, an uncut diamond. Uncut velvet,a fabric woven like velvet, but with the loops of the warp threads uncut. Uncuth Un*cuth" (?), a. Unknown; strange. [Obs.] -- n. A stranger. [Obs.] Uncypher Un*cy"pher (?), v. t. See Uncipher. Undam Un*dam" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + dam.] To free from a dam, mound, or other obstruction. Dryden. Undampned Un*damp"ned (?), a. Uncondemned. [Obs.] Wyclif (Acts xvi. 37). Undated Un"da*ted (?), a. [L. undatus, p. p. of undare to rise in waves, to wave, to undulate, fr. unda a wave. See Undulate.] (Bot.) Rising and falling in waves toward the margin, as a leaf; waved. Undated Un*dat"ed (?), a. [Pref. un- + dated.] Not dated; having no date; of unknown age; as, an undated letter. Undauntable Un*daunt"a*ble (?), a. Incapable of being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable. Bp. Hall. Undaunted Un*daunt"ed (?), a. Not daunted; not subdued or depressed by fear. Shak. Syn. -- Bold; fearless; brave; courageous; intrepid. -- Un*daunt"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*daunt"ed*ness, n. Und\'82 Un"d\'82 (?), a. [F. ond\'82.] (Her.) Waving or wavy; -- applied to ordinaries, or division lines. Undeadly Un*dead"ly (?), a. Not subject to death; immortal. [Obs.] -- Un*dead"li*ness, n. [Obs.] Wyclif. Undeaf Un*deaf" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + deaf.] To free from deafness; to cause to hear. [Obs.] Shak. Undecagon Un*dec"a*gon (?), n. [L. undecim eleven + Gr. (Geom.) A figure having eleven angles and eleven sides. Undecane Un"de*cane (?), n. [L. undecim eleven.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the methane series, found in petroleum; -- so called from its containing eleven carbon atoms in the molecule. Undeceive Un`de*ceive" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + deceive.] To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake. South. Undecency Un*de"cen*cy (?), n. Indecency. [Obs.] "Decency and undecency." Jer. Taylor. Undecennary Un`de*cen"na*ry (?), a. [L. undecim eleven (unus one + decem ten) + -ennary as in decennary. Cf. Undecennial.] Occurring once in every period of eleven years; undecennial. An undecennary account laid before Parliament. E. Stiles. Undecennial Un`de*cen"ni*al (?), a. [See Undecennary, and cf. Decennial.] Occurring or observed every eleventh year; belonging to, or continuing, a period of eleven years; undecennary; as, an undecennial festival. Undecent Un*de"cent (?), a. Indecent. [Obs.] Undecide Un`de*cide" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + decide.] To reverse or recant, as a previous decision. Undecisive Un`de*ci"sive (?), a. Indecisive. [R.] Glanvill. Undeck Un*deck" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + deck.] To divest of ornaments. Shak. Undecked Un*decked (?), a. 1. Not decked; unadorned. [Eve] undecked, save with herself, more lovely fair. Milton. 2. Not having a deck; as, an undecked vessel. Undecolic Un`de*col"ic (?), a. [Undecylenic + propiolic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C11H18O2, of the propiolic acid series, obtained indirectly from undecylenic acid as a white crystalline substance. Undecreed Un`de*creed" (?), a. 1. [Pref. un- not + decreed.] Not decreed. 2. [1st pref. un- + decree.] Reversed or nullified by decree, as something previously decreed. Undecyl Un"de*cyl (?), n. [Undecane + -yl.] (Chem.) The radical regarded as characteristic of undecylic acid. Undecylenic Un*dec`y*len"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid C11H20O2, homologous with acrylic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the distillation of castor oil. Undecylic Un`de*cyl"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Related to, derived from, or containing, undecyl; specifically, designating that member of the fatty acids which corresponds to undecane, and is obtained as a white crystalline substance, C11H22O2. Undeeded Un*deed"ed (?), a. 1. Not deeded or transferred by deed; as, undeeded land. 2. Not made famous by any great action. [Obs.] Shak. Undefatigable Un`de*fat"i*ga*ble (?), a. Indefatigable. [Obs.] "Undefatigable pains." Camden. Undefeasible Un`de*fea"si*ble (?), a. Indefeasible. [Obs.] Undefine Un`de*fine" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + define.] To make indefinite; to obliterate or confuse the definition or limitations of. Undeify Un*de"i*fy (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + deify.] To degrade from the state of deity; to deprive of the character or qualities of a god; to deprive of the reverence due to a god. Addison. Undeniable Un`de*ni"a*ble (?), a. 1. Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true; indisputable; obvious; as, undeniable evidence. 2. Unobjectionable; unquestionably excellent; as, a person of undeniable connections. [Colloq.] G. Eliot. Undeniably Un`de*ni"a*bly, adv. In an undeniable manner. Undepartable Un`de*part"a*ble (?), a. Incapable of being parted; inseparable. [Obs.] Chaucer. Wyclif. Under Un"der (?), prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. &root;201. Cf. Inferior.] 1. Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house. Fruit put in bottles, and the bottles let down into wells under water, will keep long. Bacon. Be gathered now, ye waters under heaven, Into one place. Milton. 2. Hence, in many figurative uses which may be classified as follows; -- (a) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1569 Both Jews and Gentiles . . . are all under sin. Rom. iii. 9. That led the embattled seraphim to war Under thy conduct. Milton. Who have their provand Only for bearing burdens, and sore blows For sinking under them. Shak. (b) Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short. Three sons he dying left under age. Spenser. Medicines take effect sometimes under, and sometimes above, the natural proportion of their virtue. Hooker. There are several hundred parishes in England under twenty pounds a year. Swift. It was too great an honor for any man under a duke. Addison. NOTE: &hand; Hence, it sometimes means at, with, or for, less than; as, he would not sell the horse under sixty dollars. Several young men could never leave the pulpit under half a dozen conceits. Swift. (c) Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep. A crew who, under names of old renown . . . abused Fanatic Egypt. Milton. Mr. Duke may be mentioned under the double capacity of a poet and a divine. Felton. Under this head may come in the several contests and wars betwixt popes and the secular princes. C. Leslie. (d) Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion. Abject and lost, lay these, covering the flood, Under amazement of their hideous change. Milton. Under arms. (Mil.) (a) Drawn up fully armed and equipped. (b) Enrolled for military service; as, the state has a million men under arms. -- Under canvas. (a) (Naut.) Moved or propelled by sails; -- said of any vessel with her sail set, but especially of a steamer using her sails only, as distinguished from one under steam. Under steam and canvas signifies that a vessel is using both means of propulsion. (b) (Mil.) Provided with, or sheltered in, tents. -- Under fire, exposed to an enemy's fire; taking part in a battle or general engagement. -- Under foot. See under Foot, n. -- Under ground, below the surface of the ground. -- Under one's signature, with one's signature or name subscribed; attested or confirmed by one's signature. Cf. the second Note under Over, prep. -- Under sail. (Naut.) (a) With anchor up, and under the influence of sails; moved by sails; in motion. (b) With sails set, though the anchor is down. (c) Same as Under canvas (a), above. Totten. -- Under sentence, having had one's sentence pronounced. -- Under the breath, with low voice; very softly. -- Under the lee (Naut.), to the leeward; as, under the lee of the land. -- Under the rose. See under Rose, n. -- Under water, below the surface of the water. -- Under way, OR Under weigh (Naut.), in a condition to make progress; having started. Under Un"der (?), adv. In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail. I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection. 1 Cor. ix. 27. The minstrel fell, but the foeman's chain Could not bring his proud soul under. Moore. NOTE: &hand; Un der is of ten us ed in composition with a verb to indicate lowness or inferiority in position or degree, in the act named by the verb; as, to underline; to undermine; to underprop. Under Un"der, a. Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff. Under covert (Zo\'94l.), one of the feathers situated beneath the bases of the quills in the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. under Bird. Underact Un`der*act" (?), v. t. To perform inefficiently, as a play; to act feebly. Underaction Un"der*ac`tion (?), n. Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode. The least episodes or underactions . . . are parts necessary or convenient to carry on the main design. Dryden. Underactor Un"der*ac`tor (?), n. A subordinate actor. Under-age Un"der-age` (?), a. Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish. [Obs.] I myself have loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation. J. Webster. Underagent Un"der*a`gent (?), n. A subordinate agent. Underaid Un`der*aid" (?), v. t. To aid clandestinely. [Obs.] Under-arm Un"der-arm (?), a. (Cricket) Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm. Underback Un"der*back` (?), n. (Brewing) A vessel which receives the wort as it flows from the mashing tub. Underbear Un`der*bear" (?), v. t. [AS. underberan. See Under, and Bear to support.] 1. To support; to endure. [Obs.] Shak. 2. To line; to guard; to face; as, cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel. [Obs.] Shak. Underbearer Un"der*bear`er (?), n. One who supports or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one of those who bear the copse, as distinguished from a bearer, or pallbearer, who helps to hold up the pall. Underbid Un`der*bid" (?), v. t. To bid less than, as when a contract or service is offered to the lowest bidder; to offer to contract, sell, or do for a less price than. Underbind Un`der*bind" (?), v. t. To bind beneath. Fairfax. Underboard Un"der*board` (?), adv. Under the board, or table; hence, secretly; unfairly; underhand. See the Note under Aboveboard. Underbrace Un`der*brace (?), v. t. To brace, fasten, or bind underneath or below. Cowper. Underbranch Un"der*branch` (?), n. 1. A lower branch. 2. A twig or branchlet. [Obs.] Spenser. Underbred Un"der*bred` (?), a. Not thoroughly bred; ill-bred; as, an underbred fellow. Goldsmith. Underbrush Un"der*brush` (?), n. Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth. Underbuilder Un"der*build`er (?), n. A subordinate or assistant builder. An underbuilder in the house of God. Jer. Taylor. Underbuilding Un"der*build`ing, n. Same as Substruction. Underbuy Un`der*buy" (?), v. t. To buy at less than the real value or worth; to buy cheaper than. [R.] J. Fletcher. Undercast Un`der*cast" (?), v. t. To cast under or beneath. Underchamberlain Un`der*cham"ber*lain (?), n. A deputy chamberlain of the exchequer. Underchanter Un`der*chant"er (?), n. Same as Subchanter. Underchaps Un"der*chaps` (?), n. pl. The lower chaps or jaw. Paley. Undercharge Un`der*charge" (?), v. t. 1. To charge below or under; to charge less than is usual or suitable fro; as, to undercharge goods or services. 2. To put too small a charge into; as, to undercharge a gun. Undercharged mine (Mil.), a mine whose crater is not as wide at top as it is deep. W. P. Craighill. Undercharge Un"der*charge` (?), n. A charge that is less than is usual or suitable. Underclay Un"der*clay` (?), n. (Geol.) A stratum of clay lying beneath a coal bed, often containing the roots of coal plants, especially the Stigmaria. Undercliff Un"der*cliff` (?), n. A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above. Underclothes Un"der*clothes` (?), n. pl. Clothes worn under others, especially those worn next the skin for warmth. Underclothing Un"der*cloth`ing (?), n. Same as Underclothes. Undercoat Un"der*coat` (?), n. 1. A coat worn under another; a light coat, as distinguished from an overcoat, or a greatcoat. 2. A growth of short hair or fur partially concealed by a longer growth; as, a dog's undercoat. Underconduct Un"der*con`duct (?), n. A lower conduit; a subterranean conduit. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. Underconsumption Un`der*con*sump"tion (?), n. (Polit. Econ.) Consumption of less than is produced; consumption of less than the usual amount. F. A. Walk Undercraft Un"der*craft` (?), n. A sly trick or device; as, an undercraft of authors. [R.] Sterne. Undercreep Un`der*creep" (?), v. i. To creep secretly or privily. [Obs.] Wyclif. Undercrest Un`der*crest" (?), v. t. To support as a crest; to bear. [Obs. & R.] Shak. Undercroft Un"der*croft (?), n. [Under + Prov. E. croft a vault; cf. OD. krochte crypt, and E. crypt.] (Arch.) A subterranean room of any kind; esp., one under a church (see Crypt), or one used as a chapel or for any sacred purpose. Undercry Un`der*cry" (?), v. i. To cry aloud. [Obs.] Wyclif. Undercurrent Un"der*cur`rent (?), n. 1. A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface. Totten. 2. Hence, figuratively, a tendency of feeling, opinion, or the like, in a direction contrary to what is publicly shown; an unseen influence or tendency; as, a strong undercurrent of sentiment in favor of a prisoner. All the while there was a busy undercurrent in her. G. Eliot. Undercurrent Un"der*cur`rent, a. Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] "Undercurrent woe." Tennyson. Undercut Un"der*cut` (?), n. The lower or under side of a sirloin of beef; the fillet. Undercut Un`der*cut" (?), v. t. To cut away, as the side of an object, so as to leave an overhanging portion. Underdealing Un"der*deal`ing (?), n. Crafty, unfair, or underhand dealing; unfair practice; trickery. Milton. Underdelve Un`der*delve" (?), v. t. To delve under. [Obs.] Underdig Un`der*dig" (?), v. t. To dig under or beneath; to undermine. [Obs.] Wyclif. Underditch Un`der*ditch" (?), v. t. To dig an underground ditches in, so as to drain the surface; to underdrain; as, to underditch a field or a farm. Underdo Un`der*do" (?), v. i. To do less than is requisite or proper; -- opposed to overdo. Grew. Underdo Un`der*do", v. t. To do less thoroughly than is requisite; specifically, to cook insufficiently; as, to underdo the meat; -- opposed to overdo. Underdoer Un"der*do`er (?), n. One who underdoes; a shirk. Underdolven Un`der*dolv"en (?), obs. p. p. of Underdelve. Underdose Un"der*dose` (?), n. A dose which is less than required; a small or insufficient dose. Underdose Un`der*dose" (?), v. t. & i. To give an underdose or underdoses to; to practice giving insufficient doses. Underdrain Un"der*drain` (?), n. An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above. Underdrain Un`der*drain" (?), v. t. To drain by forming an underdrain or underdrains in; as, to underdrain land. Underdressed Un`der*dressed" (?), a. Not dresses enough. Underestimate Un`der*es"ti*mate (?), v. t. To set to Underestimate Un`der*es"ti*mate (?), n. The act of underestimating; too low an estimate. Underfaction Un"der*fac`tion (?), n. A subordinate party or faction. Underfaculty Un"der*fac`ul*ty (?), n. An inferior or subordinate faculty. Underfarmer Un"der*farm`er (?), n. An assistant farmer. Underfeed Un`der*feed" (?), v. t. To feed with too little food; to supply with an insufficient quantity of food. Underfellow Un"der*fel`low (?), n. An underling [R.] Sir P. Sidney. Underfilling Un"der*fill`ing (?), n. The filling below or beneath; the under part of a building. Sir H. Wotton. Underfollow Un`der*fol"low (?), v. t. To follow closely or immediately after. [Obs.] Wyclif. Underfong Un`der*fong" (?), v. t. [AS. underfongen, p. p. of underf to undertake; under under + f to take. See Fang to seize.] 1. To undertake; to take in hand; to receive. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Rom. of R. 2. To insnare; to circumvent. [Obs.] Spenser. 3. To sustain; to support; to guard. Nash. Underfoot Un`der*foot" (?), adv. Under the feet; underneath; below. See Under foot, under Foot, n. Underfoot Un`der*foot", a. Low; base; abject; trodden down. Underfringe Un"der*fringe` (?), n. A lower fringe; a fringe underneath something. Broad-faced, with underfringe of russet beard. Tennyson. Underfurnish Un`der*fur"nish (?), v. t. To supply with less than enough; to furnish insufficiently. Collier. Underfurrow Un`der*fur"row (?), v. t. To cover as under a furrow; to plow in; as, to underfurrow seed or manure. Under-garment Un"der-gar`ment (?), n. A garment worn below another. Underget Un`der*get" (?), v. t. To get under or beneath; also, to understand. [Obs.] R. of Gloucester. Undergird Un`der*gird" (?), v. t. To blind below; to gird round the bottom. They used helps, undergirding the ship. Acts xxvii. 17. Underglaze Un"der*glaze` (?), a. Applied under the glaze, that is, before the glaze, that is, before the glaze is put on; fitted to be so applied; -- said of colors in porcelain painting. Undergo Un`der*go" (?), v. t. [imp. Underwent (?); p. p. Undergone (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. Undergoing.] [AS. underg\'ben. See Under, and Go.] 1. To go or move below or under. [Obs.] 2. To be subjected to; to bear up against; to pass through; to endure; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain, grief, or anxiety; to undergothe operation of amputation; food in the stomach undergoes the process of digestion. Certain to undergo like doom. Milton. 3. To be the bearer of; to possess. [Obs.] Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace, As infinite as man may undergo. Shak. 4. To undertake; to engage in; to hazard. [Obs.] I have moved already Some certain of the noblest-minded Romans To undergo with me an enterprise. Shak. 5. To be subject or amenable to; to underlie. [Obs.] Claudio undergoes my challenge. Shak. Undergod Un"der*god` (?), n. A lower or inferio Undergore Un`der*gore" (?), v. t. To gore underneath. Undergown Un"der*gown` (?), n. A gown worn under another, or under some other article of dress. An undergown and kirtle of pale sea-green silk. Sir W. Scott. Undergraduate Un`der*grad"u*ate (?), n. A member of a university or a college who has not taken his first degree; a student in any school who has not completed his course. Undergraduate Un`der*grad"u*ate, a. Of or pertaining to an undergraduate, or the body of undergraduates. Undergraduateship Un`der*grad"u*ate*ship, n. The position or condition of an undergraduate. Undergroan Un`der*groan (?), v. t. To groan beneath. [Obs.] Earth undergroaned their high-raised feet. Chapman. Underground Un"der*ground` (?), n. The place or space beneath the surface of the ground; subterranean space. A spirit raised from depth of underground. Shak. Underground Un"der*ground`, a. 1. Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment. 2. Done or occurring out of sight; secret. [Colloq.] Underground railroad OR railway. See under Railroad. Underground Un"der*ground`, adv. Beneath the surface of the earth. Undergrove Un"der*grove` (?), n. A grove of shrubs or low trees under taller ones. Wordsworth. Undergrow Un`der*grow" (?), v. i. To grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height. Wyclif. Undergrow Un`der*grow", a. Undergrown. [Obs.] Chaucer. Undergrown Un`der*grown" (?), a. Of small stature; not grown to a full height or size. Undergrowth Un"der*growth` (?), n. That which grows under trees; specifically, shrubs or small trees growing among large trees. Milton. Undergrub Un`der*grub" (?), v. t. To undermine. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. Underhand Un"der*hand` (?), a. 1. Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent. Addison. 2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow. Underhand Un"der*hand` (?), adv. 1. By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly. Such mean revenge, committed underhand. Dryden. Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, underhand, with meal for their maintenance. Sir W. Scott. 2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling. Underhanded Un"der*hand`ed, a. 1. Underhand; clandestine. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1570 2. Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated. Norway . . . might defy the world, . . . but it is much underhanded now. Coleridge. Underhandedly Un"der*hand`ed*ly (?), adv. In an underhand manner. Underhang Un`der*hang" (?), v. t. & i. To hang under or down; to suspend. Holland. Underhangman Un"der*hang`man (?), n. An assistant or deputy hangman. Shak. Underhead Un"der*head` (?), n. A blockhead, or stupid person; a dunderhead. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. Underheave Un`der*heave" (?), v. i. To heave or lift from below. [Obs.] Wyclif. Underhew Un`der*hew" (?), v. t. To hew less than is usual or proper; specifically, to hew, as a piece of timber which should be square, in such a manner that it appears to contain a greater number of cubic feet than it really does contain. Haldeman. Underhonest Un`der*hon"est (?), a. Not entirely honest. [R.] "We think him overproud and underhonest." Shak. Underhung Un`der*hung" (?), a. 1. (Carp.) Resting on a track at the bottom, instead of being suspended; -- said of a sliding door. Forney. 2. Having the lower jaw projecting. T. Hughes. Underjaw Un"der*jaw` (?), n. The lower jaw. Paley. Underjoin Un`der*join" (?), v. t. To join below or beneath; to subjoin. Wyclif. Underkeep Un`der*keep" (?), v. t. To keep under, or in subjection; to suppress. [Obs.] Spenser. Underkeeper Un"der*keep`er (?), n. A subordinate keeper or guardian. Gray. Underkind Un"der*kind` (?), n. An inferior kind. Dryden. Underkingdom Un"der*king`dom (?), n. A subordinate or dependent kingdom. Tennyson. Underlaborer Un"der*la`bor*er (?), n. An assistant or subordinate laborer. Locke. Underlaid Un`der*laid" (?), a. Laid or placed underneath; also, having something laid or lying underneath. Underlay Un`der*lay" (?), v. t. [AS. underlecgan. See Under, and Lay, v. t.] 1. To lay beneath; to put under. 2. To raise or support by something laid under; as, to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See Underlay, n., 2. 3. To put a tap on (a shoe). [Prov. Eng.] Underlay Un`der*lay", v. i. (Mining) To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode. Underlay Un"der*lay` (?), n. 1. (Mining) The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; -- called also underlie. 2. (Print.) A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the from, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper height; also, something placed back of a part of the tympan, so as to secure the right impression. Underlayer Un"der*lay`er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, underlays or is underlaid; a lower layer. 2. (Mining) A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at any required depth. Weale. Underleaf Un"der*leaf` (?), n. A prolific sort of apple, good for cider. [Obs.] Mortimer. Underlease Un"der*lease (?), n. (Law) A lease granted by a tenant or lessee; especially, a lease granted by one who is himself a lessee for years, for any fewer or less number of years than he himself holds; a sublease. Burrill. Underlet Un`der*let" (?), v. t. 1. To let below the value. All my farms were underlet. Smollett. 2. To let or lease at second hand; to sublet. Underletter Un"der*let`ter (?), n. A tenant or lessee who grants a lease to another. Underlie Un`der*lie" (?), v. t. [AS. underlicgan. See Under, and Lie to be prostrate.] 1. To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel. 2. To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory. 3. To be subject or amenable to. [R.] The knight of Ivanhoe . . . underlies the challenge of Brian der Bois Guilbert. Sir W. Scott. Underlie Un`der*lie", v. i. To lie below or under. Underlie Un"der*lie` (?), n. See Underlay, n., 1. Underline Un`der*line" (?), v. t. 1. To mark a line below, as words; to underscore. 2. To influence secretly. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. Underling Un"der*ling (?), n. [Under + -ling.] An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; hence, a mean, sorry fellow. Milton. he fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. Shak. Underlip Un"der*lip` (?), n. The lower lip. Underlock Un"der*lock` (?), n. A lock of wool hanging under the belly of a sheep. Underlocker Un"der*lock`er (?), n. (Mining) A person who inspects a mine daily; -- called also underviewer. Underlying Un`der*ly"ing (?), a. Lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles. Undermanned Un`der*manned" (?), a. (Naut.) Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed. Undermasted Un"der*mast`ed (?), a. (Naut.) Having masts smaller than the usual dimension; -- said of vessels. Totten. Undermaster Un"der*mas`ter (?), n. A master subordinate to the principal master; an assistant master. Undermatch Un"der*match` (?), n. One who is not a match for another. Fuller. Undermeal Un"der*meal` (?), n. [AS. under under + m part or portion; cf. AS. underm midday. See Under, Meal a part, and cf. Undern.] 1. The inferior, or after, part of the day; the afternoon. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] In undermeals and in mornings. Chaucer. 2. Hence, something occurring or done in the afternoon; esp., an afternoon meal; supper; also, an afternoon nap; a siesta. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Another great supper, or undermeal, was made ready for them, coming home from ditching and plowing. Withals (1608). I think I am furnished with Cattern [Catharine] pears for one undermeal. B. Jonson. In a narrower limit than the forty years' undermeal of the seven sleepers. Nash. Undermine Un`der*mine" (?), v. t. 1. To excavate the earth beneath, or the part of, especially for the purpose of causing to fall or be overthrown; to form a mine under; to sap; as, to undermine a wall. A vast rock undermined from one end to the other, and a highway running through it. Addison. 2. Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state. He should be warned who are like to undermine him. Locke. Underminer Un`der*min"er (?), n. One who undermines. Underminister Un`der*min"is*ter (?), v. t. To serve, or minister to, in a subordinate relation. [Obs.] Wyclif. Underministry Un`der*min"is*try (?), n. A subordinate or inferior ministry. Jer. Taylor. Undermirth Un"der*mirth` (?), n. Suppressed or concealed mirth. [Obs.] The Coronation. Undermoneyed Un`der*mon"eyed (?), a. Bribed. [R.] Fuller. Undermost Un"der*most (?), a. [From Under; cf. Aftermost.] Lowest, as in place, rank, or condition. Addison. Undern Un"dern (?), n. [AS. undern; akin to OS. undorn, OHG. untarn, untorn, Icel. undorn mid afternoon, mid forenoon, Goth. unda\'a3rnimats the midday meal. Cf. Undermeal, Undertime.] The time between; the time between sunrise and noon; specifically, the third hour of the day, or nine o'clock in the morning, according to ancient reckoning; hence, mealtime, because formerly the principal meal was eaten at that hour; also, later, the afternoon; the time between dinner and supper. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Betwixt undern and noon was the field all won. R. of Brunne. In a bed of worts still he lay Till it was past undern of the day. Chaucer. Underneath Un`der*neath" (?), adv. [OE. undirnepe. See Under, and Beneath.] Beneath; below; in a lower place; under; as, a channel underneath the soil. Or sullen mole, that runneth underneath. Milton. Underneath Un`der*neath", prep. Under; beneath; below. Underneath this stone lie As much beauty as could die. B. Jonson. Underniceness Un`der*nice"ness (?), n. A want of niceness; indelicacy; impropriety. Undernime Un`der*nime" (?), v. t. [imp. Undernom (?).] [OE. undernimen. See Under, and Nim.] 1. To receive; to perceive. [Obs.] He the savor undernom Which that the roses and the lilies cast. Chaucer. 2. To reprove; to reprehend. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Underofficer Un"der*of`fi*cer (?), n. A subordinate officer. Underpart Un"der*part` (?), n. A subordinate part. It should be lightened with underparts of mirth. Dryden. Underpay Un`der*pay" (?), v. t. To pay inadequately. Underpeep Un`der*peep" (?), v. t. To peep under. "The flame . . . would underpeep her lids." [R.] Shak. Underpeer Un`der*peer" (?), v. t. To peer under. [R.] Underpeopled Un`der*peo"pled (?), a. Not fully peopled. Underpight Un`der*pight" (?), imp. of Underpitch. Underpin Un`der*pin" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underpinned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Underpinning.] 1. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest. 2. To support by some solid foundation; to place something underneath for support. Underpinning Un"der*pin`ning (?), n. 1. The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like. 2. (Arch.) (a) That by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already constructed. (b) The foundation, esp. of a frame house. [Local, U.S.] Underpitch Un`der*pitch" (?), v. t. [imp. Underpight.] [OE. underpicchen. See Under, and Pitch to throw, fix.] To fill underneath; to stuff. [Obs.] He drank and well his girdle underpight. Chaucer. Underplay Un`der*play" (?), v. i. 1. To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part. 2. (Card Playing) To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage. Underplay Un"der*play` (?), n. (Card Playing) The act of underplaying. Underplot Un"der*plot` (?), n. 1. A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it. Dryden. 2. A clandestine scheme; a trick. Addison. Underpoise Un`der*poise" (?), v. t. To weigh, estimate, or rate below desert; to undervalue. [R.] Marston. Underpossessor Un"der*pos*sess`or (?), n. One who possesses or holds anything subject to the superior of another. Jer. Taylor. Underpraise Un`der*praise" (?), v. t. To praise below desert. Underprize Un`der*prize" (?), v. t. To undervalue; to underestimate. Shak. Underproduction Un`der*pro*duc"tion (?), n. (Polit. Econ.) The production of less than is demanded or of less than the usual supply. F. A. Walker. Underproof Un"der*proof` (?), a. Containing less alcohol than proof spirit. See Proof spirit, under Spirit. Underprop Un`der*prop" (?), v. t. To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold. Underprop the head that bears the crown. Fenton. Underproportioned Un`der*pro*por"tioned (?), a. Of inadequate or inferior proportions; small; poor. Scanty and underproportioned returns of civility. Collier. Underproper Un"der*prop`er (?), n. One who, or that which, underprops or supports. Underpull Un`der*pull" (?), v. i. To exert one's influence secretly. [Obs.] Ld. North. Underpuller Un"der*pull`er (?), n. One who underpulls. [Obs.] Underput Un`der*put" (?), v. t. To put or send under. [Obs.] Underrate Un`der*rate" (?), v. t. To rate too low; to rate below the value; to undervalue. Burke. Underrate Un"der*rate` (?), n. A price less than the value; as, to sell a thing at an underrate. Cowley. Underreckon Un`der*reck"on (?), v. t. To reckon below what is right or proper; to underrate. Bp. Hall. Underrun Un`der*run" (?), v. t. To run or pass under; especially (Naut.), to pass along and under, as a cable, for the purpose of taking it in, or of examining it. NOTE: &hand; Th e ca ble passes over the bows and stern of the boat used, while the men haul the boat along by pulling upon the cable. Totten. To underrun a tackle (Naut.), to separate its parts and put them in order. Undersail Un`der*sail" (?), v. i. To sail alongshore. [Obs.] Undersailed Un"der*sailed` (?), a. Inadequately equipped with sails. [Obs.] Undersaturated Un`der*sat"u*ra`ted (?), a. Not fully saturated; imperfectly saturated. Undersay Un`der*say" (?), v. t. To say by way of derogation or contradiction. [Obs.] Spenser. Underscore Un`der*score" (?), v. t. To draw a mark or line under; to underline. J. Tucker. Undersecretary Un`der*sec"re*ta*ry (?), n. A secretary who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an assistant secretary; as, an undersecretary of the Treasury. Undersell Un`der*sell" (?), v. t. To sell the same articles at a lower price than; to sell cheaper than. Underservant Un"der*serv`ant (?), n. An inferior servant. Underset Un`der*set" (?), v. t. To prop or support. Bacon. Underset Un"der*set` (?), n. (Naut.) Undercurrent. Undersetter Un"der*set`ter (?), n. One who, or that which, undersets or supports; a prop; a support; a pedestal. Undersetting Un"der*set`ting (?), n. Something set or built under as a support; a pedestal. Sir H. Wotton. Undershapen Un"der*shap`en (?), a. Under the usual shape or size; small; dwarfish. [Poetic] His dwarf, a vicious undershapen thing. Tennyson. Undersheriff Un"der*sher`iff (?), n. A sheriff's deputy. Undersheriffry Un"der*sher`iff*ry (?), n. Undershrievalty. [Obs.] Undershirt Un"der*shirt` (?), n. A shirt worn next the skin, under another shirt; -- called also undervest. Undershoot Un`der*shoot" (?), v. t. To shoot short of (a mark). Undershot Un"der*shot` (?), a. 1. (Zo\'94l.) Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog. 2. Moved by water passing beneath; -- said of a water wheel, and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot wheel. Undershrievalty Un"der*shriev"al*ty (?), n. The office or position of an undersheriff. Undershrieve Un"der*shrieve` (?), n. (Bot.) A low shrub; a woody plant of low stature. Undershrub Un"der*shrub`, a. Partly shrublike. Undershut Un"der*shut` (?), a. Closed from beneath. Undershut valve (Mach.), a valve which shuts by being lifted against a seat facing downward. Knight. Underside Un"der*side` (?), n. The lower or lowest side of anything. Paley. Undersign Un`der*sign" (?), v. t. To write one's name at the foot or end of, as a letter or any legal instrument. The undersigned, the person whose name is signed, or the persons whose names are signed, at the end of a document; the subscriber or subscribers. Undersized Un"der*sized` (?), a. Of a size less than is common. Underskinker Un"der*skink`er (?), n. Undertapster. [Obs.] Underskirt Un"der*skirt` (?), n. A petticoat; the foundation skirt of a draped dress. Undersky Un"der*sky` (?), n. The lower region of the sky. Floating about the undersky. Tennyson. Undersleeve Un"der*sleeve` (?), n. A sleeve of an under-garment; a sleeve worn under another, Undersoil Un"der*soil` (?), n. The soil beneath the surface; understratum; subsoil. Undersoid Un`der*soid" (?), p. p. of Undersell. Undersong Un"der*song` (?), n. 1. The burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain. Dryden. 2. Accompanying strain; subordinate and underlying meaning; accompaniment; undertone. In the very [poetry] there often an undersong of sense which none beside the poetic mind . . . can comprehend. Landor. Undersparred Un"der*sparred` (?), a. (Naut.) Having spars smaller than the usual dimension; -- said of vessels. Underspend Un`der*spend" (?), v. t. To spend less than. Undersphere Un"der*sphere` (?), n. 1. A sphere which is smaller than, and in its movements subject to, another; a satellite. 2. An inferior sphere, or field of action. Underspore Un`der*spore" (?), v. t. To raise with a spar, or piece of wood, used as a lever. [Obs.] Give me a staff that I may underspore. Chaucer. Understair Un"der*stair` (?), a. Of or pertaining to the kitchen, or the servants' quarters; hence, subordinate; menial. [Obs.] Understairs Un"der*stairs` (?), n. The basement or cellar. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1571 Understand Un`der*stand" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Understood (?), and Archaic Understanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Understanding.] [OE. understanden, AS. understandan, literally, to stand under; cf. AS. forstandan to understand, G. verstehen. The development of sense is not clear. See Under, and Stand.] 1. To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink. <-- in ety, sic: "development of sense"?? perh. s.b. "development of this sense"?? --> Speaketh [i. e., speak thou] so plain at this time, I you pray, That we may understande what ye say. Chaucer. I understand not what you mean by this. Shak. Understood not all was but a show. Milton. A tongue not understanded of the people. Bk. of Com. Prayer. 2. To be apprised, or have information, of; to learn; to be informed of; to hear; as, I understand that Congress has passed the bill. 3. To recognize or hold as being or signifying; to suppose to mean; to interpret; to explain. The most learned interpreters understood the words of sin, and not of Abel. Locke. 4. To mean without expressing; to imply tacitly; to take for granted; to assume. War, then, war, Open or understood, must be resolved. Milton. 5. To stand under; to support. [Jocose & R.] Shak. To give one to understand, to cause one to know. -- To make one's self understood, to make one's meaning clear. Understand Un`der*stand", v. i. 1. To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an intelligent being. Imparadised in you, in whom alone I understand, and grow, and see. Donne. 2. To be informed; to have or receive knowledge. I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah. Neh. xiii. 7. Understandable Un`der*stand"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being understood; intelligible. Chillingworth. Understander Un`der*stand"er (?), n. One who understands, or knows by experience. [R.] Dryden. Understanding Un`der*stand"ing, a. Knowing; intelligent; skillful; as, he is an understanding man. Understanding Un`der*stand"ing, n. 1. The act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of the verb; knowledge; discernment; comprehension; interpretation; explanation. 2. An agreement of opinion or feeling; adjustment of differences; harmony; anything mutually understood or agreed upon; as, to come to an understanding with another. He hoped the loyalty of his subjects would concur with him in the preserving of a good understanding between him and his people. Clarendon. 3. The power to understand; the intellectual faculty; the intelligence; the rational powers collectively conceived an designated; the higher capacities of the intellect; the power to distinguish truth from falsehood, and to adapt means to ends. There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the Almighty them understanding. Job xxxii. 8. The power of perception is that which we call the understanding. Perception, which we make the act of the understanding, is of three sorts: 1. The perception of ideas in our mind; 2. The perception of the signification of signs; 3. The perception of the connection or repugnancy, agreement or disagreement, that there is between any of our ideas. All these are attributed to the understanding, or perceptive power, though it be the two latter only that use allows us to say we understand. Locke. In its wider acceptation, understanding is the entire power of perceiving an conceiving, exclusive of the sensibility: the power of dealing with the impressions of sense, and composing them into wholes, according to a law of unity; and in its most comprehensive meaning it includes even simple apprehension. Coleridge. 4. Specifically, the discursive faculty; the faculty of knowing by the medium or use of general conceptions or relations. In this sense it is contrasted with, and distinguished from, the reason. I use the term understanding, not for the noetic faculty, intellect proper, or place of principles, but for the dianoetic or discursive faculty in its widest signification, for the faculty of relations or comparisons; and thus in the meaning in which "verstand" is now employed by the Germans. Sir W. Hamilton. Syn. -- Sense; intelligence; perception. See Sense. Understandingly Un`der*stand"ing*ly, adv. In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension; intelligently; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly. The gospel may be neglected, but in can not be understandingly disbelieved. J. Hawes. Understate Un`der*state" (?), v. t. To state or represent less strongly than may be done truthfully. Understatement Un"der*state`ment (?), n. The act of understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is understated; a statement below the truth. Understock Un`der*stock" (?), v. t. To supply insufficiently with stock. A. Smith. Understood Un`der*stood" (?), imp. & p. p. of Understand. Understrapper Un"der*strap`per (?), n. A petty fellow; an inferior agent; an underling. This was going to the fountain head at once, not applying to the understrappers. Goldsmith. Understrapping Un"der*strap`ping, a. Becoming an understrapper; subservient. [R.] Sterne. Understratum Un"der*stra`tum (?), n.; pl. L. Understrata (, E. Understratums (. The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the mold, or soil, rests; subsoil. Understroke Un`der*stroke" (?), v. t. To underline or underscore. Swift. Understudy Un"der*stud`y (?), v. t. & i. (Theater) To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part. Understudy Un"der*stud`y, n. One who studies another's part with a view to assuming it in an emergency. Undersuit Un"der*suit` (?), n. A suit worn under another suit; a suit of underclothes. Undertakable Un`der*tak"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being undertaken; practicable. Undertake Un`der*take" (?), v. t. [imp. Undertook (?); p. p. Undertaken (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Undertaking.] [Under + take.] 1. To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt. To second, or oppose, or undertake The perilous attempt. Milton. 2. Specifically, to take upon one's self solemnly or expressly; to lay one's self under obligation, or to enter into stipulations, to perform or to execute; to covenant; to contract. I 'll undertake to land them on our coast. Shak. 3. Hence, to guarantee; to promise; to affirm. And he was not right fat, I undertake. Dryden. And those two counties I will undertake Your grace shall well and quietly enjoiy. Shak. I dare undertake they will not lose their labor. Woodward. 4. To assume, as a character. [Obs.] Shak. 5. To engage with; to attack. [Obs.] It is not fit your lordship should undertake every companion that you give offense to. Shak. 6. To have knowledge of; to hear. [Obs.] Spenser. 7. To take or have the charge of. [Obs.] "Who undertakes you to your end." Shak. Keep well those that ye undertake. Chaucer. Undertake Un`der*take", v. i. 1. To take upon one's self, or assume, any business, duty, or province. O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me. Isa. xxxviii. 14. 2. To venture; to hazard. [Obs.] It is the cowish terror of his spirit That dare not undertake. Shak. 3. To give a promise or guarantee; to be surety. But on mine honor dare I undertake For good lord Titus' innocence in all. Shak. Undertaker Un`der*tak"er (?), n. 1. One who undertakes; one who engages in any project or business. Beau. & Fl. 2. One who stipulates or covenants to perform any work for another; a contractor. To sign deputations for undertakes to furnish their proportions of saltpeter. Evelyn. In come some other undertakes, and promise us the same or greater wonders. South. 3. Specifically, one who takes the charge and management of funerals. Undertaking Un`der*tak"ing, n. 1. The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business. Hakluyt. 2. That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise. 3. Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals. 4. A promise or pledge; a guarantee. A. Trollope. Undertapster Un`der*tap"ster (?), n. Assistant to a tapster. Undertaxed Un"der*taxed` (?), a. Taxed too little, or at a lower rate than others. Undertenancy Un"der*ten`an*cy (?), n. Tenancy or tenure under a tenant or lessee; the tenure of an undertenant. Undertenant Un"der*ten`ant (?), n. The tenant of a tenant; one who holds lands or tenements of a tenant or lessee. Underthing Un"der**thing` (?), n. Something that is inferior and of little worth. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. Undertide, Undertime Un"der*tide` (?), Un"der*time` (?), n. [Under + tide, time. Cf. Undern.] The under or after part of the day; undermeal; evening. [Obs.] He, coming home at undertime, there found The fairest creature that he ever saw. Spenser. Undertone Un"der*tone` (?), n. A low or subdued tone or utterance; a tone less loud than usual. <-- 2. an attitude, usu. conveyed by more than one part of an action or a communication, but not explicitly expressed. --> Undertook Un`der*took" (?), imp. of Undertake. Undertow Un"der*tow` (?), n. (Naut.) The current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the shore. Undertreasurer Un"der*treas`ur*er (?), n. An assistant treasurer. Underturn Un`der*turn (?), v. t. To turn upside down; to subvert; to upset. [Obs.] Wyclif. Undervaluation Un`der*val`u*a"tion (?), n. The act of undervaluing; a rate or value not equal to the real worth. Undervalue Un`der*val"ue (?), v. t. 1. To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to depreciate. 2. To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth; to hold in mean estimation; to despise. In comparison of it I undervalued all ensigns of authority. Atterbury. I write not this with the least intention to undervalue the other parts of poetry. Dryden. Undervalue Un`der*val"ue, n. A low rate or price; a price less than the real worth; undervaluation. Milton. Undervaluer Un"der*val"u*er (?), n. One who undervalues. Underverse Un"der*verse` (?), n. The lower or second verse. [Obs.] Undervest Un"der*vest` (?), n. An undershirt. Underviewer Un"der*view`er (?), n. See Underlooker. Underwear Un"der*wear` (?), n. That which is worn under the outside clothing; underclothes. Underween Un`der*ween" (?), v. t. To undervalue. [Obs.] Underwent Un`der*went" (?), imp. of Undergo. Underwing Un"der*wing` (?), n. 1. (Zo\'94l.) One of the posterior wings of an insect. 2. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of noctuid moths belonging to Catocala and allied genera, in which the hind wings are banded with red and black or other conspicuous colors. Many of the species are called red underwing. Underwitted Un"der*wit`ted (?), a. Weak in intellect; half-witted; silly. [R.] Bp. Kennet. Underwood Un"der*wood` (?), n. Small trees and bushes that grow among large trees; coppice; underbrush; -- formerly used in the plural. Shrubs and underwoods look well enough while they grow within the shade of oaks and cedars. Addison. Underwork Un`der*work" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underworked (?) or Underwrought (; p. pr. & vb. n. Underworking.] 1. To injure by working secretly; to destroy or overthrow by clandestine measure; to undermine. But thou from loving England art so far, That thou hast underwrought his lawful king. Shak. 2. To expend too little work upon; as, to underwork a painting. Dryden. 3. To do like work at a less price than; as, one mason may underwork another. Underwork Un`der*work", v. i. 1. To work or operate in secret or clandestinely. B. Jonson. 2. To do less work than is proper or suitable. 3. To do work for a less price than current rates. Underwork Un"der*work` (?), n. Inferior or subordinate work; petty business. Addison. Underworker Un"der*work`er (?), n. 1. One who underworks. 2. An inferior or subordinate workman. Waterland. Underworld Un"der*world` (?), n. 1. The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth. That overspreads (with such a reverence) This underworld. Daniel. 2. The mythological place of departed souls; Hades. 3. The portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes. [R.] Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail, That brings our friends up from the underworld. Tennyson. 4. The inferior part of mankind. [R.] Atterbury. Underwrite Un`der*write" (?), v. t. [imp. Underwrote (?), Obs. Underwrit (; p. p. Underwritten (?), Obs. Underwrit; p. pr. & vb. n. Underwriting.] 1. To write under something else; to subscribe. What addition and change I have made I have here underwritten. Bp. Sanderson. 2. To subscribe one's name to for insurance, especially for marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals, as well as companies, may underwrite policies of insurance. B. Jonson. The broker who procures the insurance ought not, by underwriting the policy, to deprive the parties of his unbiased testimony. Marshall. Underwrite Un`der*write", v. i. To practice the business of insuring; to take a risk of insurance on a vessel or the like. Underwriter Un"der*writ`er (?), n. One who underwrites his name to the conditions of an insurance policy, especially of a marine policy; an insurer. Underwriting Un"der*writ`ing, n. The business of an underwriter, Underyoke Un`der*yoke" (?), v. t. To subject to the yoke; to make subject. Wyclif. Undeserve Un`de*serve" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + deserve.] To fail to deserve. [Obs.] Milton. Undeserver Un`de*serv"er (?), n. One of no merit; one who is nor deserving or worthy. [Obs.] Shak. Undesigning Un`de*sign"ing (?), a. Having no artful, ulterior, or fraudulent purpose; sincere; artless; simple. Undestroyable Un`de*stroy"a*ble (?), a. Indestructible. Undeterminable Un`de*ter"mi*na*ble (?), a. Not determinable; indeterminable. Locke. Undeterminate Un`de*ter"mi*nate (?), a. Nor determinate; not settled or certain; indeterminate. South. -- Un`de*ter"mi*nate*ness, n. Dr. H. More. Undetermination Un`de*ter`mi*na"tion (?), n. Indetermination. Sir M. Hale. Undevil Un*dev"il (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + devil.] To free from possession by a devil or evil spirit; to exorcise. [Obs.] They boy having gotten a habit of counterfeiting . . . would not be undeviled by all their exorcisms. Fuller. Undevotion Un`de*vo"tion (?), n. Absence or want of devotion. Undid Un*did" (?), imp. of Undo. Undifferentiated Un*dif`fer*en"ti*a`ted (?), a. Not differentiated; specifically (Biol.), homogenous, or nearly so; -- said especially of young or embryonic tissues which have not yet undergone differentiation (see Differentiation, 3), that is, which show no visible separation into their different structural parts. Undigenous Un*dig"e*nous (?), a. [L. unda a wave + -genous.] Generated by water. [R.] Kirwan. Undigestible Un`di*gest"i*ble (?), a. Indigestible. Undight Un*dight" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + dight.] To put off; to lay aside, as a garment. [Obs.] Spenser. Undigne Un*digne" (?), a. Unworthy. [Obs.] Chaucer. Undine Un*dine" (?), n. [G. undine, or F. ondin, ondine, from L. unda a wave, water.] One of a class of fabled female water spirits who might receive a human soul by intermarrying with a mortal.<-- a water nymph --> Undiocesed Un*di"o*cesed (?), a. Unprovided with a diocese; having no diocese. Milton. Undirect Un`di*rect" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + direct, v. t.] To misdirect; to mislead. [Obs.] who make false fires to undirect seamen in a tempest. Fuller. Undirect Un`di*rect", a. [Pref. un- not + direct.] Indirect. Undirected Un`di*rect"ed, a. [In senses 1 and 2, pref. un- not + directed; in sense 3 properly p. p. of undirect.] 1. Not directed; not guided; left without direction. 2. Not addressed; not superscribed, as a letter. 3. Misdirected; misled; led astray. [R.] Undirectly Un`di*rect"ly (?), adv. Indirectly. Strype. Undiscerning Un`dis*cern"ing (?), n. Want of discernment. [R.] Spectator. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1572 Undisclose Un`dis*close" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + disclose.] To keep close or secret. [Obs.] Daniel. Undiscreet Un`dis*creet" (?), a. Indiscreet. Chaucer. -- Un`dis*creet"ly, adv. -- -- Un`dis*creet"ness. -- Un`dis*cre"tion (#), n. Indiscretion. Undispensable Un`dis*pen"sa*ble (?), a. 1. Indispensable. 2. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] Fuller. 3. Not to be freed by dispensation. [Obs.] Undispensed Un`dis*pensed" (?), a. 1. Not dispensed. 2. Not freed by dispensation. [R.] Tooker. Undisposedness Un`dis*pos"ed*ness (?), n. Indisposition; disinclination. Undisputable Un*dis"pu*ta*ble (?), a. Indisputable. Addison. -- Un*dis"pu*ta*ble*ness, n. Undistinctive Un`dis*tinc"tive (?), a. Making no distinctions; not discriminating; impartial. As undistinctive Death will come here one day. Dickens. Undistinctly Un`dis*tinct"ly (?), adv. Indistinctly. Undivided Un`di*vid"ed (?), a. 1. Not divided; not separated or disunited; unbroken; whole; continuous; as, plains undivided by rivers or mountains. 2. Not set off, as a share in a firm; not made actually separate by division; as, a partner, owning one half in a firm, is said to own an undivided half so long as the business continues and his share is not set off to him. 3. Not directed or given to more than one object; as, undivided attention or affection. Shak. 4. (Bot.) Not lobed, cleft, or branched; entire. Undividual Un`di*vid"u*al (?), a. Indivisible. [Obs.] True courage and courtesy are undividual companions. Fuller. Undivisible Un`di*vis"i*ble (?), a. Indivisible. Undo Un*do" (?), v. t. [AS. und. See 1st Un-, and Do to perform.] 1. To reverse, as what has been done; to annul; to bring to naught. What's done can not be undone. Shak. To-morrow, ere the setting sun, She 'd all undo that she had done. Swift. 2. To loose; to open; to take to piece; to unfasten; to untie; hence, to unravel; to solve; as, to undo a knot; to undo a puzzling question; to undo a riddle. Tennyson. Pray you, undo this button. Shak. She took the spindle, and undoing the thread gradually, measured it. Sir W. Scott. 3. To bring to poverty; to impoverish; to ruin, as in reputation, morals, hopes, or the like; as, many are undone by unavoidable losses, but more undo themselves by vices and dissipation, or by indolence. That quaffing and drinking will undo you, Shak. Undock Un*dock" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + dock.] (Naut.) To take out of dock; as, to undock a ship. Undoer Un*do"er (?), n. One who undoes anything; especially, one who ruins another. Undoing Un*do"ing, n. 1. The reversal of what has been done. 2. Ruin. "The utter undoing of some." Hooker. Undomesticate Un`do*mes"ti*cate (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + domesticate.] To make wild or roving. Undone Un*done" (?), p. p. of Undo. Undone Un*done", a. [Pref. un- not + done.] Not done or performed; neglected. Undouble Un*dou"ble (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + double.] To unfold, or render single. Undoubtable Un*doubt"a*ble (?), a. Indubitable. Undoubted Un*doubt"ed, a. Not doubted; not called in question; indubitable; indisputable; as, undoubted proof; undoubted hero. -- Un*doubt"ed*ly, adv. Undrape Un*drape" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + drape.] To strip of drapery; to uncover or unveil. Undraw Un*draw" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + draw.] To draw aside or open; to draw back. Angels undrew the curtain of the throne. Young. Undreamed, Undreamt Un*dreamed" (?), Un*dreamt" (?), a. Not dreamed, or dreamed of; not thof. Unpathed waters, undreamed shores. Shak. Undress Un*dress" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + dress.] 1. To divest of clothes; to strip. 2. To divest of ornaments to disrobe. 3. (Med.) To take the dressing, or covering, from; as, to undress a wound. Undress Un"dress (?), n. 1. A loose, negligent dress; ordinary dress, as distinguished from full dress. 2. (Mil. & Naval) An authorized habitual dress of officers and soldiers, but not full-dress uniform. Undress parade (Mil.), a substitute for dress parade, allowed in bad weather, the companies forming without arms, and the ceremony being shortened. Undubitable Un*du"bi*ta*ble (?), a. Indubitable; as, an undubitable principle. [Obs.] Locke. Undue Un*due" (?), a. 1. Not due; not yet owing; as, an undue debt, note, or bond. 2. Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding. Bacon. 3. Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty; disproportioned; excessive; immoderate; inordinate; as, an undue attachment to forms; an undue rigor in the execution of law. Undue influence (Law), any improper or wrongful constraint, machination, or urgency of persuasion, by which one's will is overcome and he is induced to do or forbear an act which he would not do, or would do, if left to act freely. Abbott. Undueness Un*due"ness, n. The quality of being undue. Unduke Un*duke" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + duke.] To deprive of dukedom. Swift. Undulant Un"du*lant (?), a. Undulating. [R.] Undulary Un"du*la*ry (?), a. [See Undulate.] Moving like waves; undulatory. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. Undulate Un"du*late (?), a. [L. undulatus undulated, wavy, a dim. from unda a wave; cf. AS. unnr; perhaps akin to E. water. Cf. Abound, Inundate, Redound, Surround.] Same as Undulated. Undulate Un"du*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Undulated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Undulating.] To cause to move backward and forward, or up and down, in undulations or waves; to cause to vibrate. Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated and undulated. Holder. Undulate Un"du*late, v. i. To move in, or have, undulations or waves; to vibrate; to wave; as, undulating air. Undulated Un"du*la`ted (?), a. 1. Resembling, or in the nature of, waves; having a wavy surface; undulatory. 2. (Bot.) Waved obtusely up and down, near the margin, as a leaf or corolla; wavy. 3. (Zo\'94l.) Formed with elevations and depressions resembling waves; having wavelike color markings; as, an undulated shell. Undulating Un"du*la`ting, a. Rising and falling like waves; resembling wave form or motion; undulatory; rolling; wavy; as, an undulating medium; undulating ground. -- Un"du*la`ting*ly. adv. Undulation Un`du*la"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. ondulation.] 1. The act of undulating; a waving motion or vibration; as, the undulations of a fluid, of water, or of air; the undulations of sound. 2. A wavy appearance or outline; waviness. Evelyn. 3. (Mus.) (a) The tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string, as of a violin. (b) The pulsation caused by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison; -- called also beat. 4. (Physics) A motion to and fro, up and down, or from side to side, in any fluid or elastic medium, propagated continuously among its particles, but with no translation of the particles themselves in the direction of the propagation of the wave; a wave motion; a vibration. Undulationist Un`du*la"tion*ist, n. One who advocates the undulatory theory of light.<-- Archaic. --> Whewell. Undulative Un"du*la*tive (?), a. Consisting in, or accompanied by, undulations; undulatory. Undulatory Un"du*la*to*ry (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. ondulatoire.] Moving in the manner of undulations, or waves; resembling the motion of waves, which successively rise or swell rise or swell and fall; pertaining to a propagated alternating motion, similar to that of waves. Undulatory theory, OR Wave theory (of light) (Opt.), that theory which regards its various phenomena as due to undulations in an ethereal medium, propagated from the radiant with immense, but measurable, velocities, and producing different impressions on the retina according to their amplitude and frequency, the sensation of brightness depending on the former, that of color on the latter. The undulations are supposed to take place, not in the direction of propagation, as in the air waves constituting sound, but transversely, and the various phenomena of refraction, polarization, interference, etc., are attributable to the different affections of these undulations in different circumstances of propagation. It is computed that the frequency of the undulations corresponding to the several colors of the spectrum ranges from 458 millions of millions per second for the extreme red ray, to 727 millions of millions for the extreme violet, and their lengths for the same colors, from the thirty-eight thousandth to the sixty thousandth part of an inch. The theory of ethereal undulations is applicable not only to the phenomena of light, but also to those of heat. <-- this theory as stated is essentially accepted, but elaborated by quantum theory. Mention of Maxwell's equations would be appropriate. --> Undull Un*dull" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + dull.] To remove the dullness of; to clear. [Obs.] Whitlock. Undulous Un"du*lous (?), a. Undulating; undulatory. Unduly Un*du"ly (?), adv. In an undue manner. Undumpish Un*dump"ish (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + dumpish.] To relieve from the dumps. [Obs.] Fuller. Undust Un*dust" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + dust.] To free from dust. [Obs.] Undwellable Un*dwell"a*ble (?), a. Uninhabitable. [Obs.] "A land undwellable." Wyclif. Undwelt Un*dwelt" (?), a. Not lived (in); -- with in. Undying Un*dy"ing (?), a. Not dying; imperishable; unending; immortal; as, the undying souls of men. Uneared Un*eared" (?), a. Not eared, or plowed. Shak. Unearned Un*earned" (?), a. Not earned; not gained by labor or service. Unearned increment (Polit. Econ.), a increase in the value of land due to no labor or expenditure on the part of the owner, but to natural causes, such as the increase of population, the growth of a town in the vicinity, or the like. Some hold that this should belong to the nation.<-- these days called windfall profits --> Unearth Un*earth" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unearthed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Unearthing.] [1st pref. un- + earth.] To drive or draw from the earth; hence, to uncover; to bring out from concealment; to bring to light; to disclose; as, to unearth a secret. To unearth the roof of an old tree. Wordsworth. Unearthly Un*earth"ly, a. Not terrestrial; supernatural; preternatural; hence, weird; appalling; terrific; as, an unearthly sight or sound. -- Un*earth"li*ness (#), n. Unease Un*ease" (?), n. Want of ease; uneasiness. [Obs.] Uneasity Un*eas"i*ty (?), adv. In an easy manner. Uneasiness Un*eas"i*ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness; disquietude; anxiety. 2. The quality of making uneasy; discomfort; as, the uneasiness of the road. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet. Uneasy Un*eas"y (?), a. 1. Not easy; difficult. [R.] Things . . . so uneasy to be satisfactorily understood. Boyle. The road will be uneasy to find. Sir W. Scott. 2. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed. The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. Pope. 3. Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment. 4. Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing. "His uneasy station." Milton. A sour, untractable nature makes him uneasy to those who approach him. Addison. Uneath Un*eath" (?), a. [AS. une\'a0; un- not + e\'a0 easily, easy; akin to OS. easy, OHG. .] Not easy; difficult; hard. [Obs.] Who he was, uneath was to descry. Spenser. Uneath Un*eath", adv. Not easily; hardly; scarcely. [Obs.] Uneath may she endure the flinty streets. Shak. Unedge Un*edge" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + edge.] To deprive of the edge; to blunt. J. Fletcher. Unefectual Un`e*fec"tu*al (?), a. Ineffectual. "His uneffectual fire." Shak. Unelastic Un`e*las"tic (?), a. Not elastic; inelastic. Unelasticity Un`e*las*tic"i*ty (?), n. Inelasticity. Unelegant Un*el"e*gant (?), a. Inelegant. Uneligible Un*el"i*gi*ble (?), a.Ineligible. Roger Unembarrassed Un`em*bar"rassed (?), a. Not embarrassed. Specifically: -- (a) Not perplexed in mind; not confused; as, the speaker appeared unembarrassed. (b) Free from pecuniary difficulties or encumbrances; as, he and his property are unembarrassed. (c) Free from perplexing connection; as, the question comes into court unembarrassed with irrelevant matter. Unembarrassment Un`em*bar"rass*ment (?), n. Freedom from embarrassment. Unembodied Un`em*bod"ied (?), a. 1. Free from a corporeal body; disembodied; as, unembodied spirits. Byron. 2. Not embodied; not collected into a body; not yet organized; as, unembodied militia. Unempirically Un`em*pir"ic*al*ly (?), adv. Not empirically; without experiment or experience. Unemployed Un`em*ployed" (?), a. 1. Nor employed in manual or other labor; having no regular work. 2. Not invested or used; as, unemployed capital. Unencumber Un`en*cum"ber (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + encumber.] To free from incumbrance; to disencumber. Unendly Un*end"ly (?), a. [Pref. un- not + end + -ly.] Unending; endless. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. Unentangle Un`en*tan"gle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + entangle.] To disentangle. Unequal Un*e"qual (?), a. [Cf. Inequal.] 1. Not equal; not matched; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station, or the like; as, the fingers are of unequal length; peers and commoners are unequal in rank. 2. Ill balanced or matched; disproportioned; hence, not equitable; partial; unjust; unfair. Against unequal arms to fight in pain. Milton. Jerome, a very unequal relator of the opinion of his adversaries. John Worthington. To punish me for what you make me do Seems much unequal. Shak. 3. Not uniform; not equable; irregular; uneven; as, unequal pulsations; an unequal poem. 4. Not adequate or sufficient; inferior; as, the man was unequal to the emergency; the timber was unequal to the sudden strain. 5. (Bot.) Not having the two sides or the parts symmetrical. Unequalable Un*e"qual*a*ble (?), a. Not capable of being equaled or paralleled. [Obs.] Boyle. Unequaled Un*e"qualed (?), a. Not equaled; unmatched; unparalleled; unrivaled; exceeding; surpassing; -- in a good or bad sense; as, unequaled excellence; unequaled ingratitude or baseness. [Written also unequalled.] Unequally Un*e"qual*ly (?), adv. In an unequal manner. Unequally pinnate (Bot.), pinnate, but with an odd number of leaflets. Unequalness Un*e"qual*ness, n. The quality or state of being unequal; inequality; unevenness. Jer. Taylor. Unequitable Un*eq"ui*ta*ble (?), a. Inequitable. Unequity Un*eq"ui*ty (?), n. Want of equity or uprightness; injustice; wickedness; iniquity. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unequivocal Un`e*quiv"o*cal (?), a. Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words. -- Un`e*quiv"o*cal*ly, adv. -- Un`e*quiv"o*cal*ness, n. Unerring Un*err"ing (?), a. Committing no mistake; incapable or error or failure certain; sure; unfailing; as, the unerring wisdom of God. Hissing in air the unerring weapon flew. Dryden. Unerringly Un*err"ing*ly, adv. In an unerring manner. Unessential Un`es*sen"tial (?), a. 1. Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant. Addison. 2. Void of essence, or real being. [R.] Milton. Unessential Un`es*sen"tial, n. Something not constituting essence, or something which is not of absolute necessity; as, forms are among the unessentials of religion. Unessentially Un`es*sen"tial*ly, adv. In an unessential manner. Unestablish Un`es*tab"lish (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + establish.] To disestablish. [R.] The Parliament demanded of the king to unestablish that prelatical government. Milton. Ubeth, Unethes Ub*eth" (?), Un*ethes" (?), adv. With difficulty; scarcely. See Uneath. [Written also unethe, unneth, unnethe, unnethes, etc.] [Obs.] Chaucer. Uneven Un*e"ven (?), a. [AS. unefen. See Un- not, and Even, a.] 1. Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground. 2. Not equal; not of equal length. Hebrew verse consists of uneven feet. Peacham. 3. Not divisible by two without a remainder; odd; -- said of numbers; as, 3, 7, and 11 are uneven numbers. Un*e"ven*ly, adv. -- Un*e"ven*ness, n. Unevitable Un*ev"i*ta*ble (?), a. Inevitable. [Obs.] Unexact Un`ex*act" (?), a. Not exact; inexact. Unexampled Un`ex*am"pled (?), a. Having no example or similar case; being without precedent; unprecedented; unparalleled. "A revolution . . . unexampled for grandeur of results." De Quincey. Unexceptionable Un`ex*cep"tion*a*ble (?), a. Not liable to any exception or objection; unobjectionable; faultless; good; excellent; as, a man of most unexceptionable character. -- Un`ex*cep"tion*a*ble*ness (#), n. -- Un`ex*cep"tion*a*bly, adv. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1573 Chesterfield is an unexceptionable witness. Macaulay. Unexceptive Un`ex*cept"ive (?), a. Not exceptive; not including, admitting, or being, an exception. Unexcusable Un`ex*cus"a*ble (?), a. Inexcusable. Hayward. -- Un`ex*cus"a*ble*ness, n. Unexhaustible Un`ex*haust"i*ble (?), a. Inexhaustible. Unexpectation Un*ex`pec*ta"tion (?), n. Absence of expectation; want of foresight. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Unexpected Un`ex*pect"ed (?), a. Not expected; coming without warning; sudden. -- Un`ex*pect"ed*ly, adv. -- Un`ex*pect"ed*ness, n. Unexpedient Un`ex*pe"di*ent (?), a. Inexpedient. [Obs.] Unexpensive Un`ex*pen"sive (?), a. Inexpensive. Milton. Unexperience Un`ex*pe"ri*ence (?), n. Inexperience. [Obs.] Unexperienced Un`ex*pe"ri*enced (?), a. 1. Not experienced; being without experience; inexperienced. Swift. 2. Untried; -- applied to things. Cheyne. Unexperient Un`ex*pe"ri*ent (?), a. Inexperienced. [Obs.] Unexpert Un`ex*pert" (?), a. Not expert; inexpert. Milton. Unexpertly Un`ex*pert"ly, adv. In an unexpert manner. Unexpressible Un`ex*press"i*ble (?), a. Inexpressible. Tillotson. -- Un`ex*press"i*bly, adv. Unexpressive Un`ex*press"ive (?), a. 1. Not expressive; not having the power of utterance; inexpressive. 2. Incapable of being expressed; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable. [Obs.] Run, run, Orlando; carve on every tree The fair, the chaste and unexpressive she. Shak. -- Un`ex*press"ive*ly, adv. Unextinguishable Un`ex*tin"guish*a*ble (?), a. Inextinguishable. -- Un`ex*tin"guish*a*bly, adv. Unextricable Un*ex"tri*ca*ble (?), a. Not extricable; inextricable. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. Unface Un*face" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + face.] To remove the face or cover from; to unmask; to expose. Unfailable Un*fail"a*ble (?), a. Infallible. [Obs.] "This unfailable word of truth." Bp. Hall. Unfailing Un*fail"ing, a. Not failing; not liable to fail; inexhaustible; certain; sure. Dryden. -- Un*fail"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*fail"ing*ness, n. Unfair Un*fair" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + fair.] To deprive of fairness or beauty. [R.] Shak. Unfair Un*fair", a. [AS. unf\'91ger unlovely. See Un- not, and Fair, a.] Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal. You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with being in your debt. Swift. -- Un*fair"ly, adv -- Un*fair"ness, n. Unfaith Un*faith" (?), n. Absence or want of faith; faithlessness; distrust; unbelief. [R.] Faith and unfaith can ne'er be equal powers: Unfaith in aught is want of faith in all. Tennyson. Unfaithful Un*faith"ful (?), a. 1. Not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance, or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; as, an unfaithful subject; an unfaithful agent or servant. My feet, through wine, unfaithful to their weight. Pope. His honor rooted in dishonor stood, And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true. Tennyson. 2. Not possessing faith; infidel. [R.] Milton. -- Un*faith"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*faith"ful*ness, n. Unfalcated Un*fal"ca*ted (?), a. 1. Not falcated, or hooked. 2. Having no deductions; not curtailed, or shortened; undiminished. [R.] Swift. Unfallible Un*fal"li*ble (?), a. Infallible. Shak. Unfasten Un*fas"ten (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + fasten.] To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie. Unfathered Un*fa"thered (?), a. 1. Having no father; fatherless; hence, born contrary to nature. Shak. 2. Having no acknowledged father; hence, illegitimate; spurious; bastard. Unfavorable Un*fa"vor*a*ble (?), a. Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging. -- Un*fa"vor*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*fa"vor*a*bly, adv. Unfeather Un*feath"er (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + feather.] To deprive of feathers; to strip. [R.] Unfeatured Un*fea"tured (?; 135), a. Wanting regular features; deformed. "Visage rough, deformed, unfeatured, and a skin of buff." Dryden. Unfeaty Un*feat"y (?), a. [Un- not + feat, a.] Not feat; not dexterous; unskillful; clumsy. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. Unfeeling Un*feel"ing (?), a. 1. Destitute of feeling; void of sensibility; insensible; insensate. 2. Without kind feelings; cruel; hard-hearted. To each his sufferings: all are men, Condemned alike to groan; The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Gray. -- Un*feel"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*feel"ing*ness, n. Unfeigned Un*feigned" (?), a. Not feigned; not counterfeit; not hypocritical; real; sincere; genuine; as, unfeigned piety; unfeigned love to man. "Good faith unfeigned." Chaucer. -- Un*feign"ed*ly (#), adv. -- Un*feign"ed*ness, n. Unfellow Un*fel"low (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + fellow.] To prevent from being a fellow or companion; to separate from one's fellows; to dissever. Death quite unfellows us. Mrs. Browning. Unfellowed Un*fel"lowed (?), a. [Pref. un- + fellowed.] Being without a fellow; unmatched; unmated. Shak. Unfence Un*fence" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + fence.] To strip of a fence; to remove a fence from. Unfertile Un*fer"tile (?), a. Not fertile; infertile; barren. -- Un*fer"tile*ness, n. Unfestlich Un*fest"lich (?), a. Unfit for a feast; hence, jaded; worn. [Obs.] Chaucer. Unfetter Un*fet"ter (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + fetter.] To loose from fetters or from restraint; to unchain; to unshackle; to liberate; as, to unfetter the mind. Unfeudalize Un*feu"dal*ize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + feudalize.] To free from feudal customs or character; to make not feudal. Carlyle. Unfile Un*file" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + file.] To remove from a file or record. Unfiled Un*filed" (?), a. [Pref. un- not + filed, p. p. of file to defile.] Not defiled; pure. [Obs.] Surrey. Unfilial Un*fil"ial (?), a. Unsuitable to a son or a daughter; undutiful; not becoming a child. -- Un*fil"ial*ly, adv. Unfinished Un*fin"ished (?), a. Not finished, not brought to an end; imperfect; incomplete; left in the rough; wanting the last hand or touch; as, an unfinished house; an unfinished picture; an unfinished iron casting. Unfirm Un*firm" (?), a. Infirm. [R.] Dryden. Unfirmness Un*firm"ness, n. Infirmness. [R.] Unfit Un*fit" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + fit.] To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; as, sickness unfits a man for labor; sin unfits us for the society of holy beings. Unfit Un*fit", a. [Pref. un- + fit.] Not fit; unsuitable. -- Un*fit"ly, adv. -- Un*fit"ness, n. Unfix Un*fix" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + fix.] 1. To loosen from a fastening; to detach from anything that holds; to unsettle; as, to unfix a bayonet; to unfix the mind or affections. 2. To make fluid; to dissolve. [R.] The mountain stands; nor can the rising sun Unfix her frosts. Dryden. Unfledged Un*fledged" (?), a. Not fledged; not feathered; hence, not fully developed; immature. Dryden. Unflesh Un*flesh" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + flesh.] To deprive of flesh; to reduce a skeleton. "Unfleshed humanity." Wordsworth. Unfleshly Un*flesh"ly (?), a. Not pertaining to the flesh; spiritual. Unflexible Un*flex"i*ble (?), a. Inflexible. Unflinching Un*flinch"ing (?), a. Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding. -- Un*flinch"ing*ly, adv. Unflower Un*flow"er (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + flower.] To strip of flowers. [R.] G. Fletcher. Unfold Un*fold" (?), v. t. [AS. unfealdan. See 1st Un-, and Fold, v. t.] 1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert. 2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science. Unfold the passion of my love. Shak. 3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep. Unfold Un*fold", v. i. To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed. The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. J. Fletcher. Unfolder Un*fold"er (?), n. One who, or that which, unfolds. Unfoldment Un*fold"ment (?), n. The acct of unfolding, or the state of being unfolded. The extreme unfoldment of the instinctive powers. C. Morris. Unfool Un*fool" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + fool.] To restore from folly, or from being a fool. [Obs.] Shak. Unforesee Un`fore*see" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + foresee.] To fail to foresee. Bp. Hacket. Unforeseeable Un`fore*see"a*ble (?), a. Incapable of being foreseen. South. Unforeskinned Un*fore"skinned (?), a. [1st pref. un- + foreskin + -ed.] Deprived of the foreskin; circumcised. [R.] Milton. Unforgettable Un`for*get"ta*ble (?), a. Not forgettable; enduring in memory. Pungent and unforgettable truths. Emerson. Unform Un*form" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + form.] To decompose, or resolve into parts; to destroy the form of; to unmake. [R.] Good. Unformed Un*formed" (?), a. [In sense 1 properly p. p. of un form; in senses 2 and 3 pref. un- not + formed.] 1. Decomposed, or resolved into parts; having the form destroyed. 2. Not formed; not arranged into regular shape, order, or relations; shapeless; amorphous. 3. (Biol.) Unorganized; without definite shape or structure; as, an unformed, or unorganized, ferment. Unformed stars (Astron.), stars not grouped into any constellation; informed stars. See Sporades. Unfortunate Un*for"tu*nate (?), a. Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business. -- n. An unfortunate person. Hood. -- Un*for"tu*nate*ly, adv. -- Un*for"tu*nate*ness, n. Unfounded Un*found"ed (?), a. 1. Not founded; not built or established. Milton. 2. Having no foundation; baseless; vain; idle; as, unfounded expectations. Paley. Unframe Un*frame" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + frame.] To take apart, or destroy the frame of. Dryden. Unfrangible Un*fran"gi*ble (?), a. Infrangible. [Obs.] "Impassible and unfrangible." Jer. Taylor. Unfrankable Un*frank"a*ble (?), a. Not frankable; incapable of being sent free by public conveyance. Unfraught Un*fraught" (?), a. 1. [Pref. un- not + fraught.] Not fraught; not burdened. 2. [1st pref. un- + fraught.] Removed, as a burden; unloaded. P. Fletcher. Unfree Un*free" (?), a. Not free; held in bondage. There had always been a slave class, a class of the unfree, among the English as among all German peoples. J. R. Green Unfreeze Un*freeze" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + freeze.] To thaw. [Obs.] Unfrequency Un*fre"quen*cy (?), n. Infrequency. Unfrequent Un*fre"quent (, a. [Pref. un- not + frequent.] Infrequent. J. H. Newman. -- Un*fre"quent*ly adv. Unfrequent Un`fre*quent" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + frequent.] To cease to frequent. [Obs.] They quit their thefts and unfrequent the fields. J. Philips. Unfrequented Un`fre*quent"ed, a. [Pref. un- + frequented.] Rarely visited; seldom or never resorted to by human beings; as, an unfrequented place or forest. Addison. Unfret Un*fret" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + fret.] To smooth after being fretted. [Obs.] Unfriend Un*friend" (?), n. One not a friend; an enemy. [R.] Carlyle. Unfriended Un*friend"ed, a. Wanting friends; not befriended; not countenanced or supported. Goldsmith. If Richard indeed does come back, it must be alone, unfollowed, unfriended. Sir W. Scott. Unfriendly Un*friend"ly, a. 1. Not friendly; not kind or benevolent; hostile; as, an unfriendly neighbor. 2. Not favorable; not adapted to promote or support any object; as, weather unfriendly to health. -- Un*friend"li*ness (#), n. Unfriendship Un*friend"ship, n. The state or quality of being unfriendly; unfriendliness; enmity. An act of unfriendship to my sovereign person. Sir W. Scott. Unfrock Un*frock" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + frock.] To deprive or divest or a frock; specifically, to deprive of priestly character or privilege; as, to unfrock a priest. Unfruitful Un*fruit"ful (?), a. Not producing fruit or offspring; unproductive; infertile; barren; sterile; as, an unfruitful tree or animal; unfruitful soil; an unfruitful life or effort. -- Un*fruit"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*fruit"ful*ness, n. Unfumed Un*fumed" (?), a. Not exposed to fumes; not fumigated. Milton. Unfurl Un*furl" (?), v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + furl.] To loose from a furled state; to unfold; to expand; to open or spread; as, to unfurl sails; to unfurl a flag. Unfurnish Un*fur"nish (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + furnish.] To strip of furniture; to divest; to strip. Unfusible Un*fu"si*ble (?), a. Infusible. [R.] Ungain Un*gain" (?), a. [OE. ungein. See Ungainly.] Ungainly; clumsy; awkward; also, troublesome; inconvenient. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Beau. & Pl. Ungainliness Un*gain"li*ness, n. The state or quality of being ungainly; awkwardness. Ungainly Un*gain"ly, a. [OE. ungeinliche, adv., fr. ungein inconvenient; un- + Icel. gegn ready, serviceable; adv., against, opposite. See Un- not, and Gain, a., Again.] 1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking. His ungainly figure and eccentric manners. Macaulay. 2. Unsuitable; unprofitable. [Obs.] Hammond. Ungainly Un*gain"ly, adv. In an ungainly manner. Ungear Un*gear" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + gear.] To strip of gear; to unharness; to throw out of gear. Ungeld Un*geld" (?), n. [Pref. un- not + geld payment.] (Anglo-Sax. Law) A person so far out of the protection of the law, that if he were murdered, no geld, or fine, should be paid, or composition made by him that killed him. Cowell. Burrill. Ungenerous Un*gen"er*ous (?), a. Not generous; illiberal; ignoble; unkind; dishonorable. The victor never will impose on Cato Ungenerous terms. Addison. Ungenerously Un*gen"er*ous*ly, adv. In an ungenerous manner. Ungenitured Un*gen"i*tured (?), a. [Pref. un- not + geniture.] Destitute of genitals; impotent. [R.] Shak. Ungentle Un*gen"tle (?), a. Not gentle; lacking good breeding or delicacy; harsh. Vicious, ungentle, foolish, blunt, unkind. Shak. That ungentle flavor which distinguishes nearly all our native and uncultivated grapes. Hawthorne. -- Un*gen"tle*ness, n. -- Un*gen"tly (#), adv. Unget Un*get" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + get.] To cause to be unbegotten or unborn, or as if unbegotten or unborn. [R.] I 'll disown you, I 'll disinherit you, I 'll unget you. Sheridan. Ungifted Un*gift"ed (?), a. Being without gifts, especially native gifts or endowments. Cowper. Ungird Un*gird" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + gird.] To loose the girdle or band of; to unbind; to unload. He ungirded his camels. Gen. xxiv. 32. Ungive Un*give" (?), v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + give.] To yield; to relax; to give way. [Obs.] Ungka Ung"ka (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The siamang; -- called also ungka ape. Ungka-puti Ung"ka-pu`ti (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The agile gibbon; -- called also ungka-pati, and ungka-etam. See Gibbon. Unglaze Un*glaze" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + glaze.] To strip of glass; to remove the glazing, or glass, from, as a window. Unglorify Un*glo"ri*fy (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + glorify.] To deprive of glory. [R.] I. Watts. Unglorious Un*glo"ri*ous (?), a. Inglorious. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unglove Un*glove" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + glove.] To take off the glove or gloves of; as, to unglove the hand. Beau. & Fl. Unglue Un*glue" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + glue.] To separate, part, or open, as anything fastened with glue. She stretches, gapes, unglues her eyes, And asks if it be time to rise. Swift. Ungod Un*god" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + god.] 1. To deprive of divinity; to undeify. [R.] Donne. 2. To cause to recognize no god; to deprive of a god; to make atheistical. [R.] Dryden. Ungodly Un*god"ly, a. 1. Not godly; not having regard for God; disobedient to God; wicked; impious; sinful. 2. Polluted by sin or wickedness. The hours of this ungodly day. Shak. <-- 3. outrageous, awful --> -- Un*god"li*ly (#), adv. -- Un*god"li*ness, n. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1574 Ungored Un*gored" (?), a. [Pref. un- + gore blood.] Not stained with gore; not bloodied. Sylvester. Ungored Un*gored" (?), a. [Pref. un- + gored, p. p. of 3d gore.] Not gored or pierced. Ungot, Ungotten Un*got" (?), Un*got"ten (?), a. 1. Not gotten; not acquired. 2. Not begotten. [Obs. or Poetic] "His loins yet full of ungot princes." Waller. Ungovernable Un*gov"ern*a*ble (?), a. Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions. -- Un*gov"ern*a*bly, adv. Goldsmith. Ungown Un*gown" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + gown.] To strip of a gown; to unfrock. Ungowned Un*gowned" (?), a. 1. [1 st pref. un- + gown.] Stripped of a gown; unfrocked. 2. [Pref. un- not + gowned.] Not having, or not wearing, a gown. Ungraceful Un*grace"ful (?), a. Not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; deficient in beauty and elegance; inelegant; awkward; as, ungraceful manners; ungraceful speech. The other oak remaining a blackened and ungraceful trunk. Sir W. Scott. -- Un*grace"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*grace"ful*ness, n. Ungracious Un*gra"cious (?), a. 1. Not gracious; showing no grace or kindness; being without good will; unfeeling. Shak. 2. Having no grace; graceless; wicked. [Obs.] Shak. 3. Not well received; offensive; unpleasing; unacceptable; not favored. Anything of grace toward the Irish rebels was as ungracious at Oxford as at London. Clarendon. -- Un*gra"cious*ly, adv. -- Un*gra"cious*ness, n. Ungrate Un*grate" (?), a. Displeasing; ungrateful; ingrate. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. Ungrateful Un*grate"ful (?), a. 1. Not grateful; not thankful for favors; making no returns, or making ill return for kindness, attention, etc.; ingrateful. South. 2. Unpleasing; unacceptable; disagreeable; as, harsh sounds are ungrateful to the ear. -- Un*grate"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*grate"ful*ness, n. Ungrave Un*grave" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + grave.] To raise or remove from the grave; to disinter; to untomb; to exhume. [Obs.] Fuller. Ungual Un"gual (?), a. [L. unguis a nail, claw, hoof.] 1. Of or pertaining to a nail, claw, talon, or hoof, or resembling one. 2. Having a nail, claw, or hoof attached; -- said of certain bones of the feet. Unguard Un*guard" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + guard.] To deprive of a guard; to leave unprotected. [R.] Sterne. Ungueal Un"gue*al (?), a. [Cf. F. ongu\'82al. See Ungual.] Ungual. Unguent Un"guent (?; 277), n. [L. unguentum, from unguere, ungere, to anoint: cf. F. onguent. See Ointment, and cf. Unction, Unctuous.] A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment. Cowper. NOTE: &hand; An unguent is stiffer than a liniment, but softer than a cerate. Unguentary Un"guen*ta*ry (?), a. [L. unguentarius.] Like an unguent, or partaking of its qualities. Unguentous Un*guen"tous (?), a. Unguentary. Unguestlike Un*guest"like (?), adv. In a manner not becoming to a guest. [R.] Milton. Unguical Un"guic*al (?), a. [L. unguis a nail or claw. Cf. Ungual.] Ungual. Unguicular Un*guic"u*lar (?), a. [L. unguiculus, dim. of unguis a nail.] Of or pertaining to a claw or a nail; ungual. Unguiculata Un*guic`u*la"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. unguiculus a finger nail.] (Zo\'94l.) An extensive division of Mammalia including those having claws or nails, as distinguished from the hoofed animals (Ungulata). Unguiculate Un*guic"u*late (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Unguiculata. Unguiculate, Unguiculated Un*guic"u*late, Un*guic"u*la`ted (?), a. 1. Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under Nail, n., 1. 2. (Bot.) Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation. Unguiferous Un*guif"er*ous (?), a. [L. unguis nail or claw + -ferous.] Producing, having, or supporting nails or claws. Unguiform Un"gui*form (?), a. [L. unguis a nail or claw + -form.] Having the form of a claw or claws. Unguinous Un"gui*nous (?), a. [L. unguinosus, fr. unguen, -inis, fat, ointment.] Consisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; oily; unctuous; oleaginous. Unguis Un"guis (?), n.; pl. Ungues (#). [L., nail, claw, or hoof.] 1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage. 2. (Zo\'94l.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect. 3. (Bot.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also ungula. Ungula Un"gu*la (?), n.; pl. Ungul\'91 (#). [L., a claw, hoof, from unguis a nail, claw, hoof.] 1. A hoof, claw, or talon. 2. (Geom.) A section or part of a cylinder, cone, or other solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the base; -- so called from its resemblance to the hoof of a horse. 3. (Bot.) Same as Unguis, 3. Spherical ungula (Geom.), a part of a sphere bounded by two planes intersecting in a diameter and by a line of the surface of the sphere. Ungular Un"gu*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a hoof, claw, or talon; ungual. Ungulata Un`gu*la"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. ungula hoof.] (Zo\'94l.) An extensive group of mammals including all those that have hoofs. It comprises the Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla. Ungulate Un"gu*late (?), a. [L. ungulatus. See Ungula.] 1. Shaped like a hoof. 2. (Zo\'94l.) Furnished with hoofs. See the Note under Nail, n., 1. Ungulate Un"gu*late, n. (Zo\'94l.) Any hoofed quadruped; one of the Ungulata. Unguled Un"guled (?), a. [L. ungula a claw.] (Her.) Hoofed, or bearing hoofs; -- used only when these are of a tincture different from the body. Unguligrade Un"gu*li*grade (?), a. [L. ungula hoof + gradi to walk.] (Zo\'94l.) Having, or walking on, hoofs. Ungulous Un"gu*lous (?), a. [See Ungula.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Ungulate. Unhair Un*hair" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hair.] To deprive of hair, or of hairs; as, to unhair hides for leather. I 'll unhair thy head. Shak. Unhallow Un*hal"low (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hallow.] To profane; to desecrate. The vanity unhallows the virtue. L'Estrange. Unhallowed Un*hal"lowed (?), a. [Pref. un- not + hallowed.] Not consecrated; hence, profane; unholy; impious; wicked. In the cause of truth, no unhallowed violence . . . is either necessary or admissible. E. D. Griffin. Unhand Un*hand" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hand.] To loose from the hand; to let go. Hold off! unhand me, gray beard loon! Eftsoons his hand dropped he. Coleridge. Unhandsome Un*hand"some (?), a. 1. Not handsome; not beautiful; ungraceful; not comely or pleasing; plain; homely. Were she other than she is, she were unhandsome. Shak. I can not admit that there is anything unhandsome or irregular . . . in the globe. Woodward. 2. Wanting noble or amiable qualities; dishonorable; illiberal; low; disingenuous; mean; indecorous; as, unhandsome conduct, treatment, or imputations. "Unhandsome pleasures." J. Fletcher. 3. Unhandy; clumsy; awkward; inconvenient. [Obs.] The ships were unwieldy and unhandsome. Holland. A narrow, straight path by the water's side, very unhandsome for an army to pass that way, though they found not a man to keep the passage. Sir T. North. -- Un*hand"some*ly, adv. -- Un*hand"some*ness, n. Unhandy Un*hand"y (?), a. Clumsy; awkward; as, an Unhandy man. Unhang Un*hang" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hang.] 1. To divest or strip of hangings; to remove the hangings, as a room. 2. To remove (something hanging or swinging) from that which supports it; as, to unhang a gate. Unhap Un*hap" (?), n. Ill luck; misfortune. [Obs.] "The cause of her unhap." Sir P. Sidney. Unhappied Un*hap"pied (?), a. Made unhappy. [Obs.] Shak. Unhappy Un*hap"py (?), a. 1. Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an unhappy turn. 2. In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad; sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by misconduct. 3. Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy day. "The unhappy morn." Milton. 4. Mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] Shak. -- Un*hap"pi*ly (#), adv. -- Un*hap"pi*ness, n. Unharbor Un*har"bor (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + harbor.] To drive from harbor or shelter. Unharbored Un*har"bored (?), a. [Pref. un- not + harbored.] 1. Having no harbor or shelter; unprotected. 2. Affording no harbor or shelter. "Unharbored heaths." [Obs.] Milton. Unharmonious Un`har*mo"ni*ous (?), a. Inharmonious; unsymmetrical; also, unmusical; discordant. Swift. -- Un`har*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. Unharness Un*har"ness (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + harness.] 1. To strip of harness; to loose from harness or gear; as, to unharness horses or oxen. Cowper. 2. To disarm; to divest of armor. Holinshed. Unhasp Un*hasp" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hasp.] To unloose the hasp of; to unclose. Unhat Un*hat" (?), v. t. & i. [1 st pref. un- + hat.] To take off the hat of; to remove one's hat, especially as a mark of respect. H. Spenser. Unhead Un*head" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + head.] 1. To take out the head of; as, to unhead a cask. 2. To decapitate; to behead. [Obs.] T. Brown. Unheal Un*heal" (?), n. [Pref. un- not + heal health.] Misfortune; calamity; sickness. [Obs.] Chaucer. Unheal Un*heal", v. t. To uncover. See Unhele. [Obs.] Unhealth Un"health (?), n. Unsoundness; disease. Unheard Un*heard" (?), a. 1. Not heard; not perceived by the ear; as, words unheard by those present. 2. Not granted an audience or a hearing; not allowed to speak; not having made a defense, or stated one's side of a question; disregarded; unheeded; as, to condemunheard. What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard! Dryden. 3. Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure. Nor was his name unheard or unadored. Milton. Unheard of. (a) Not heard of; of which there are no tidings. (b) Unknown to fame; obscure. Glanvill. Unheard-of Un*heard"-of (?), a. New; unprecedented; unparalleled. Swift. Unheart Un*heart" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + heart.] To cause to lose heart; to dishearten. [Obs.] Shak. Unheedy Un*heed"y (?), a. Incautious; precipitate; heedless. [Obs.] Milton. Unheired Un*heired" (?), a. Destitute of an heir. To leave him utterly unheired. Chapman. Unhele Un*hele" (?), n. Same as Unheal, n. [Obs.] Unhele Un*hele", v. t. [AS. unhelian. See 1st Un-, and Hele to cover.] To uncover. [Obs.] Spenser. Marston. Unhelm Un*helm" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + helm.] To deprive of the helm or helmet. Sir W. Scott. Unhelmed Un*helmed" (?), a. 1. [Properly p. p. of unhelm.] Divested or deprived of the helm or helmet. 2. [Pref. un- not + helm.] Not wearing a helmet; without a helmet. Sir W. Scott. Unhelmet Un*hel"met (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + helmet.] To deprive of the helmet. Sir W. Scott. Unhide Un*hide" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hide.] To bring out from concealment; to discover. [Obs.] P. Fletcher. Unhinge Un*hinge" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hinge.] 1. To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door. 2. To displace; to unfix by violence. Blackmore. 3. To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves. Why should I then unhinge my brains, ruin my mind? South. His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had not in the least unhinged his mind. Walpole. Unhingement Un*hinge"ment (?), n. The act unhinging, or the state of being unhinged. Unhitch Un*hitch" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hitch.] To free from being hitched, or as if from being hitched; to unfasten; to loose; as, to unhitch a horse, or a trace. Unhive Un*hive" (?), v. t. v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hive.] 1. To drive or remove from a hive. 2. To deprive of habitation or shelter, as a crowd. Unhoard Un*hoard" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hoard.] To take or steal from a hoard; to pilfer. Milton. Unhold Un*hold" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hold.] To cease to hold; to unhand; to release. [Obs.] Otway. Unholy Un*ho"ly (?), a. Not holy; unhallowed; not consecrated; hence, profane; wicked; impious. -- Un*ho"li*ly (#), adv. -- Un*ho"li*ness, n. Unhonest Un*hon"est (?), a. Dishonest; dishonorable. Ascham. -- Un*hon"est*ly, adv. Udall. Unhood Un*hood" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hood.] To remove a hood or disguise from. Quarterly Rev. Unhook Un*hook" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hook.] To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or unfastening the hooks of; as, to unhook a fish; to unhook a dress. Unhoop Un*hoop" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + hoop.] To strip or deprive of hoops; to take away the hoops of. Unhoped Un*hoped" (?), a. Not hoped or expected. "With unhoped success." Dryden. Blessings of friends, which to my door Unasked, unhoped, have come. J. N. Newman. Unhoped-for Un*hoped"-for (?), a. Unhoped; unexpected. Unhorse Un*horse" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + horse.] To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount; also, to take a horse or horses from; as, to unhorse a rider; to unhorse a carriage. Cowper. Unhosed Un*hosed" (?), a. Without hose. Unhospitable Un*hos"pi*ta*ble (?), a. Inhospitable. Unhouse Un*house" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + house.] To drive from a house or habitation; to dislodge; hence, to deprive of shelter. Unhoused Un*housed" (?), a. 1. [Properly p. p. of unhouse.] Driven from a house; deprived of shelter. 2. [Pref. un- + housed.] Not provided with a house or shelter; houseless; homeless. Unhouseled Un*hou"seled (?), a. Not having received the sacrament. [Obs.] [Written also unhouselled.] To die like the houseless dog on yonder common, unshriven and unhouseled. Sir W. Scott. Unhuman Un*hu"man (?), a. Not human; inhuman. Unhumanize Un*hu"man*ize (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + humanize.] To render inhuman or barbarous. J. Barlow. Unhusked Un*husked" (?), a. 1. [Pref. un- not + husked.] Not husked; having the husk on. <-- #2. "husked" here means having the husk removed. This word has opposite meanings. --> 2. [1 st pref. un- + husk, n.] Having the husk removed; without husk. Bp. Hall. Uni- U"ni- (?). [L. unus one. See One.] A prefix signifying one, once; as in uniaxial, unicellular. Uniat, Uniate U"ni*at (?), U"ni*ate (?), n. (Eccl.) A member of the Greek Church, who nevertheless acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope of Rome; one of the United Greeks. Also used adjectively. Uniaxal U`ni*ax"al (?), a. [Uni + axal.] Uniaxial. -- U`ni*ax"al*ly, adv. Uniaxial U`ni*ax"i*al (?), a. [Uni + axial.] 1. (Crystallog.) Having but one optic axis, or line of no double refraction. NOTE: &hand; In uniaxial crystals, the optic axis has the direction of the vertical crystallographic axis. All tetragonal and hexagonal crystals are uniaxial. 2. (Biol.) Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane; -- opposed to multiaxial. Uniaxially U`ni*ax"i*al*ly, adv. In a uniaxial manner. Unibranchiate U`ni*bran"chi*ate (?), a. [Uni- + branchiate.] (Zo\'94l.) Having but one gill, as certain molluscs. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1575 Unicameral U`ni*cam"e*ral (?), a. [Uni- + L. camera vault.] Having, or consisting of, a single chamber; -- said of a legislative assembly. [R.] F. Lieber. Unicapsular U`ni*cap"su*lar (?). [Uni- + capsular: cf. F. unicapsulaire.] (Bot.) Having but one capsule to each flower. Unicarinated U`ni*car"i*na`ted (?), a. [Uni- + carinated.] Having one ridge or keel. Craig. Unicelled U"ni*celled` (?), a. [Uni- + cell.] (Biol.) Unicellular. Unicellular U`ni*cel"lu*lar (?), a. [Uni- + cellular.] Having, or consisting of, but a single cell; as, a unicellular organism. Unicentral U`ni*cen"tral (?), a. [Uni- + central.] (Biol.) Having a single center of growth. Unicentral development, that form of development which takes place primarily around a single central point, as in the lowest of unicellular organisms. Unicity U*nic"i*ty (?), n. [L. unicus single. See Unique.] The condition of being united; quality of the unique; unification. Not unity, but what the schoolmen call unicity. De Quincey. The unicity we strive not to express, for that is impossible, but to designate by the nearest analogy. Coleridge. Uniclinal U`ni*cli"nal (?), a. [Uni- + Gr. (Geol.) See Nonoclinal. Unicolorous U`ni*col"or*ous (?), a. [Uni- + color.] (Zo\'94l.) Having the surface of a uniform color. Unicorn U"ni*corn (?), n. [OE. unicorne, F. unicorne, L. unicornis one-horned, having a single horn; unus one + cornu a horn; cf. L. unicornuus a unicorn. See One, and Horn.] 1. A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often represented in heraldry as a supporter. 2. A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the Authorized Version of the Scriptures. Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? Job xxxix. 10. NOTE: &hand; Th e un icorn me ntioned in the Scripture was probably the urus. See the Note under Reem. 3. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the head or prothorax. (b) The larva of a unicorn moth. 4. (Zo\'94l.) The kamichi; -- called also unicorn bird. 5. (Mil.) A howitzer. [Obs.] Fossil unicorn, OR Fossil unicorn's horn (Med.), a substance formerly of great repute in medicine; -- named from having been supposed to be the bone or the horn of the unicorn. -- Unicorn fish, Unicorn whale (Zo\'94l.), the narwhal. -- Unicorn moth (Zo\'94l.), a notodontian moth (C\'d2lodasys unicornis) whose caterpillar has a prominent horn on its back; -- called also unicorn prominent. -- Unicorn root (Bot.), a name of two North American plants, the yellow-flowered colicroot (Aletris farinosa) and the blazing star (Cham\'91lirium luteum). Both are used in medicine. -- Unicorn shell (Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of marine gastropods having a prominent spine on the lip of the shell. Most of them belong to the genera Monoceros and Leucozonia. Unicornous U`ni*cor"nous (?), a. [See Unicorn.] (Zo\'94l.) Having but a single horn; -- said of certain insects. "Unicornous beetles." Sir T. Browne. Unicostate U`ni*cos"tate (?), a. [Uni- + costate.] (Bot.) Having a single rib or strong nerve running upward from the base; -- said of a leaf. Unicursal U`ni*cur"sal (?), a. [Uni- + L. currere, cursum, to run.] (Geom.) That can be passed over in a single course; -- said of a curve when the co\'94rdinates of the point on the curve can be expressed as rational algebraic functions of a single parameter th. NOTE: &hand; As th varies minus infinity to plus infinity, to each value of th there corresponds one, and only one, point of the curve, while to each point on the curve there corresponds one, and only one, value of th. Straight lines, conic sections, curves of the third order with a nodal point, curves of the fourth order with three double points, etc., are unicursal. Unideaed Un`i*de"aed (?), a. Having no ideas; senseless; frivolous. "Unideaed girls." Mrs. Hemans. He [Bacon] received the unideaed page [Villiers] into his intimacy. Lord Campbell. Unideal Un`i*de"al (?), a. 1. Not ideal; real; unimaginative. 2. Unideaed. [R.] Johnson. Unidimensional Un`i*di*men"sion*al (?), a. [Uni- + dimensional.] (Math.) Having but one dimension. See Dimension. Unifacial U`ni*fa"cial (?), a. [Uni- + facial.] Having but one front surface; as, some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface. Unific U*nif"ic (?), a. Making one or unity; unifying. Unification U`ni*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [See Unify.] The act of unifying, or the state of being unified. Unification with God was the final aim of the Neoplatonicians. Fleming. Unifier U"ni*fi`er (?), n. One who, or that which, unifies; as, a natural law is a unifier of phenomena. Unifilar U`ni*fi"lar (?), a. [Uni- + L. filum a thread.] Having only one thread; involving the use of only one thread, wire, fiber, or the like; as, unifilar suspension. Unifilar magnetometer (Physics), an instrument which consists of a magnetic bar suspended at its center of gravity by a long thread, constituting a delicate means for accurately measuring magnetic intensities, also for determining declinations of the magnetic needle. Uniflagellate U`ni*fla*gel"late (?), a. [Uni- + flagellate.] (Biol.) Having but one flagellum; as, uniflagellate organisms. Uniflorous U`ni*flo"rous (?), a. [Uni- + L. flos, floris, a flower: cf. F. uniflore.] (Bot.) Bearing one flower only; as, a uniflorous peduncle. Unifolliate U`ni*fol"li*ate (?), a. [Uni- + foliate.] (Bot.) Having only one leaf. Unifollilate U`ni*fol"li*late (?), a. [Uni- + foliolate.] (Bot.) Having only one leaflet, as the leaves of the orange tree. Uniform U"ni*form (?), a. [L. uniformis; unus one + forma from: cf. F. uniforme.] 1. Having always the same form, manner, or degree; not varying or variable; unchanging; consistent; equable; homogenous; as, the dress of the Asiatics has been uniform from early ages; the temperature is uniform; a stratum of uniform clay. Whewell. 2. Of the same form with others; agreeing with each other; conforming to one rule or mode; consonant. The only doubt is . . . how far churches are bound to be uniform in their ceremonies. Hooker. Uniform matter, that which is all of the same kind and texture; homogenous matter. -- Uniform motion, the motion of a body when it passes over equal spaces in equal times; equable motion. Hutton. Uniform U"ni*form, n. [F. uniforme. See Uniform, a.] A dress of a particular style or fashion worn by persons in the same service or order by means of which they have a distinctive appearance; as, the uniform of the artillery, of the police, of the Freemasons, etc. There are many things which, a soldier will do in his plain clothes which he scorns to do in his uniform. F. W. Robertson. In full uniform (Mil.), wearing the whole of the prescribed uniform, with ornaments, badges of rank, sash, side arms, etc. -- Uniform sword, an officer's sword of the regulation pattern prescribed for the army or navy. Uniform U"ni*form, v. t. 1. To clothe with a uniform; as, to uniform a company of soldiers. 2. To make conformable. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. Uniformal U`ni*form"al (?), a. Uniform. [Obs.] Herrick. Uniformism U"ni*form`ism (?), n. [From Uniform.] (Geol.) The doctrine of uniformity in the geological history of the earth; -- in part equivalent to uniformitarianism, but also used, more broadly, as opposed to catastrophism. Uniformitarian U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an (?), a. (Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the view or doctrine that existing causes, acting in the same manner and with essentially the same intensity as at the present time, are sufficient to account for all geological changes. Uniformitarian U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an, n. (Geol.) One who accepts uniformitarianism, or the uniformitarian doctrine. Uniformitarianism U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an*ism (?), n. (Geol.) The uniformitarian doctrine. Uniformity U`ni*form"i*ty (?), n. [L. uniformitas: cf. F. uniformit\'82.] 1. The quality or state of being uniform; freedom from variation or difference; resemblance to itself at all times; sameness of action, effect, etc., under like conditions; even tenor; as, the uniformity of design in a poem; the uniformity of nature. 2. Consistency; sameness; as, the uniformity of a man's opinions. 3. Similitude between the parts of a whole; as, the uniformity of sides in a regular figure; beauty is said to consist in uniformity with variety. 4. Continued or unvaried sameness or likeness. 5. Conformity to a pattern or rule; resemblance, consonance, or agreement; as, the uniformity of different churches in ceremonies or rites. Act of Uniformity (Eng. Hist.), an act of Parliament, passed in 1661, prescribing the form of public prayers, administration of sacraments, and other rites of the Established Church of England. Its provisions were modified by the "Act of Uniformity Amendment Act," of 1872. Uniformly U"ni*form`ly (?), adv. In a uniform manner; without variation or diversity; by a regular, constant, or common ratio of change; with even tenor; as, a temper uniformly mild. To vary uniformly (Math.), to vary with the ratio of the corresponding increments constant; -- said of two dependent quantities with regard to each other. Unifromness U"ni*from`ness, n. The quality or state of being uniform; uniformity. Unify U"ni*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Unifying (?).] [Uni- + -fy: cf. F. unifier.] To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one. A comprehensive or unifying act of the judging faculty. De Quincey. Perception is thus a unifying act. Sir W. Hamilton. Unigeniture U`ni*gen"i*ture (?), n. [L. unigenitus only-begotten; unus one + gignere, genitum, to beget.] The state of being the only begotten. [R.] Bp. Pearson. Unigenous U*nig"e*nous (?), a. [L. unigena; unus one + genere, gignere, to beget.] (Biol.) Being of one kind; being of the same genus. Unijugate U*nij"u*gate (?), a. [Uni- + L. jugum yoke, pair: cf. L. unijugus having one yoke.] (Bot.) Having but one pair of leaflets; -- said of a pinnate leaf. Unilabiate U`ni*la"bi*ate (?), a. [Uni- + labiate.] (Bot.) Having one lip only; as, a unilabiate corolla. Unilateral U`ni*lat"er*al (?), a. [Uni- + lateral: cf. F. unilat\'82ral.] 1. Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided. 2. (Biol.) Pertaining to one side; one-sided; as, a unilateral raceme, in which the flowers grow only on one side of a common axis, or are all turned to one side. Unilateral contract (Law), a contract or engagement requiring future action only by one party. Uniliteral U`ni*lit"er*al (?), a. [Uni- + literal.] Consisting of one letter only; as, a uniliteral word or sign. Unilobar U`ni*lo"bar (?), a. [Uni- + lobar.] Consisting of a single lobe. Unilocular U`ni*loc"u*lar (?), a. [Uni- + locular: cf. F. uniloculaire.] (Biol.) Having one cell or cavity only; as, a unilocular capsule or shell. Unimitable Un*im"i*ta*ble (?), a. Inimitable. [Obs.] Unimpairable Un`im*pair"a*ble (?), a. That can not be impaired. Hakewill. Unimpeachable Un`im*peach"a*ble (?), a. Not impeachable; not to be called in question; exempt from liability to accusation; free from stain, guilt, or fault; irreproachable; blameless; as, an unimpeachable reputation; unimpeachable testimony. Burke. -- Un`im*peach"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`im*peach"a*bly, adv. Unimplicate Un*im"pli*cate (?), a. Not implicated. "Unimplicate in folly." R. Browning. Unimportance Un`im*por"tance (?), n. Want of importance; triviality. Johnson. Unimproved Un`im*proved" (?), a. 1. Not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in knowledge, manners, or excellence. 2. Not used; not employed; especially, not used or employed for a valuable purpose; as, unimproved opportunities; unimproved blessings. Cowper. 3. Not tilled, cultivated, or built upon; yielding no revenue; as, unimproved land or soil. Unimuscular U`ni*mus"cu*lar (?), a. [Uni- muscular.] (Zo\'94l.) Having only one adductor muscle, and one muscular impression on each valve, as the oyster; monomyarian. Unincumbered Un`in*cum"bered (?), a. 1. Not incumbered; not burdened. 2. (Law) Free from any temporary estate or interest, or from mortgage, or other charge or debt; as, an estate unincumbered with dower. Uninfringible Un`in*frin"gi*ble (?), a. That may not be infringed; as, an uninfringible monopoly. Unintelligence Un`in*tel"li*gence (?), n. Absence or lack of intelligence; unwisdom; ignorance. Bp. Hall. Uninteressed Un*in"ter*essed (?), a. Uninterested; unaffected. [Obs.] Glanvill. Uninterested Un*in"ter*est*ed (?), a. 1. Not interested; not having any interest or property in; having nothing at stake; as, to be uninterested in any business. 2. Not having the mind or the passions engaged; as, uninterested in a discourse or narration. Unintermission Un*in`ter*mis"sion (?), n. Want or failure of intermission. [R.] Bp. Parker. Uninucleated U`ni*nu"cle*a`ted (?), a. [Uni- + nucleated.] (Biol.) Possessed of but a single nucleus; as, a uninucleated cell. Unio U"ni*o (?), n. [NL., fr. L. unio unity, union, a single large pearl. See Union.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of fresh-water mussels belonging to Unio and many allied genera. Uniocular U`ni*oc"u*lar (?), a. [Uni- + ocular.] Of, pertaining to, or seated in, one eye; monocular. Union Un"ion (?; 277), n. [F., from L. unio oneness, union, a single large pearl, a kind of onion, fr. unus one. See One, and cf. Onion, Unit.] 1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination. NOTE: &hand; Un ion differs from connection, as it implies that the bodies are in contact, without an interconnected by the in 2. Agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will, affections, or the like; harmony; concord. 3. That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league; as, the weavers have formed a union; trades unions have become very numerous; the United States of America are often called the Union. A. Hamilton. 4. A textile fabric composed of two or more materials, as cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together. 5. A large, fine pearl. [Obs.] If they [pearls] be white, great, round, smooth, and weighty . . . our dainties and delicates here at Rome . . . call them unions, as a man would say "singular," and by themselves alone. Holland. In the cup an union shall he throw, Richer than that which four successive kings In Denmark's crown have worn. Shak. 6. A device emblematic of union, used on a national flag or ensign, sometimes, as in the military standard of Great Britain, covering the whole field; sometimes, as in the flag of the United States, and the English naval and marine flag, occupying the upper inner corner, the rest of the flag being called the fly. Also, a flag having such a device; especially, the flag of Great Britain. NOTE: &hand; Th e union of the United States ensign is a cluster of white stars, denoting the union of the States, and, properly, equal in number to that of the States, displayed on a blue field; the fly being composed of alternate stripes of red and white. The union of the British ensign is the three crosses of St. George, St. Andrew, and St. Patrick in combination, denoting the union of England, Scotland and Ireland, displayed on a blue field in the national banner used on shore, on a red, white, or blue field in naval ensigns, and with a white border or fly in the merchant service. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1576 7. (Mach.) A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate disconnection. 8. (Brewing) A cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is carried on. Hypostatic union (Theol.) See under Hypostatic. -- Latin union. See under Latin. -- Legislative Union (Eng. Hist.), the union of Great Britain and Ireland, which took place Jan. 1, 1801. -- Union, OR Act of Union (Eng. Hist.), the act by which Scotland was united to England, or by which the two kingdoms were incorporated into one, in 1707. -- Union by the first, OR second, intention. (Surg.) See To heal by the first, OR second, intention, under Intention. -- Union down (Naut.), a signal of distress at sea made by reversing the flag, or turning its union downward. -- Union jack. (Naut.) See Jack, n., 10. -- Union joint. (Mech.) (a) A joint formed by means of a union. (b) A piece of pipe made in the form of the letter T. Syn. -- Unity; junction; connection; concord; alliance; coalition; combination; confederacy. -- Union, Unity. Union is the act of bringing two or more things together so as to make but one, or the state of being united into one. Unity is a state of simple oneness, either of essence, as the unity of God, or of action, feeling, etc., as unity of design, of affection, etc. Thus, we may speak of effecting a union of interests which shall result in a unity of labor and interest in securing a given object. One kingdom, joy, and union without end. Milton. [Man] is to . . . beget Like of his like, his image multiplied. In unity defective; which requires Collateral love, and dearest amity. Milton. Unionism Un"ion*ism (?), n. 1. The sentiment of attachment to a federal union, especially to the federal union of the United States. 2. The principles, or the system, of combination among workmen engaged in the same occupation or trade. Unionist Un"ion*ist, n. 1. One who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal supporter of a federal union, as that of the United States. 2. A member or supporter of a trades union. Unionistic Un`ion*is"tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to union or unionists; tending to promote or preserve union. Uniovulate U`ni*o"vu*late (?), a. [Uni- + ovulate.] (Bot.) Containing but one ovule. Unipara U*nip"a*ra (?), n. [NL. See Uniparous.] A woman who has borne one child. Uniparous U*nip"a*rous (?), a. [Uni- + L. parere to bring forth.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) Producing but one egg or young at a time. 2. (Bot.) Producing but one axis of inflorescence; -- said of the scorpioid cyme. Uniped U"ni*ped (?), a. [Uni- + L. pes, pedis, foot.] Having only one foot. Wright. Unipersonal U"ni*per"son*al (?), a. [Uni- + personal.] 1. Existing as one, and only one, person; as, a unipersonal God. 2. (Gram.) Used in only one person, especially only in the third person, as some verbs; impersonal. Unipersonalist U`ni*per"so*nal*ist, n. (Theol.) One who believes that the Deity is unipersonal. Uniphonous U*niph"o*nous (?), a. [Uni- + Gr. Having but one sound, as the drum. [R.] Uniplicate U*nip"li*cate (?), a. [Uni- + plicate.] Having, or consisting of, but one fold. Unipolar U`ni*po"lar (?), a. [Uni- + polar.] 1. (Physics) Having, or acting by means of, one pole only. 2. (Anat.) Having but one pole or process; -- applied to those ganglionic nerve cells which have but one radiating process; -- opposed to multipolar. Unipolar induction (Elec.), induction, as in a conducting circuit, by only one pole of a magnet. -- Unipolar stimulation (Physiol.), the simulation sometimes produced when one electrode of an induction apparatus is applied to a nerve; -- called also unipolar induction action. Du Bois-Reymond. Unique U*nique" (?), a. [F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus, from unus one. See One.] Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole. -- U*nique"ly, adv. -- U*nique"ness, n. Unique U*nique", n. A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled. [R.] The phenix, the unique pf birds. De Quincey. Uniquity U*niq"ui*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being unique; uniqueness. [R.] Walpole. Uniradiated U`ni*ra"di*a`ted (?), a. [Uni- + radiated.] Having but one ray. Uniramous U`ni*ra"mous (?), a. [Uni- + L. ramus branch.] (Biol.) Having but one branch. Uniseptate U`ni*sep"tate (?), a. [Uni- + septate.] (Bot.) Having but one septum, or partition; -- said of two-celled fruits, such as the silicles of cruciferous plants. Uniserial U`ni*se"ri*al (?), a. [Uni- + serial.] Having only one row or series. Uniseriate U`ni*se"ri*ate (?), a. [Uni- + seriate.] Having one line or series; uniserial. -- U`ni*se"ri*ate*ly, adv. Unisexual U`ni*sex"u*al (?), a. [Uni- + sexual: cf. F. unisexuel.] (Biol.) Having one sex only, as plants which have the male and female flowers on separate individuals, or animals in which the sexes are in separate individuals; di&oe;cious; -- distinguished from bisexual, or hermaphrodite. See Di&oe;cious. Unisilicate U`ni*sil"i*cate (?), n. [Uni- + silicate.] (Min.) A salt of orthosilicic acid, H4SiO4; -- so called because the ratio of the oxygen atoms united to the basic metals and silicon respectively is 1:1; for example, Mg2SiO4 or 2MgO.SiO2. Unison U"ni*son (?; 277), n. [LL. unisonus having the same sound; L. unus one + sonus a sound: cf. F. unisson, It. unisono. See One, and Sound a noise.] 1. Harmony; agreement; concord; union. 2. (Mus.) Identity in pitch; coincidence of sounds proceeding from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a given time by two or more sonorous bodies. Parts played or sung in octaves are also said to be in unison, or in octaves. NOTE: &hand; If two cords of the same substance have equal length, thickness, and tension, they are said to be in unison, and their sounds will be in unison. Sounds of very different qualities and force may be in unison, as the sound of a bell may be in unison with a sound of a flute. Unison, then, consists in identity of pitch alone, irrespective of quality of sound, or timbre, whether of instruments or of human voices. A piece or passage is said to be sung or played in unison when all the voices or instruments perform the same part, in which sense unison is contradistinguished from harmony. 3. A single, unvaried. [R.] Pope. In unison, in agreement; agreeing in tone; in concord. Unison U"ni*son (?; 277), a. [Cf. It. unisono. See Unison, n.] 1. Sounding alone. [Obs.] [sounds] intermixed with voice, Choral or unison. Milton. 2. (Mus.) Sounded alike in pitch; unisonant; unisonous; as, unison passages, in which two or more parts unite in coincident sound. Unisonal U*nis"o*nal (?), a. Being in unison; unisonant. -- U*nis"o*nal*ly, adv. Unisonance U*nis"o*nance (?), n. [See Unisonant.] Accordance of sounds; unison. Unisonant U*nis"o*nant (?), a. [Uni- + sonant. See Unison.] Being in unison; having the same degree of gravity or acuteness; sounded alike in pitch. Unisonous U*nis"o*nous (?), a. [See Unison.] Being in unison; unisonant. Busby. Unit U"nit (?), n. [Abbrev. from unity.] 1. A single thing or person. 2. (Arith.) The least whole number; one. Units are the integral parts of any large number. I. Watts. 3. A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings. Camden. 4. Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other amounts or quantities of the same kind. 5. (Math.) A single thing, as a magnitude or number, regarded as an undivided whole. Abstract unit, the unit of numeration; one taken in the abstract; the number represented by 1. The term is used in distinction from concrete, or determinate, unit, that is, a unit in which the kind of thing is expressed; a unit of measure or value; as 1 foot, 1 dollar, 1 pound, and the like. -- Complex unit (Theory of Numbers), an imaginary number of the form a + b-1, when a2 + b2 = 1. -- Duodecimal unit, a unit in the scale of numbers increasing or decreasing by twelves. -- Fractional unit, the unit of a fraction; the reciprocal of the denominator; thus, is the unit of the fraction . -- Integral unit, the unit of integral numbers, or 1. -- Physical unit, a value or magnitude conventionally adopted as a unit or standard in physical measurements. The various physical units are usually based on given units of length, mass, and time, and on the density or other properties of some substance, for example, water. See Dyne, Erg, Farad, Ohm, Poundal, etc. -- Unit deme (Biol.), a unit of the inferior order or orders of individuality. -- Unit jar (Elec.), a small, insulated Leyden jar, placed between the electrical machine and a larger jar or battery, so as to announce, by its repeated discharges, the amount of electricity passed into the larger jar. -- Unit of heat (Physics), a determinate quantity of heat adopted as a unit of measure; a thermal unit (see under Thermal). Water is the substance generally employed, the unit being one gram or one pound, and the temperature interval one degree of the Centigrade or Fahrenheit scale. When referred to the gram, it is called the gram degree. The British unit of heat, or thermal unit, used by engineers in England and in the United States, is the quantity of heat necessary to raise one pound of pure water at and near its temperature of greatest density (39.1° Fahr.) through one degree of the Fahrenheit scale. Rankine. -- Unit of illumination, the light of a sperm candle burning 120 grains per hour. Standard gas, burning at the rate of five cubic feet per hour, must have an illuminating power equal to that of fourteen such candles. -- Unit of measure (as of length, surface, volume, dry measure, liquid measure, money, weight, time, and the like), in general, a determinate quantity or magnitude of the kind designated, taken as a standard of comparison for others of the same kind, in assigning to them numerical values, as 1 foot, 1 yard, 1 mile, 1 square foot, 1 square yard, 1 cubic foot, 1 peck, 1 bushel, 1 gallon, 1 cent, 1 ounce, 1 pound, 1 hour, and the like; more specifically, the fundamental unit adopted in any system of weights, measures, or money, by which its several denominations are regulated, and which is itself defined by comparison with some known magnitude, either natural or empirical, as, in the United States, the dollar for money, the pound avoirdupois for weight, the yard for length, the gallon of 8.3389 pounds avoirdupois of water at 39.8° Fahr. (about 231 cubic inches) for liquid measure, etc.; in Great Britain, the pound sterling, the pound troy, the yard, or part of the length of a second's pendulum at London, the gallon of 277.274 cubic inches, etc.; in the metric system, the meter, the liter, the gram, etc. -- Unit of power. (Mach.) See Horse power. -- Unit of resistance. (Elec.) See Resistance, n., 4, and Ohm. -- Unit of work (Physics), the amount of work done by a unit force acting through a unit distance, or the amount required to lift a unit weight through a unit distance against gravitation. See Erg, Foot Pound, Kilogrammeter. -- Unit stress (Mech. Physics), stress per unit of area; intensity of stress. It is expressed in ounces, pounds, tons, etc., per square inch, square foot, or square yard, etc., or in atmospheres, or inches of mercury or water, or the like. Unitable U*nit"a*ble (?), a. Capable of union by growth or otherwise. Owen. Unitarian U`ni*ta"ri*an (?), n. [Cf. F. unitaire, unitairien, NL. unitarius. See Unity.] 1. (Theol.) One who denies the doctrine of the Trinity, believing that God exists only in one person; a unipersonalist; also, one of a denomination of Christians holding this belief. 2. One who rejects the principle of dualism. 3. A monotheist. [R.] Fleming. Unitarian U`ni*ta"ri*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Unitarians, or their doctrines. Unitarianism U`ni*ta"ri*an*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. unitairianisme.] The doctrines of Unitarians. Unitarianize U`ni*ta"ri*an*ize (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p Unitarianized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Unitarianizing (?).] To change or turn to Unitarian views. Unitary U"nit*a*ry (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a unit or units; relating to unity; as, the unitary method in arithmetic. 2. Of the nature of a unit; not divided; united. Unitary theory (Chem.), the modern theory that the molecules of all complete compounds are units, whose parts are bound together in definite structure, with mutual and reciprocal influence on each other, and are not mere aggregations of more or less complex groups; -- distinguished from the dualistic theory. Unite U*nite" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. United; p. pr. & vb. n. Uniting.] [L. unitus, p. p. of unire to unite, from unus one. See One.] 1. To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar; to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies. 2. Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach. Under his great vicegerent reign abide, United as one individual soul. Milton. The king proposed nothing more than to unite his kingdom in one form of worship. Clarendon. Syn. -- To add; join; annex; attach. See Add. Unite U*nite", v. i. 1. To become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine, as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together. 2. To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; as, all parties united in signing the petition. Unite U*nite", a [L. unitus, p. p. See Unite, v. t.] United; joint; as, unite consent. [Obs.] J. Webster. United U*nit"ed, a. Combined; joined; made one. United Brethren. (Eccl.) See Moravian, n. -- United flowers (Bot.), flowers which have the stamens and pistils in the same flower. -- The United Kingdom, Great Britain and Ireland; -- so named since January 1, 1801, when the Legislative Union went into operation. -- United Greeks (Eccl.), those members of the Greek Church who acknowledge the supremacy of the pope; -- called also uniats. Unitedly U*nit"ed*ly, adv. In an united manner. Dryden. Uniter U*nit"er (?), n. One who, or that which, unites. Uniterable U*nit"er*a*ble (?), a. Not iterable; incapable of being repeated. [Obs.] "To play away an uniterable life." Sir T. Browne. Unition U*ni"tion (?), n. [LL. unitio, from L. unire. See Unite,v. t.] The act of uniting, or the state of being united; junction. [Obs.] Wiseman. Unitive U"ni*tive (?), a. [LL. unitivus: cf. F. unitif.] Having the power of uniting; causing, or tending to produce, union. Jer. Taylor. Unitively U"ni*tive*ly, adv. In a unitive manner. Cudworth. Unitize U"nit*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unitized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Unitizing (?).] To reduce to a unit, or one whole; to form into a unit; to unify. Unitude U"ni*tude (?), n. Unity. [R.] H. Spenser. Unity U"ni*ty (?), n.; pl. Unities (#). [OE. unite, F. unit\'82, L. unitas, from unus one. See One, and cf. Unit.] 1. The state of being one; oneness. Whatever we can consider as one thing suggests to the understanding the idea of unity. Locks. NOTE: &hand; Unity is affirmed of a simple substance or indivisible monad, or of several particles or parts so intimately and closely united as to constitute a separate body or thing. See the Synonyms under Union. 2. Concord; harmony; conjunction; agreement; uniformity; as, a unity of proofs; unity of doctrine. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Ps. cxxxiii. 1. 3. (Math.) Any definite quantity, or aggregate of quantities or magnitudes taken as one, or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation; thus, in a table of natural sines, the radius of the circle is regarded as unity. NOTE: &hand; The number 1, when it is not applied to any particular thing, is generally called unity. 4. (Poetry & Rhet.) In dramatic composition, one of the principles by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of representation are preserved; conformity in a composition to these; in oratory, discourse, etc., the due subordination and reference of every part to the development of the leading idea or the eastablishment of the main proposition. NOTE: &hand; In th e Gr eek drama, the three unities required were those of action, of time, and of place; that is, that there should be but one main plot; that the time supposed should not exceed twenty-four hours; and that the place of the action before the spectators should be one and the same throughout the piece. 5. (Fine Arts & Mus.) Such a combination of parts as to constitute a whole, or a kind of symmetry of style and character. 6. (Law) The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy. NOTE: &hand; The properties of it are derived from its unity, which is fourfold; unity of interest, unity of title, unity of time, and unity of possession; in other words, joint tenants have one and the same interest, accruing by one and the same conveyance, commencing at the same time, and held by one and the same undivided possession. Unity of possession is also a joint possession of two rights in the same thing by several titles, as when a man, having a lease of land, afterward buys the fee simple, or, having an easement in the land of another, buys the servient estate. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1577 At unity, at one. -- Unity of type. (Biol.) See under Type. Syn. -- Union; oneness; junction; concord; harmony. See Union. Univalence U*niv"a*lence (?), n. (Chem.) The quality or state of being univalent. Univalent U*niv"a*lent (?), a. [Uni- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr. See Valence.] (Chem.) Having a valence of one; capable of combining with, or of being substituted for, one atom of hydrogen; monovalent; -- said of certain atoms and radicals. Univalve U"ni*valve (?), n. [Uni- + valve: cf. F. univalve.] (Zo\'94l.) A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs. NOTE: &hand; Mo st un ivalves ar e sp iral an d ar e th e shells of gastropods, but many belong to cephalopods and pteropods. A large number of univalves belonging to the gastropods are conical, cup-shaped, or shieldlike, as the limpets. Univalve, Univalved U"ni*valve (?), U"ni*valved (?), a. [Cf. F. univalve.] (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp. Univalvia U`ni*val"vi*a (, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Gastropoda. Univalvular U`ni*val"vu*lar (?), a. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Same as Univalve, a. Universal U`ni*ver"sal (?), a. [L. universalis: cf. F. universel, OF. also universal. See Universe.] 1. Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-pervading; as, universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or benefice. "Anointed universal King." Milton. The universal cause Acts not by partial, but by general laws. Pope. This universal frame began. Dryden. NOTE: &hand; Un iversal an d it s de rivatives ar e us ed in common discourse for general and its derivatives. See General. 2. Constituting or considered as a whole; total; entire; whole; as, the universal world. Shak. At which the universal host up dent A shout that tore Hell's concave. Milton. 3. (Mech.) Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses, shapes, sizes, etc.; as, a universal milling machine. 4. (Logic) Forming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, a universal proposition; -- opposed to particular; e. g. (universal affirmative) All men are animals; (universal negative) No men are omniscient. Universal chuck (Mach.), a chuck, as for a lathe, having jaws which can be moved simultaneously so as to grasp objects of various sizes. -- Universal church, the whole church of God in the world; the catholic church. See the Note under Catholic, a., 1. -- Universal coupling. (Mach.) Same as Universal joint, below. -- Universal dial, a dial by which the hour may be found in any part of the world, or under any elevation of the pole. -- Universal instrument (Astron.), a species of altitude and azimuth instrument, the peculiarity of which is, that the object end of the telescope is placed at right angles to the eye end, with a prism of total reflection at the angle, and the eye end constitutes a portion of the horizontal axis of the instrument, having the eyepiece at the pivot and in the center of the altitude circle, so that the eye has convenient access to both at the same time. -- Universal joint (Mach.), a contrivance used for joining two shafts or parts of a machine endwise, so that the one may give rotary motion to the other when forming an angle with it, or may move freely in all directions with respect to the other, as by means of a cross connecting the forked ends of the two shafts (Fig. 1). Since this joint can not act when the angle of the shafts is less than 140°, a double joint of the same kind is sometimes used for giving rotary motion at angles less than 140° (Fig. 2). -- Universal umbel (Bot.), a primary or general umbel; the first or largest set of rays in a compound umbel; -- opposed to partial umbel. A universal involucre is not unfrequently placed at the foot of a universal umbel. Syn. -- General; all; whole; total. See General. Universal U`ni*ver"sal, n. 1. The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe. [Obs.] Plato calleth God the cause and original, the nature and reason, of the universal. Sir W. Raleigh. 2. (Logic) (a) A general abstract conception, so called from being universally applicable to, or predicable of, each individual or species contained under it. (b) A universal proposition. See Universal, a., 4. Universalian U`ni*ver*sa"li*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Universalism; Universalist. [R.] Universalism U`ni*ver"sal*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. universalisme.] (Theol.) The doctrine or belief that all men will be saved, or made happy, in the future state. Universalist U`ni*ver"sal*ist (?), n. [Cf. F. universaliste.] 1. (Theol.) One who believes in Universalism; one of a denomination of Christians holding this faith. 2. One who affects to understand all the particulars in statements or propositions. [Obs.] Bentley. Universalist U`ni*ver"sal*ist (?), a. Of or pertaining to Unversalists of their doctrines. Universalistic U`ni*ver`sal*is"tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the whole; universal. Universality U`ni*ver*sal"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Universalties (#). [Cf. F. universalit\'82.] The quality or state of being universal; unlimited extension or application; generality; -- distinguished from particularity; as, the unversality of a proposition; the unversality of sin; the unversality of the Deluge. Universalize U`ni*ver"sal*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Universalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Universalizing (?).] [Cf. F. universaliser.] To make universal; to generalize. Coleridge. Universally U`ni*ver"sal*ly, adv. In a universal manner; without exception; as, God's laws are universally binding on his creatures. Universalness U`ni*ver"sal*ness, n. The quality or state of being universal; universality. Universe U"ni*verse (?), n. [L. universum, from universus universal; unus one + vertere, versum, to turn, that is, turned into one, combined into one whole; cf. F. univers. See One, and Verse.] All created things viewed as constituting one system or whole; the whole body of things, or of phenomena; the mundus of the Latins; the world; creation. How may I Adore thee, Author of this universe And all this good to man! Milton. University U`ni*ver"si*ty (?), n.; pl. Universities (#). [OE. universite, L. universitas all together, the whole, the universe, a number of persons associated into one body, a society, corporation, fr. universus all together, universal: cf. F. universit\'82. See Universe.] 1. The universe; the whole. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 2. An association, society, guild, or corporation, esp. one capable of having and acquiring property. [Obs.] The universities, or corporate bodies, at Rome were very numerous. There were corporations of bakers, farmers of the revenue, scribes, and others. Eng. Cyc. 3. An institution organized and incorporated for the purpose of imparting instruction, examining students, and otherwise promoting education in the higher branches of literature, science, art, etc., empowered to confer degrees in the several arts and faculties, as in theology, law, medicine, music, etc. A university may exist without having any college connected with it, or it may consist of but one college, or it may comprise an assemblage of colleges established in any place, with professors for instructing students in the sciences and other branches of learning. The present universities of Europe were, originally, the greater part of them, ecclesiastical corporations, instituted for the education of churchmen . . . What was taught in the greater part of those universities was suitable to the end of their institutions, either theology or something that was merely preparatory to theology. A. Smith. NOTE: &hand; Fr om th e Roman words universitas, collegium, corpus, are derived the terms university, college, and corporation, of modern languages; and though these words have obtained modified significations in modern times, so as to indifferently applicable to the same things, they all agree in retaining the fundamental signification of the terms, whatever may have been added to them. There is now no university, college, or corporation, which is not a juristical person in the sense above explained [see def. 2, above]; wherever these words are applied to any association of persons not stamped with this mark, it is an abuse of terms. Eng. Cyc. Universological U`ni*ver`so*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to universology. Universologist U`ni*ver*sol"o*gist (?), n. One who is versed in universology. Universology U`ni*ver*sol"o*gy (?), n. [Universe + -logy.] The science of the universe, and the relations which it involves. Univocacy U*niv"o*ca*cy (?), n. The quality or state of being univocal. [R.] Sir T. Browne. Univocal U*niv"o*cal (?), a. [L. univocus; unus one + vox, vocis, a voice, word. See One, and Voice.] 1. Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal. 2. Having unison of sound, as the octave in music. See Unison, n., 2. 3. Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular. [R.] Sir T. Browne. 4. Unequivocal; indubitable. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. Univocal U*niv"o*cal, n. 1. (Aristotelian Logic) A generic term, or a term applicable in the same sense to all the species it embraces. 2. A word having but one meaning. Univocally U*niv"o*cal*ly, adv. In a univocal manner; in one term; in one sense; not equivocally. How is sin univocally distinguished into venial and mortal, if the venial be not sin? Bp. Hall. Univocation U*niv`o*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. univocation.] Agreement of name and meaning. [Obs.] Whiston. Unjoin Un*join" (?), v. t. [1st un- + join.] To disjoin. Unjoint Un*joint" (?), v. t. [1st un- + joint.] To disjoint. Unjointed Un*joint"ed, a. [Properly p. p. of unjoint.] 1. Disjointed; unconnected; hence, incoherent. Shak. 2. [Pref. un- + jointed.] Having no joint or articulation; as, an unjointed stem. Unjust Un*just" (?), a. 1. Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge. 2. Contrary to justice and right; prompted by a spirit of injustice; wrongful; as, an unjust sentence; an unjust demand; an unjust accusation. -- Un*just"ly, adv. -- Un*just"ness, n. Unjustice Un*jus"tice (?), n. Want of justice; injustice. [Obs.] Hales. Unkard Un"kard (?), a. See Unked. [Prov. Eng.] Unke Un"ke (?), n. [G. unke.] (Zo\'94l.) A European aquatic toad (Bombinator igneus). Its back is dark; its belly is marked with crimson. Called also feuerkr\'94te. Unked Un"ked (?), a. [Corrupted fr. uncouth, or OE. unkid; un- + p. p. of AS. c&ymac;&edh;an to make known, fr. c&umac;&edh; known. See Uncouth.] 1. Odd; strange; ugly; old; uncouth. [Prov. Eng.] 2. Lonely; dreary; unkard. [Prov. Eng.] Weston is sadly unked without you. Cowper. Unkemmed Un*kemmed" (?), a. Unkempt. [Obs.] Unkempt Un*kempt" (?; 215), a. [Pref. un- not + kempt, p. p. of kemb.] 1. Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair. 2. Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough. My rhymes be rugged and unkempt. Spenser. Unkennel Un*ken"nel (?), v. t. [1st un- + kennel.] 1. To drive from a kennel or hole; as, to unkennel a fox. 2. Fig.: To discover; to disclose. Shak. Unkent Un*kent" (?), a. [Un- knot + ken to know.] Unknown; strange. [Obs. or Scot.] W. Browne. Unketh Un*keth" (?), a. Uncouth. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Unkind Un*kind" (?), a. [See Kin kindred.] Having no race or kindred; childless. [Obs. & R.] Shak. Unkind Un*kind", a. 1. Not kind; contrary to nature, or the law of kind or kindred; unnatural. [Obs.] "Such unkind abominations." Chaucer. 2. Wanting in kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or the like; cruel; harsh; unjust; ungrateful. He is unkind that recompenseth not; but he is most unkind that forgetteth. Sir T. Elyot. -- Un*kind"ly, adv. -- Un*kind"ness, n. Unkindliness Un*kind"li*ness (?), n. Unkindness. Tennyson. Unkindly Un*kind"ly, a. 1. Not kindly; unkind; ungracious. 2. Unnatural; contrary to nature. [Obs.] "Unkindly crime." Spenser. 3. Unfavorable; annoying; malignant. Milton. Unkindred Un*kin"dred (?), a. Not kindred; not of the same kin. [Obs.] Rowe. -- Un*kin"dred*ly, a. Unking Un*king" (?), v. t. [1st un- + king.] To cause to cease to be a king. [R.] Shall his condescension, therefore, unking him? South. Unkingship Un*king"ship, n. The quality or condition of being unkinged; abolition of monarchy. [Obs.] Unkingship was proclaimed, and his majesty's statues thrown down. Evelyn. Unkiss Un*kiss" (?), v. t. [1st un- + king.] To cancel or annul what was done or sealed by a kiss; to cancel by a kiss. [Obs.] Let me unkiss the oath 'twixt thee and me. Shak. Unkle Un"kle (?), n. See Uncle. [Obs.] Unknight Un*knight" (?), v. t. [1st un- + knight.] To deprive of knighthood. Fuller. Unknit Un*knit" (?), v. t. [1st un- + knit.] To undo or unravel what is knitted together. Fie, fie! unknit that threatening unkind brow. Shak. Unknot Un*knot" (?), v. t. [1st un- + knot.] To free from knots; to untie. Unknow Un*know" (?), v. t. [1st un- + know.] 1. To cease to know; to lose the knowledge of. [Obs.] 2. To fail of knowing; to be ignorant of. [Obs.] Unknow Un*know", a. [See Un- not, Know.] Unknown. [Obs.] "French of Paris was to her unknow." Chaucer. Unknowledged Un*knowl"edged (?), a. Not acknowledged or recognized. [Obs.] For which bounty to us lent Of him unknowledged or unsent. B. Jonson. Unknown Un*known" (?), a. Not known; not apprehended. -- Un*known"ness, n. [R.] Camden. Unlabored Un*la"bored (?), a. 1. Not produced by labor or toil. "Unlabored harvests." Dryden. 2. Not cultivated; untitled; as, an unlabored field. 3. Not laboriously produced, or not evincing labor; as, an unlabored style or work. Tickell. Unlace Un*lace" (?), v. t. [1st un- + lace.] 1. To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to unlace a shoe. 2. To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to expose; to disgrace. What's the matter, That you unlace your reputation thus? Shak. 3. (Naut.) To loose, and take off, as a bonnet from a sail, or to cast off, as any lacing in any part of the rigging of a vessel. Totten. Unlade Un*lade" v. t. [1st un- + lade.] 1. To take the load from; to take out the cargo of; as, to unlade a ship or a wagon. The venturous merchant . . . Shall here unlade him and depart no more. Dryden. 2. To unload; to remove, or to have removed, as a load or a burden; to discharge. There the ship was to unlade her burden. Acts. xxi. 3. Unlaid Un*laid" (?), a. 1. Not laid or placed; not fixed. Hooker. 2. Not allayed; not pacified; not laid finally to rest. [R.] "Stubborn, unlaid ghost." Milton. 3. Not laid out, as a corpse. [R.] B. Jonson. Unlaid paper. See Laid paper, under Laid. Unland Un*land" (?), v. t. [1st un- + land.] To deprive of lands. Unlap Un*lap" (?), v. t. [1st un- + lap.] To unfold. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unlash Un*lash" (?), v. t. [1st un- + lash.] (Naut.) To loose, as that which is lashed or tied down. Unlatch Un*latch" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Unlatched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Unlatching.] [1st un- + latch.] To open or loose by lifting the latch; as, to unlatch a door. Unlaugh Un*laugh" (?), v. t. [1st un- + laugh.] To recall, as former laughter. [Obs. & R.] Sir T. More. Unlaw Un*law" (?), v. t. [1st un- + law.] 1. To deprive of the authority or character of law. [Obs.] 2. To put beyond protection of law; to outlaw. [Obs.] 3. (Scots Law) To impose a fine upon; to fine. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1578 Unlaw Un*law" (?), n. [Pref. un- + law.] (Scots Law) (a) Any transgression or offense against the law. (b) A fine imposed as a penalty for violation of the law. Unlawed Un*lawed" (?), a. [Pref. un- + lawed, p. p. of lawe.] Not having the claws and balls of the forefeet cut off; -- said of dogs. Unlawful Un*law"ful (?), a. Not lawful; contrary to law. -- Un*law"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*law"ful*ness, n. Unlawful assembly. (Law) See under Assembly. Unlawlike Un*law"like` (?), a. Not according to law; being or done in violation of law; unlawful. Milton. Unlay Un*lay" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + lay.] (Naut.) To untwist; as, to unlay a rope. Unlearn Un*learn" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + learn.] 1. To forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory; also, to learn the contrary of. I had learned nothing right; I had to unlearn everything. Milner. 2. To fail to learn. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. Unlearned Un*learn"ed, a. [Pref. un- + learned.] 1. Not learned; untaught; uneducated; ignorant; illiterate. 2. Not gained by study; not known. 3. Not exhibiting learning; as, unlearned verses. -- Un*learn"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*learn"ed*ness, n. Unleash Un*leash" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + leash.] To free from a leash, or as from a leash; to let go; to release; as, to unleash dogs. Unleavened Un*leav"ened (?), a. Not leavened; containing no leaven; as, unleavened bread. Unless Un*less" (?), conj. [Formerly, onles, onlesse, onlesse that, that is, in less, in a less case. See On, and Less.] Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that; except; as, we shall fail unless we are industrious. NOTE: &hand; By th e omission of the verb in the dependent clause, unless was frequently used prepositionally, -- a construction common in Shakespeare and still employed colloquially. Here nothing breeds unless the nightly owl. Shak. Unlicked Un*licked" (?), a. Not licked; hence, not properly formed; ungainly. Cf. To lick into shape, under Lick, v. Shak. Unlike Un*like" (?), a. 1. Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are unlike. 2. Not likely; improbable; unlikely. [Obsoles.] Unlike quantities (Math.), quantities expressed by letters which are different or of different powers, as a, b, c, a2, a3, xn, and the like. -- Unlike signs (Math.), the signs plus (+) and minus (-). Unlikelihood Un*like"li*hood (?), n. Absence of likelihood. Unlikeliness Un*like"li*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being unlikely. Unlikely Un*like"ly, a. 1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely. 2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. Hooker. 3. Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable. [Obs.] "The unlikely eld of me." Chaucer. Unlikely Un*like"ly, adv. In an unlikely manner. Unliken Un*lik"en (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + liken.] To make unlike; to dissimilate. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unlikeness Un*like"ness, n. The quality or state of being unlike; want of resemblance; dissimilarity. Tennyson. Unlimber Un*lim"ber (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + limber.] (Mil.) To detach the limber from; as, to unlimber a gun. Unlimitable Un*lim"it*a*ble (?), a. Illimitable. Locke. Unlimited Un*lim"it*ed, a. 1. Not limited; having no bounds; boundless; as, an unlimited expanse of ocean. 2. Undefined; indefinite; not bounded by proper exceptions; as, unlimited terms. "Nothing doth more prevail than unlimited generalities." Hooker. 3. Unconfined; not restrained; unrestricted. Ascribe not unto God such an unlimited exercise of mercy as may destroy his justice. Rogers. Unlimited problem (Math.), a problem which is capable of an infinite number of solutions. -- Unlimited pump, a kind of deep-well pump placed at the level of the water, and operated from above ground. -- Un*lim"it*ed*ly, adv. -- Un*lim"it*ed*ness, n. Unline Un*line" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + line.] To take the lining out of; hence, to empty; as, to unline one's purse. Unlink Un*link" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + link.] To separate or undo, as links; to uncoil; to unfasten. Shak. Unliquidated Un*liq"ui*da`ted (?), a. Not liquidated; not exactly ascertained; not adjusted or settled. Unliquidated damages (Law), penalties or damages not ascertained in money. Burrill. Unliquored Un*liq"uored (?), a. 1. Not moistened or wet with liquor; dry. "Unliquored coach." Bp. Hall. 2. Not in liquor; not intoxicated; sober. Like an unliquored Silenus. Milton. Unlive Un*live" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + live.] To [R.] Glanvill. Unlived Un*lived" (?), a. [See 1st pref. Un-, and Life, Live.] Bereft or deprived of life. [Obs.] Shak. Unload Un*load" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + load.] 1. To take the load from; to discharge of a load or cargo; to disburden; as, to unload a ship; to unload a beast. 2. Hence, to relieve from anything onerous. 3. To discharge or remove, as a load or a burden; as, to unload the cargo of a vessel. 4. To draw the charge from; as, to unload a gun. 5. To sell in large quantities, as stock; to get rid of. [Brokers' Cant, U. S.] Unload Un*load", v. i. To perform the act of unloading anything; as, let unload now. Unloader Un*load"er (?), n. One who, or that which, unloads; a device for unloading, as hay from a wagon. Unlocated Un*lo"ca*ted (?), a. 1. Not located or placed; not fixed in a place. 2. Not surveyed, or designated by marks, limits, or boundaries, as appropriated to some individual, company, or corporation; as, unlocated lands. Unlock Un*lock" (?), v. t. [Cf. AS. unl. See 1st Un-, and Lock, v. t.] 1. To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest. 2. To open, in general; to lay open; to undo. Unlock your springs, and open all your shades. Pope. [Lord] unlock the spell of sin. J. H. Newman. Unlodge Un*lodge" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + lodge.] To dislodge; to deprive of lodgment. Carew. Unlook Un*look" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + look.] To recall or retract, as a look. [R.] Richardson. Unlooked Un*looked" (?), a. [Pref. un- not + looked.] Not observed or foreseen; unexpected; -- generally with for. "Unlooked success." Denham. She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all. Pope. Unlooked-for Un*looked"-for (?), a. Not looked for; unexpected; as, an unlooked-for event. Unloose Un*loose" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + loose.] To make loose; to loosen; to set free. Shak. Unloose Un*loose", v. i. To become unfastened; to lose all connection or union. Unloosen Un*loos"en (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + loosen.] To loosen; to unloose. Unlord Un*lord" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + lord.] To deprive of the rank or position of a lord. Milton. Unlorded Un*lord"ed, a. 1. [Properly p. p. of unlord.] Deprived of the rank of a lord. 2. [Pref. un- + lorded.] Not raised to the rank of a lord. Milton. Unlove Un*love" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + love.] To cease to love; to hate. [Obs.] Unlovely Un*love"ly (?), a. Not lovely; not amiable; possessing qualities that excite dislike; disagreeable; displeasing; unpleasant. -- Un*love"li*ness (#), n. Unluckily Un*luck"i*ly (?), adv. In an unlucky manner. Unluckiness Un*luck"i*ness, n. Quality or state of being unlucky. Unlucky Un*luck"y (?), a. 1. Not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game. NOTE: &hand; Th is wo rd is properly applied to incidents in which failure results from chance or fortuity, as in games of hazard, rather than from lack or feebleness of effort. 2. Bringing bad luck; ill-omened; inauspicious. Haunt me not with that unlucky face. Dryden. 3. Mischievous; as, an unlucky wag. [Colloq.] Unlust Un*lust" (?), n. Listlessness; disinclination. [Obs.] "Idleness and unlust." Chaucer. Unlute Un*lute" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + lute.] To separate, as things cemented or luted; to take the lute or the clay from. Boyle. Unmade Un*made" (?), a. 1. [Pref. un- not + made.] Not yet made or formed; as, an unmade grave. Shak. 2. [Properly p. p. of unmake.] Deprived of form, character, etc.; disunited. Unmagistrate Un*mag"is*trate (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + magistrate.] To divest of the office or authority of a magistrate. [Obs.] Milton. Unmaiden Un*maid"en (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + maiden.] To ravish; to deflower. [Obs.] Unmake Un*make" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + make.] To destroy the form and qualities of; to deprive of being; to uncreate. God does not make or unmake things to try experiments. T. Burnet. Unman Un*man" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + man.] 1. To deprive of the distinctive qualities of a human being, as reason, or the like. [R.] South. 2. To emasculate; to deprive of virility. 3. To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to dishearten; to make womanish. Let's not unman each other. Byron. 4. To deprive of men; as, to unman a ship. Unmanacle Un*man"a*cle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + manacle.] To free from manacles. Tennyson. Unmanhood Un*man"hood (?), n. Absence or lack of manhood. [Obs.] Chaucer. Unmanned Un*manned" (?), a. 1. [Properly p. p. of unman.] Deprived of manly qualities; deficient in vigor, strength, courage, etc.; weak; effeminate. 2. [Pref. un- not + man + -ed.] (Falconry) Not tamed; not made familiar with, or subject to, man; -- also used figuratively. [Obs.] Hood my unmanned blood bating in my cheeks With thy black mantle. Shak. 3. [Pref. un- not + manned.] Not furnished with men; as, an unmanned ship. Unmannerly Un*man"ner*ly (?), a. Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. -- adv. Uncivilly; rudely. -- Un*man"ner*li*ness (#), n. Unmantle Un*man"tle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + mantle.] To divest of a mantle; to uncover. Nay, she said, but I will unmantle you. Sir W. Scott. Unmarry Un*mar"ry (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + marry.] To annul the marriage of; to divorce. Milton. Unmartyr Un*mar"tyr (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + martyr.] To degrade from the rank of a martyr. [Obs.] Fuller. Unmasculate Un*mas"cu*late (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + masculate.] To emasculate. [Obs.] Fuller. Unmask Un*mask" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + mask.] To strip of a mask or disguise; to lay open; to expose. Unmask Un*mask", v. i. To put off a mask. Shak. Unmasterable Un*mas"ter*a*ble (?), a. Incapable of being mastered or subdued. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. Unmaterial Un`ma*te"ri*al (?), a. Not material; immaterial. [Obs.] Daniel. Unmeaning Un*mean"ing (?), a. 1. Having no meaning or signification; as, unmeaning words. 2. Not indicating intelligence or sense; senseless; expressionless; as, an unmeaning face. There pride sits blazoned on the unmeaning brow. Trumbull. -- Un*mean"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*mean"ing*ness, n. Unmeant Un*meant" (?), a. Not meant or intended; unintentional. Dryden. Unmeasurable Un*meas"ur*a*ble (?), a. Immeasurable. Swift. -- Un*meas"ur*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*meas"ur*a*bly, adv. Unmechanize Un*mech"an*ize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + mechanize.] 1. To undo the mechanism of; to unmake; as, to unmechanize a structure. [Obs.] Sterne. Unmechanized Un*mech"an*ized (?), a. [Pref. un- + mechanized.] Not mechanized. Paley. Unmeet Un*meet" (?), a. Not meet or fit; not proper; unbecoming; unsuitable; -- usually followed by for. "Unmeet for a wife." Tennyson. And all unmeet our carpet floors. Emerson. -- Un*meet"ly, adv. -- Un*meet"ness, n. Unmember Un*mem"ber (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + member.] To deprive of membership, as in a church. Unmentionables Un*men"tion*a*bles (?), n. pl. The breeches; trousers. [Jocose] <-- underwear, esp. ladies underwear. --> Unmerchantable Un*mer"chant*a*ble (?), a. (Com.) Not merchantable; not fit for market; being of a kind, quality, or quantity that is unsalable. McElrath. Unmercied Un*mer"cied (?), a. [Pref. un- not + mercy.] Unmerciful; merciless. [Obs.] Drayton. Unmerciful Un*mer"ci*ful (?), a. Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind. -- Un*mer"ci*ful*ly, adv. -- Un*mer"ci*ful*ness, n. Unmerciless Un*mer"ci*less, a. [Pref. un- (intensive) + merciless.] Utterly merciless. [Obs.] Joye. Unmew Un*mew" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + mew to confine.] To release from confinement or restraint. Keats. Unmingle Un*min"gle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + mingle.] To separate, as things mixed. Bacon. Unmistakable Un`mis*tak"a*ble (?), a. Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; plain; obvious; evident. -- Un`mis*tak"a*bly, adv. Unmiter, Unmitre Un*mi"ter, Un*mi"tre (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + miter.] To deprive of a miter; to depose or degrade from the rank of a bishop. Milton. Unmold, Unmould Un*mold", Un*mould" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + mold.] To change the form of; to reduce from any form. "Unmolding reason's mintage." Milton. Unmoneyed Un*mon"eyed (?), a. Destitute of money; not rich. [Written also unmonied.] Shenstone. Unmonopolize Un`mo*nop"o*lize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + monopolize.] To recover or release from the state of being monopolized. [R.] Unmonopolizing the rewards of learning and industry. Milton. Unmoor Un*moor" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + moor.] (Naut.) (a) To cause to ride with one anchor less than before, after having been moored by two or more anchors. (b) To loose from anchorage. See Moor, v. t. Unmoor Un*moor", v. i. To weigh anchor. Sir W. Scott. Unmoral Un*mor"al (?), a. Having no moral perception, quality, or relation; involving no idea of morality; -- distinguished from both moral and immoral. -- Un`mo*ral"i*ty (#), n. Unmoralized Un*mor"al*ized (?), a. Not restrained or tutored by morality. Norris. Unmorrised Un*mor"rised (?), a. Not arrayed in the dress of a morris dancer. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. Unmortise Un*mor"tise (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + mortise.] To loosen, unfix, or separate, as things mortised together. Tennyson. Un-Mosaic Un`-Mo*sa"ic (?), a. Not according to Moses; unlike Moses or his works. By this reckoning Moses should be most un Mosaic. Milton. Unmothered Un*moth"ered (?), [1st pref. un- + mother.] Deprived of a mother; motherless. Unmovable Un*mov"a*ble (?), a. Immovable. "Steadfast, unmovable." 1 Cor. xv. 58. Locke. Unmovably Un*mov"a*bly, adv. Immovably. [R.] J. Ellis. Unmoved Un*moved" (?), a. Not moved; fixed; firm; unshaken; calm; apathetic. -- Un*mov"ed*ly, adv. Unmuffle Un*muf"fle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + muffle.] 1. To take a covering from, as the face; to uncover. 2. To remove the muffling of, as a drum. Unmutable Un*mu"ta*ble (?), a. Immutable. [Obs.] Unmuzzle Un*muz"zle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + muzzle.] To loose from a muzzle; to remove a muzzle from. Unnail Un*nail" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + nail.] To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing nails. Unnapped Un*napped" (?), a. Finished without a nap. I did not attempt her with a threadbare name, Unnapped with meritorious actions. Beau. & Fl. Unnatural Un*nat"u*ral (?; 135), a. Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes. Syn. -- See Factitious. -- Un*nat"u*ral*ly, adv. -- Un*nat"u*ral*ness, n. Unnaturalize Un*nat"u*ral*ize (?), v. t. To make unnatural. [R.] Hales. Unnature Un*na"ture (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + nature.] To change the nature of; to invest with a different or contrary nature. [Obs.] A right heavenly nature, indeed, as if were unnaturing them, doth so bridle them [the elements]. Sir P. Sidney. Unnature Un*na"ture, n. [Pref. un- not + nature.] The contrary of nature; that which is unnatural. [R.] So as to be rather unnature, after all, than nature. H. Bushnell. Unnear Un*near" (?), prep. Not near; not close to; at a distance from. [Obs.] Davies (Muse's Sacrifice). Unnesessary Un*nes"es*sa*ry (?), a. Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless; needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor. -- Un*nes"es*sa*ri*ly (#), adv. -- Un*nes"es*sa*ri*ness, n. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1579 Unnecessity Un`ne*ces"si*ty (?), n. The state of being unnecessary; something unnecessary. [Obs.] Unneighbored Un*neigh"bored (?), a. Being without neigbors. Cowper. Unneighborly Un*neigh"bor*ly (?), a. Not neighborly; distant; reserved; solitary; exclusive. -- adv. Not in a neighborly manner. Shak. Unnervate Un*nerv"ate (?), a. Enervate. [Obs.] Unnerve Un*nerve" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + nerve.] To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm. Unequal match'd, . . . The unnerved father falls. Shak. Unnest Un*nest (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + nest.] To eject from a nest; to unnestle. [R.] T. Adams. Unnestle Un*nes"tle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + nestle.] Same as Unnest. [R.] Unnethe, Unnethes Un*nethe" (?), Un*nethes" (?), adv. With difficulty. See Uneath. [Obs.] Chaucer. Unnoble Un*no"ble (?), a. Ignoble. Shak. Unnobly Un*no"bly, adv. Ignobly. J. Fletcher. Unhooked Un*hooked" (?), a. Without nooks and corners; guileless. [Obs.] "Unnooked simplicity." Marston. Unnotify Un*no"ti*fy (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + notify.] To retract or withdraw a notice of. Walpole. Unnumbered Un*num"bered (?), a. Not numbered; not counted or estimated; innumerable. Dryden. Unnumerable Un*nu"mer*a*ble (?), a. Innumerable. [Obs.] "An unnumerable multitude." Udall. Unnun Un*nun" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + nun.] To remove from condition of being a nun. [R.] Many did quickly unnun and disfriar themselves. Fuller. Unobedience Un`o*be"di*ence (?), n. Disobedience. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unobedient Un`o*be"di*ent (?), a. Disobedient. [Obs.] Milton. Unobservance Un`ob*serv"ance (?), n. Want or neglect of observance; inobservance. Whitlock. Unobtrusive Un`ob*tru"sive (?), a. Not obtrusive; not presuming; modest. -- Un`ob*tru"sive*ly, adv. -- Un`ob*tru"sive*ness, n. Unoffensive Un`of*fen"sive (?), a. Inoffensive. Unoften Un*of"ten (?; 115), adv. Not often. [Obs.] Unoil Un*oil" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + oil.] To remove the oil from. Dryden. Unoperative Un*op"er*a*tive (?), a. Producing no effect; inoperative. [Obs.] South. Unoperculated Un`o*per"cu*la`ted (?), a. Destitute of an operculum, or cover. Unorder Un*or"der (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + order.] To countermand an order for. [R.] Unorderly Un*or"der*ly, a. Disorderly. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson. Unordinate Un*or"di*nate (?), a. Disorderly; irregular; inordinate. [R.] -- Un*or"di*nate*ly, adv. [R.] Unorganized Un*or"gan*ized (?), a. Not organized; being without organic structure; specifically (Biol.), not having the different tissues and organs characteristic of living organisms, nor the power of growth and development; as, the unorganized ferments. See the Note under Ferment, n., 1. Unoriginated Un`o*rig"i*na`ted (?), a. 1. Not originated; existing from all eternity. F. W. Newman. 2. Not yet caused to be, or to be made; as, possible inventions still unoriginated. Unoriginately Un`o*rig"i*nate*ly (?), adv. Without origin. Unossified Un*os"si*fied (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Destitute of a bony structure. Unowed Un*owed" (?), a. 1. Ownerless. [Obs.] Shak. 2. Not owed; as, to pay money unowed. Unowned Un*own"ed (?), a. [Pref. un- not + (sense 1) owned possessed, and (sense 2) owned granted, acknowledged.] 1. Not owned; having no owner. Milton. 2. Not acknowledged; not avowed. Gay. Unpack Un*pack" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pack.] 1. To separate and remove, as things packed; to open and remove the contents of; as, to unpack a trunk. 2. To relieve of a pack or burden. [R.] Shak. Unpacker Un*pack"er (?), n. One who unpacks. Unpaganize Un*pa"gan*ize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + paganize.] To cause to cease to be pagan; to divest of pagan character. [R.] Cudworth. Unpaint Un*paint" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + paint.] To remove the paint from; to efface, as a painting. Parnell. Unpaired Un*paired (?), a. Not paired; not suited or matched. And minds unpaired had better think alone. Crabbe. Unpalped Un*palped" (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Destitute of a palp. Unpannel Un*pan"nel (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pannel.] To take the saddle off; to unsaddle. [Obs.] Jervas. Unparadise Un*par"a*dise (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + paradise.] To deprive of happiness like that of paradise; to render unhappy. [R.] Young. Unparagoned Un*par"a*goned (?), a. Having no paragon or equal; matchless; peerless. [R.] Your unparagoned mistress is dead. Shak. Unparalleled Un*par"al*leled (?), a. Having no parallel, or equal; unequaled; unmatched. The unparalleled perseverance of the armies of the United States, under every suffering and discouragement, was little short of a miracle. Washington. Unparched Un*parched" (?), a. [Pref. un- not (intensive) parched.] Dried up; withered by heat. [Obs.] "My tongue . . . unparched." Crashaw. Unparented Un*par"ent*ed (?), a. Having no parent, or no acknowledged parent. [R.] Unparliamentary Un*par`lia*men"ta*ry (?), a. Not parliamentary; contrary to the practice of parliamentary bodies. -- Un*par`lia*men"ta*ri*ness (#), n. Unpartial Un*par"tial (?), a. Impartial. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson. -- Un*par"tial*ly, adv. [Obs.] Hooker. Unpassable Un*pass"a*ble (?), a. Impassable. E. A. Freeman. -- Un*pass"a*ble*ness, n. Evelyn. Unpassionate Un*pas"sion*ate (?), a. Not passionate; dispassionate. -- Un*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv. Unpastor Un*pas"tor (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pastor.] To cause to be no longer pastor; to deprive of pastorship. [R.] Fuller. Unpathed Un*pathed" (?), a. Not having a path. Shak. Unpathwayed Un*path"wayed` (?), a. Pathless. [R.] "The smooth, unpathwayed plain." Wordsworth. Unpatience Un*pa"tience (?), n. Impatience. [Obs.] Unpatient Un*pa"tient (?), a. Impatient. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unpaved Un*paved" (?), a. 1. Not paved; not furnished with a pavement. Hakewill. 2. Castrated. [Obs.] "Unpaved eunuch." Shak. Unpay Un*pay" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pay.] To undo, take back, or annul, as a payment. Shak. Unpeace Un*peace" (?), n. Absence or lack of peace. [Obs.] Testament of Love. Unpedigreed Un*ped"i*greed (?), a. Not distinguished by a pedigree. [R.] Pollok. Unpeeled Un*peeled (?), a. 1. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + peel.] Thoroughly stripped; pillaged. [Obs.] Shak. 2. [Pref. un- not + peeled.] Not peeled. Unpeerable Un*peer"a*ble (?), a. Incapable of having a peer, or equal. Unpeered Un*peered (?), a. Having no peer; unequaled; unparalleled. "Unpeered excellence." Marston. Unpeg Un*peg" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + peg.] To remove a peg or pegs from; to unfasten; to open. Shak. Unpen Un*pen" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pen.] To release from a pen or from confinement. "If a man unpens another's water." Blackstone. Unpenetrable Un*pen"e*tra*ble (?), a. Impenetrable. Unpenitent Un*pen"i*tent (?), a. Impenitent. Sandys. Unpeople Un*peo"ple (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + people.] To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate. Shak. Unperegal Un`per*e"gal (?), a. [Pref. un- not + peregal.] Unequal. [Obs.] Chaucer. Unperfect Un*per"fect (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + perfect.] To mar or destroy the perfection of. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. Unperfect Un*per"fect (?), a. [Pref. un- + perfect.] Imperfect. [Obs.] Holland. -- Un*per"fect*ly, adv. [Obs.] Hales. -- Un*per"fect*ness, n. [Obs.] Unperfection Un`per*fec"tion (?), n. Want of perfection; imperfection. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unperishable Un*per"ish*a*ble (?), a. Imperishable. Unperishably Un*per"ish*a*bly, adv. Imperishably. Unperplex Un`per*plex" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + perplex.] To free from perplexity. [R.] Donne. Unpersuasion Un`per*sua"sion (?), n. The state of not being persuaded; disbelief; doubt. [R.] Abp. Leighton. Unpervert Un`per*vert (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pervert.] To free from perversion; to deliver from being perverted; to reconvert. [Obs.] Unphilosophize Un`phi*los"o*phize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + philosophize.] To degrade from the character of a philosopher. [R.] Pope. Unpick Un*pick (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + pick.] To pick out; to undo by picking. Unpicked Un*picked" (?), a. [Properly p. p. of unpick.] Picked out; picked open. 2. [Pref. un- not + picked.] Not picked. Milton. Unpin Un*pin" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pin.] To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame. Unpinion Un*pin"ion (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pinion.] To loose from pinions or manacles; to free from restraint. Goldsmith. Unpitied Un*pit"ied (?), a. 1. Not pitied. 2. Pitiless; merciless. [Obs.] Shak. Unpitious Un*pi"tious (?), a. 1. Impious; wicked. [Obs.] "The life of the unpitous." Wyclif (Prov. xv. 8). 2. Destitute of pity; pitiless. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Un*pi"tous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Un*pi"tous*ness, n. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unpitousty Un*pi"tous*ty (?), n. Impiety. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unpity Un*pit"y (?), n. Want of piety. [Obs.] Unplacable Un*pla"ca*ble (?), a. Implacable. [Obs.] Unplaced Un*placed" (?), a. Not placed. Unplaid Un*plaid" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + plaid.] To deprive of a plaid. Unplained Un*plained" (?), a. Not deplored or bewailed; unlamented. [Obs.] Spenser. Unplat Un*plat" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + plat.] To take out the folds or twists of, as something previously platted; to unfold; to unwreathe. Unplausive Un*plau"sive (?), a. Not approving; disapproving. [Obs.] Shak. Unpleaded Un*plead"ed (?), a. 1. Not used as a plea; not urged; as, an unpleaded excuse. 2. Not supported by pleas; undefended; as, an unpleaded suit. Unpleasant Un*pleas"ant (?), a. Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive. -- Un*pleas"ant*ly, adv. -- Un*pleas"ant*ness, n. Unpleasantry Un*pleas"ant*ry (?), n.; pl. Unpleasantries (. 1. Want of pleasantry. [R.] 2. A state of disagreement; a falling out. Thackeray. Unpleasive Un*pleas"ive (?), a. Unpleasant. [Obs.] "An unpleasive passion." Bp. Hall. Unpleat Un*pleat" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pleat.] To remove the plaits of; to smooth. W. Browne. Unplight Un*plight" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + plight.] To unfold; to lay open; to explain. [Obs.] Chaucer. Unplumb Un*plumb" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + plumb.] To deprive of lead, as of a leaden coffin. [R.] Burke. Unplume Un*plume" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + plume.] To strip of plumes or feathers; hence, to humiliate. Unpoised Un*poised" (?), a. 1. Not poised or balanced. 2. Not poised or weighed; hence, regardless of consequences; unhesitating. [Obs.] Marston. Unpoison Un*poi"son (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + poison.] To remove or expel poison from. [Obs.] South. Unpolicied Un*pol"i*cied (?), a. 1. Not having civil polity, or a regular form of government. 2. Impolitic; imprudent. [Obs.] Shak. Unpolish Un*pol"ish (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + polish.] To deprive of polish; to make impolite. Unpolite Un`po*lite" (?), a. Not polite; impolite; rude. -- Un`po*lite"ly, adv. -- Un`po*lite"ness, n. Unpolitic Un*pol"i*tic (?), a. Impolitic; imprudent. Unpolled Un*polled" (?), a. Not polled. Specifically: (a) Not enumerated or registered; as, an unpolled vote or voter. (b) Not plundered. [Obs.] "Unpoll'd Arabian wealth." Fanshawe. Unpope Un*pope" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pope.] 1. To divest of the character, office, or authority of a pope. 2. To deprive of a pope. [Obs.] Rome will never so far unpope herself as to part with her pretended supremacy. Fuller. Unportunate Un*por"tu*nate (?), a. Importunate; troublesome with requests. [Obs.] Golden Boke. Unportuous Un*por"tu*ous (?), a. Having no ports. [Obs.] "An unportuous coast." Burke. Unpossess Un`pos*sess" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + possess.] To be without, or to resign, possession of. [Obs.] Unpossibility Un*pos`si*bil"i*ty (?), n. Impossibility. [R.] "Utter unpossibility." Poe. Unpossible Un*pos"si*ble (?), a. Impossible. [R.] Unpower Un*pow"er (?), n. Want of power; weakness. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Unpowerful Un*pow"er*ful (?), a. Not powerful; weak. Cowley. Unpracticable Un*prac"ti*ca*ble (?), a. Impracticable; not feasible. Unpractical Un*prac"ti*cal (?), a. Not practical; impractical. "Unpractical questions." H. James. I like him none the less for being unpractical. Lowell. Unpraise Un*praise" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + praise.] To withhold praise from; to deprive of praise. [R.] Unpray Un*pray (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pray.] To revoke or annul by prayer, as something previously prayed for. [R.] Sir M. Hale. Unprayable Un*pray"a*ble (?), a. Not to be influenced or moved by prayers; obdurate. [R.] Wyclif. Unprayed Un*prayed" (?), a. [With for.] Not prayed for. [Obs.] Sir T. More. Unpreach Un*preach" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + preach.] To undo or overthrow by preaching. [R.] De Foe. Unprecedented Un*prec"e*dent*ed (?), a. Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new; unexampled. -- Un*prec"e*dent*ed*ly, adv. Unpredict Un`pre*dict" (?), v. i. [1st pref. un- + predict.] To retract or falsify a previous prediction. Milton. Unprejudiced Un*prej"u*diced (?), a. 1. Not prejudiced; free from undue bias or prepossession; not preoccupied by opinion; impartial; as, an unprejudiced mind; an unprejudiced judge. 2. Not warped or biased by prejudice; as, an unprejudiced judgment. -- Un*prej"u*diced*ness, n. V. Knox. Unprelated Un*prel"a*ted (?), a. [1st pref. un- + prelate.] Deposed from the office of prelate. Unprevented Un`pre*vent"ed (?), a. 1. Not prevented or hindered; as, unprevented sorrows. Shak. 2. Not preceded by anything. [Obs.] Milton. Unpriced Un*priced" (?), a. Not priced; being without a fixed or certain value; also, priceless. "Amethyst unpriced." Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard). Unpriest Un*priest" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + priest.] To deprive of priesthood; to unfrock. [R.] Milton. Unprince Un*prince" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + prince.] To deprive of the character or authority of a prince; to divest of principality of sovereignty. [R.] Swift. Unprinciple Un*prin"ci*ple (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + principle.] To destroy the moral principles of. [R.] Unprincipled Un*prin"ci*pled (?), a. [Pref. un- not + principled.] Being without principles; especially, being without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of principle. -- Un*prin"ci*pled*ness, n. Unprison Un*pris"on (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + prison.] To take or deliver from prison. Unprizable Un*priz"a*ble (?), a. 1. Not prized or valued; being without value. [Obs.] 2. Invaluable; being beyond estimation. [Obs.] Unprobably Un*prob"a*bly (?), adv. [Pref. un- not + probably.] Improbably. Unprobably Un*prob"a*bly, adv. [Un- + L. probabilis approvable, fr. probare to approve. Cf. Probable.] In a manner not to be approved of; improperly. [Obs. & R.] To diminish, by the authority of wise and knowing men, things unjustly and unprobably crept in. Strype. Unproficiency Un`pro*fi"cien*cy (?), n. Want of proficiency or improvement. Bp. Hall. Unprofit Un*prof"it (?), n. Want of profit; unprofitableness. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unprofited Un*prof"it*ed, a. Profitless. [R.] Shak. Unpromise Un*prom"ise (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + promise.] To revoke or annul, as a promise. Chapman. Unprop Un*prop" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + prop.] To remove a prop or props from; to deprive of support. Unproper Un*prop"er (?), a. Not proper or peculiar; improper. [Obs.] -- Un*prop"er*ly, adv. [Obs.] Unproselyte Un*pros"e*lyte (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + proselyte.] To convert or recover from the state of a proselyte. Fuller. Unprotestantize Un*prot"es*tant*ize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + protestantize.] To render other than Protestant; to cause to change from Protestantism to some other form of religion; to deprive of some Protestant feature or characteristic. The attempt to unprotestantize the Church of England. Froude. Unprovide Un`pro*vide (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + provide.] To deprive of necessary provision; to unfurnish. Lest her . . . beauty unprovide my mind again. Shak. Unprovident Un*prov"i*dent (?), a. Improvident. [Obs.] "Who for thyself art so unprovident.' Shak. Unprudence Un*pru"dence (?), n. Imprudence. [Obs.] _________________________________________________________________ Page 1580 Unprudent Un*pru"dent (?), a. Imprudent. [Obs.] Unprudential Un`pru*den"tial (?), a. Imprudent. [Obs.] "The most unwise and unprudential act." Milton. Unpucker Un*puck"er (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pucker.] To smooth away the puckers or wrinkles of. Unpure Un*pure" (?), a. Not pure; impure. -- Un*pure"ly, adv. -- Un*pure"ness, n. Unpursed Un*pursed" (?), a. [1st pref. un- + purse + -ed.] 1. Robbed of a purse, or of money. [R.] Pollock. 2. Taken from the purse; expended. [Obs.] Gower. Unqualify Un*qual"i*fy (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + quality.] To disqualify; to unfit. Swift. Unqualitied Un*qual"i*tied (?), a. [1st pref. un- + quality.] Deprived of the usual faculties. [Obs.] Shak. Unqueen Un*queen" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + queen.] To divest of the rank or authority of queen. Shak. Unquestionable Un*ques"tion*a*ble (?), a. 1. Not questionable; as, an unquestionable title. 2. Not inviting questions or conversation. [R.] Shak. -- Un*ques"tion*a*bly, adv. Unquestioned Un*ques"tioned (?), a. 1. Not called in question; not doubted. 2. Not interrogated; having no questions asked; not examined or examined into. Shak. She muttering prayers, as holy rites she meant, Through the divided crowd unquestioned went. Dryden. 3. Indisputable; not to be opposed or impugned. Their unquestioned pleasures must be served. B. Jonson. Unquick Un*quick" (?), a. Not quick. [R.] Daniel. Unquiet Un*qui"et (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + quiet.] To disquiet. [Obs.] Ld. Herbert. Unquiet Un*qui"et, a. [Pref. un- + quiet.] Not quiet; restless; uneasy; agitated; disturbed. -- Un*qui"et*ly, adv. -- Un*qui"et*ness, n. Unquietude Un*qui"e*tude (?), n. Uneasiness; inquietude. Unravel Un*rav"el (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel.] 1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking. 2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot. 3. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. "Art shall be conjured for it, and nature all unraveled." Dryden. Unravel Un*rav"el, v. i. To become unraveled, in any sense. Unravelment Un*rav"el*ment (?), n. The act of unraveling, or the state of being unraveled. Unrazored Un*ra"zored (?), a. Not shaven. [R.] Milton. Unread Un*read" (?), a. 1. Not read or perused; as, an unread book. Hooker. 2. Not versed in literature; illiterate. Dryden. Unreadiness Un*read"i*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being unready. Unready Un*read"y (?), a. 1. Not ready or prepared; not prompt; slow; awkward; clumsy. Dryden. Nor need the unready virgin strike her breast. Keble. 2. Not dressed; undressed. [Obs.] Unready Un*read"y, v. t. [1st pref. un- + ready.] To undress. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. Unreal Un*re"al (?), a. Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal. Unreality Un`re*al"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being unreal; want of reality. Unrealize Un*re"al*ize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + realize.] To make unreal; to idealize. His fancy . . . unrealizes everything at a touch. Lowell. Unreally Un*re"al*ly, adv. In an unreal manner; ideally. Unreason Un*rea"son (?), n. [Pref. un- not + reason.] Want of reason; unreasonableness; absurdity. Abbot of Unreason. See Abbot of Misrule, under Abbot. Unreason Un*rea"son, v. t. [1st pref. un- + reason.] To undo, disprove, or refute by reasoning. [Obs.] To unreason the equity of God's proceedings. South. Unreasonable Un*rea"son*a*ble (?), a. Not reasonable; irrational; immoderate; exorbitant. -- Un*rea"son*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*rea"son*a*bly, adv. Unreasoned Un*rea"soned (?), a. Not supported by reason; unreasonable. "Unreasoned habits." Burke. Unreave Un*reave" (?), v. t. [See Unreeve.] To unwind; to disentangle; to loose. [Obs.] Spenser. Unreaved Un*reaved" (?), a. [See Un- not, and, for -reaved, cf. Rive, and AS. re\'a2fan to break.] Not torn, split, or parted; not torn to pieces. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Unrebukable Un`re*buk"a*ble (?), a. Not deserving rebuke or censure; blameless. 1 Tim. vi. 14. Unrecuring Un`re*cur"ing (?), a. Incurable. [Obs.] "Some unrecuring wound." Shak. Unredeemed Un`re*deemed" (?), a. Not redeemed. Unreeve Un*reeve" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + reeve, v. t.] (Naut.) To withdraw, or take out, as a rope from a block, thimble, or the like. Unreformation Un*ref`or*ma"tion (?), n. Want of reformation; state of being unreformed. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Unregeneracy Un`re*gen"er*a*cy (?), n. The quality or state of being unregenerate. Glanvill. Unregenerate, Unregenerated Un`re*gen"er*ate (?), Un`re*gen"er*a`ted (?), a. Not regenerated; not renewed in heart; remaining or being at enmity with God. Unregeneration Un`re*gen`er*a"tion (?), n. Unregeneracy. Unrein Un*rein" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + rein.] To loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from. Addison. Unrelenting Un`re*lent"ing (?), a. Not relenting; unyielding; rigid; hard; stern; cruel. -- Un`re*lent"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`re*lent"ing*ness, n. Unreliable Un`re*li"a*ble (?), a. Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable. -- Un`re*li"a*ble*ness, n. Alcibiades . . . was too unsteady, and (according to Mr. Coleridge's coinage) "unreliable;" or perhaps, in more correct English, too "unrelyuponable." De Quincey. Unreligious Un`re*li"gious (?), a. Irreligious. Wordsworth. Unremembrance Un`re*mem"brance (?), n. Want of remembrance; forgetfulness. I. Watts. Unremitting Un`re*mit"ting (?), a. Not remitting; incessant; continued; persevering; as, unremitting exertions. Cowper. -- Un`re*mit"ting*ly, adv. -- Un`re*mit"ting*ness, n. Unremorseless Un`re*morse"less (?), a. [Pref. un- not (intensive) + remorseless.] Utterly remorseless. [Obs. & R.] "Unremorseless death." Cowley. Unrepentance Un`re*pent"ance (?), n. Impenitence. [R.] Unreproachable Un`re*proach"a*ble (?), a. Not liable to be reproached; irreproachable. Unreprievable Un`re*priev"a*ble (?), a. Not capable of being reprieved. Shak. Unreproved Un`re*proved (?), a. 1. Not reproved. Sandys. 2. Not having incurred reproof, blameless. [Obs.] In unreproved pleasures free. Milton. Unreputable Un*rep"u*ta*ble (?), a. Disreputable. Unreserve Un`re*serve" (?), n. Absence of reverse; frankness; freedom of communication. T. Warton. Unreserved Un`re*served" (?), a. Not reserved; not kept back; not withheld in part; unrestrained. -- Un`re*serv"ed*ly (#), adv. -- Un`re*serv"ed*ness, n. Unresistance Un`re*sist"ance (?), n. Nonresistance; passive submission; irresistance. Bp. Hall. Unresisted Un`re*sist"ed, a. 1. Not resisted; unopposed. Bentley. 2. Resistless; as, unresisted fate. [R.] Pope. Unresistible Un`re*sist"i*ble (?), a. Irresistible. W. Temple. Unrespect Un`re*spect" (?), n. Disrespect. [Obs.] "Unrespect of her toil." Bp. Hall. Unresponsible Un`re*spon"si*ble (?), a. Irresponsible. Fuller. -- Un`re*spon"si*ble*ness, n. Unrest Un*rest" (?), n. Want of rest or repose; unquietness; sleeplessness; uneasiness; disquietude. Is this, quoth she, the cause of your unrest! Chaucer. Can calm despair and wild unrest Be tenants of a single breast? Tennyson. Unrestraint Un`re*straint" (?), n. Freedom from restraint; freedom; liberty; license. Unresty Un*rest"y (?), a. Causing unrest; disquieting; as, unresty sorrows. [Obs.] Chaucer. Unrevenued Un*rev"e*nued (?), a. Not furnished with a revenue. [R.] Milton. Unreverence Un*rev"er*ence (?), n. Absence or lack of reverence; irreverence. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unreverend Un*rev"er*end (?), a. 1. Not reverend. 2. Disrespectful; irreverent. [Obs.] Shak. Unreverent Un*rev"er*ent (?), a. Irreverent. [R.] Shak. Unreverently Un*rev"er*ent*ly, adv. Irreverently. [R.] B. Jonson. Unriddle Un*rid"dle (?), v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + riddle.] To read the riddle of; to solve or explain; as, to unriddle an enigma or a mystery. Macaulay. And where you can't unriddle, learn to trust. Parnell. Unriddler Un*rid"dler (?), n. One who unriddles. Lovelace. Unrig Un*rig" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + rig.] (Naut.) To strip of rigging; as, to unrig a ship. Totten. Unright Un*right" (?), a. [AS. unriht. See Un- not, and Right.] Not right; wrong. [Obs.] Gower. Unright Un*right", n. A wrong. [Obs.] Nor did I you never unright. Chaucer. Unright Un*right" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + right.] To cause (something right) to become wrong. [Obs.] Gower. Unrighteous Un*right"eous (?), a. [OE. unrightwise, AS. unrihtw\'c6s. See Un- not, and Righteous.] 1. Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous man. 2. Contrary to law and equity; unjust; as, an unrighteous decree or sentence. -- Un*right"eous*ly, adv. -- Un*right"eous*ness, n. Unrightwise Un*right"wise` (?), a. Unrighteous. [Obs.] Wyclif. -- Un*right"wise`ly, adv. [Obs.] Unringed Un*ringed" (?), a. Not having a ring, as in the nose. "Pigs unringed." Hudibras. Unrioted Un*ri"ot*ed (?), a. Free from rioting. [Obs.] "A chaste, unrioted house." May (Lucan). Unrip Un*rip" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + rip.] To rip; to cut open. Bacon. Unripe Un*ripe" (?), a. 1. Not ripe; as, unripe fruit. 2. Developing too early; premature. Sir P. Sidney. Unripeness Un*ripe"ness, n. Quality or state of being unripe. Unrivaled Un*ri"valed (?), a. Having no rival; without a competitor; peerless. [Spelt also unrivalled.] Pope. Unrivet Un*riv"et (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + rivet.] To take out, or loose, the rivets of; as, to unrivet boiler plates. Unrobe Un*robe" (?), v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + robe.] To disrobe; to undress; to take off the robes. Unroll Un*roll" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + roll.] [Written also unrol.] 1. To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll cloth; to unroll a banner. 2. To display; to reveal. Dryden. 3. To remove from a roll or register, as a name. If I make not this cheat bring out another . . . let me be unrolled and my name put in the book of virtue! Shak. Un-Romanized Un-Ro"man*ized (?), a. 1. Not subjected to Roman arms or customs. J. Whitaker. 2. (Eccl.) Not subjected to the principles or usages of the Roman Catholic Church. Unroof Un*roof" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + roof.] To strip off the roof or covering of, as a house. Shak. Unroofed Un*roofed" (?), a. 1. [Properly p. p. of unroof.] Stripped of a roof, or similar covering. Broken carriages, dead horses, unroofed cottages, all indicated the movements. Sir W. Scott. 2. [Pref. un- not + roofed.] Not yet roofed. Unroost Un*roost" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + roost.] To drive from the roost. Shak. Unroot Un*root" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + root.] To tear up by the roots; to eradicate; to uproot. Unroot Un*root", v. i. To be torn up by the roots. Beau. & Fl. Unrude Un*rude" (?), a. [Pref. un- + rude. In sense 2 un- is intensive.] 1. Not rude; polished. Herrick. 2. Excessively rude. [Obs. & R.] "See how the unrude rascal backbites him." B. Jonson. Unruffle Un*ruf"fle (?), v. i. [1st pref. un- + ruffle.] To cease from being ruffled or agitated. Dryden. Unruffled Un*ruf"fled (?), a. [Pref. un- not + ruffled.] Not ruffled or agitated; smooth; calm; tranquil; quiet. Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea. Addison. Unruinate, Unruinated Un*ru"in*ate (?), Un*ru"in*a`ted (?), a. Not ruined or destroyed. [Obs.] "Unruinated towers." Bp. Hall. Unruled Un*ruled" (?), a. 1. Not governed or controlled. "Unruled and undirected." Spenser. 2. Not ruled or marked with lines; as, unruled paper. Unruliment Un*rul"i*ment (?), n. Unruliness. [Obs.] "Breaking forth with rude unruliment." Spenser. Unruliness Un*rul"i*ness, n. Quality or state unruly. Unruly Un*rul"y (?), a. [Compar. Unrulier (, superl. Unruliest.] [Pref. un- not + rule. Cf. Ruly.] Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct. But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. James iii. 8. Unrumple Un*rum"ple (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + rumple.] To free from rumples; to spread or lay even, Unsacrament Un*sac"ra*ment (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + sacrament.] To deprive of sacramental character or efficacy; as, to unsacrament the rite of baptism. [Obs.] Unsad Un*sad" (?), a. [AS. uns\'91d unsated, insatiable. See Un- not, and Sad.] Unsteady; fickle. [Obs.] O, stormy people, unsad and ever untrue. Chaucer. Unsadden Un*sad"den (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + sadden.] To relieve from sadness; to cheer. [R.] Whitlock. Unsaddle Un*sad"dle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + saddle.] 1. To strip of a saddle; to take the saddle from, as a horse. 2. To throw from the saddle; to unhorse. Unsadness Un*sad"ness, n. [From Unsad.] Infirmity; weakness. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unsafety Un*safe"ty (?), n. The quality or state of being in peril; absence of safety; insecurity. Bacon. Unsaint Un*saint" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + saint.] To deprive of saintship; to deny sanctity to. [R.] South. Unsaintly Un*saint"ly, a. Unbecoming to a saint. Gauden. Unsalable Un*sal"a*ble (?), a. Not salable; unmerchantable. -- n. That which can not be sold. Byron. Unsanctification Un*sanc`ti*fi*ca"tion (?), n. Absence or lack of sanctification. Shak. Unsatiability Un*sa`ti*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. Quality of being unsatiable; insatiability. [Obs.] Unsatiable Un*sa"ti*a*ble (?), a. Insatiable. [Obs.] Hooker. -- Un*sa"ti*a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.] -- Un*sa"ti*a*bly, adv. [Obs.] Unsatiate Un*sa"ti*ate (?), a. Insatiate. Dr. H. More. Unsatisfaction Un*sat`is*fac"tion (?), n. Dissatisfaction. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Unsaturated Un*sat"u*ra`ted (?), a. 1. Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree; as, an unsaturated solution. 2. (Chem.) Capable of taking up, or of uniting with, certain other elements or compounds, without the elimination of any side product; thus, aldehyde, ethylene, and ammonia are unsaturated. Unsaturation Un*sat`u*ra"tion (?), n. The quality or state of being unsaturated. Unsay Un*say (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + say.] To recant or recall, as what has been said; to refract; to take back again; to make as if not said. You can say and unsay things at pleasure. Goldsmith. Unscale Un*scale" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + scale.] To divest of scales; to remove scales from. [An eagle] purging and unscaling her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance. Milton. Unscapable Un*scap"a*ble (?), a. Not be escaped; inevitable. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unsceptered, Unsceptred Un*scep"tered, Un*scep"tred (?), a. 1. [Pref. un- not + sceptered.] Having no scepter. 2. [1st pref. un- + scepter.] Deprived of a scepter. Unscience Un*sci"ence (?), n. Want of science or knowledge; ignorance. [Obs.] If that any wight ween a thing to be otherwise than it is, it is not only unscience, but it is deceivable opinion. Chaucer. Unscrew Un*screw" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + screw.] To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to loosen or withdraw (anything, as a screw) by turning it. Unscrupulous Un*scru"pu*lous (?), a. Not scrupulous; unprincipled. -- Un*scru"pu*lous*ly, adv. -- Un*scru"pu*lous*ness, n. Unscrutable Un*scru"ta*ble (?), a. Inscrutable. [R.] Unsoutcheoned Un*soutch"eoned (?), a. Destitute of an escutcheon. [R.] Pollock. Unseal Un*seal" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + seal.] 1. To break or remove the seal of; to open, as what is sealed; as, to unseal a letter. Unable to unseal his lips beyond the width of a quarter of an inch. Sir W. Scott. 2. To disclose, as a secret. [Obs.] The Coronation. Unseam Un*seam (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + seam.] To open the seam or seams of; to rip; to cut; to cut open. Shak. Unsearchable Un*search"a*ble (?), a. Not searchable; inscrutable; hidden; mysterious. The counsels of God are to us unsearchable. Rogers. -- Un*search"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*search"a*bly, adv. Unseason Un*sea"son (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + season.] 1. To make unseasoned; to deprive of seasoning. 2. To strike unseasonably; to affect disagreeably or unfavorably. [Obs.] Why do I send this rustic madrigal, That may thy tuneful ear unseason quite? Spenser. Unseasonable Un*sea"son*a*ble (?), a. Not seasonable; being, done, or occurring out of the proper season; ill-timed; untimely; too early or too late; as, he called at an unseasonable hour; unseasonable advice; unseasonable frosts; unseasonable food. -- Un*sea"son*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*sea"son*a*bly, adv. Unseasoned Un*sea"soned (?), a. 1. Not seasoned. 2. Untimely; ill-timed. [Obs.] Shak. Unseat Un*seat" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + seat.] 1. To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat. Cowper. 2. Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election. Macaulay. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1581 Unseconded Un*sec"ond*ed (?), a. 1. Not seconded; not supported, aided, or assisted; as, the motion was unseconded; the attempt was unseconded. 2. Not exemplified a second time. [Obs.] "Strange and unseconded shapes of worms." Sir T. Browne. Unsecret Un*se"cret (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + secret.] To disclose; to divulge. [Obs.] Bacon. Unsecret Un*se"cret, a. [Pref. un- not + secret.] Not secret; not close; not trusty; indiscreet. [Obs.] "We are unsecret to ourselves." Shak. Unsecularize Un*sec"u*lar*ize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + secularize.] To cause to become not secular; to detach from secular things; to alienate from the world. Unsecure Un`se*cure" (?), a. Insecure. [R.] Milton. Unseel Un*seel" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + seel.] To open, as the eyes of a hawk that have been seeled; hence, to give light to; to enlighten. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Unseem Un*seem" (?), v. i. [1st pref. un- + seem.] Not to seem. [Obs.] Shak. Unseeming Un*seem"ing, a. Unbeseeming; not fit or becoming. Unseemliness Un*seem"li*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being unseemly; unbecomingness. Udall. Unseemly Un*seem"ly, a. Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent. An unseemly outbreak of temper. Hawthorne. Unseemly Un*seem"ly, adv. In an unseemly manner. Unseen Un*seen" (?), a. 1. Not seen or discovered. 2. Unskilled; inexperienced. [Obs.] Clarendon. Unseldom Un*sel"dom (?), adv. Not seldom; frequently. [R.] Unsely Un*se"ly (?), a. [AS. uns. See Un- not, and Silly.] Not blessed or happy; wretched; unfortunate. [Written also unsilly.] [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Un*se"li*ness, n. [Obs.] Chaucer. Unseminared Un*sem"i*nared (?), a. [See 1st Un-, and Semen.] Deprived of virility, or seminal energy; made a eunuch. [Obs.] Unsensed Un*sensed (?), a. Wanting a distinct meaning; having no certain signification. [R.] Puller. Unsensible Un*sen"si*ble (?), a. Insensible. [Obs.] Unsensualize Un*sen"su*al*ize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + sensualize.] To elevate from the domain of the senses; to purify. Coleridge. Unseparable Un*sep"a*ra*ble (?), a. Inseparable. [Obs.] "In love unseparable." Shak. Unservice Un*serv"ice (?), n. Neglect of duty; idleness; indolence. [Obs.] Massinger. Unset Un*set" (?), a. Not set; not fixed or appointed. Unsettle Un*set"tle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + settle.] To move or loosen from a settled position or state; to unfix; to displace; to disorder; to confuse. Unsettle Un*set"tle, v. i. To become unsettled or unfixed; to be disordered. Shak. Unsettledness Un*set"tled*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being unsettled. Unsettlement Un*set"tle*ment (?), n. The act of unsettling, or state of being unsettled; disturbance. J. H. Newman. Unseven Un*sev"en (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + seven.] To render other than seven; to make to be no longer seven. [Obs. & R.] "To unseven the sacraments of the church of Rome." Fuller. Unsew Un*sew" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + sew.] To undo, as something sewn, or something inclosed by sewing; to rip apart; to take out the stitches of. Unsex Un*sex" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unsexed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Unsexing.] [1st pref. un- + sex.] To deprive of sex, or of qualities becoming to one's sex; esp., to make unfeminine in character, manners, duties, or the like; as, to unsex a woman. Unsexual Un*sex"u*al (?), a. Not sexual; not proper or peculiar to one of the sexes. De Quincey. Unshackle Un*shac"kle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + shackle.] To loose from shackles or bonds; to set free from restraint; to unfetter. Addison. Unshakable Un*shak"a*ble (?), a. Not capable of being shaken; firm; fixed. Shak. J. S. Mill. Unshaked Un*shaked" (?), a. Unshaken. [Obs.] Shak. Unshale Un*shale" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + shale.] To strip the shale, or husk, from; to uncover. [Obs.] I will not unshale the jest before it be ripe. Marston. Unshape Un*shape (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + shape.] To deprive of shape, or of proper shape; to disorder; to confound; to derange. [R.] Shak. Unshaped, Unshapen Un*shaped" (?), Un*shap"en (?), a. [Pref. un- not + shaped, shapen.] Not shaped; shapeless; misshapen; deformed; ugly. Unsheathe Un*sheathe" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + sheath.] To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword. To unsheathe the sword, to make war. Unshed Un*shed" (?), a. 1. Not parted or divided, as the hair. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. Not spilt, or made to flow, as blood or tears. Milton. Unshell Un*shell" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + shell.] To strip the shell from; to take out of the shell; to hatch. Unshelve Un*shelve" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + shelve.] To remove from, or as from, a shelf. Unshent Un*shent (?), a. Not shent; not disgraced; blameless. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Unsheriff Un*sher"iff (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + sheriff.] To depose from the office of sheriff. [R.] Unshet Un*shet" (?), v. t. To unshut. [Obs.] Chaucer. Unshiftable Un*shift"a*ble (?), a. 1. That may 2. Shiftless; helpless. [Obs.] Unship Un*ship" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + ship.] 1. To take out of a ship or vessel; as, to unship goods. 2. (Naut.) To remove or detach, as any part or implement, from its proper position or connection when in use; as, to unship an oar; to unship capstan bars; to unship the tiller. Unshipment Un*ship"ment (?), n. The act of unshipping, or the state of being unshipped; displacement. Unshot Un*shot" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + shot.] To remove the shot from, as from a shotted gun; to unload. Unshot Un*shot", a. [Pref. un- + shot.] Not hit by a shot; also, not discharged or fired off. Unshout Un*shout" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + shout.] To recall what is done by shouting. [Obs.] Shak. Unshroud Un*shroud" (, v. t. [1st pref. un- + shroud.] To remove the shroud from; to uncover. P. Fletcher. Unshrubbed Un*shrubbed" (?), a. Being without shrubs. Unshut Un*shut" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + shut.] To open, or throw open. [Obs.] Chaucer. Unshutter Un*shut"ter (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + shutter.] To open or remove the shutters of. T. Hughes. Unsight Un*sight" (?), a. Doing or done without sight; not seeing or examining. [Colloq.] Unsight unseen, a colloquial phrase, denoting unseeing unseen, or unseen repeated; as, to buy a thing unsight unseen, that is, without seeing it. For to subscribe, unsight, unseen, To a new church discipline. Hudibras. There was a great confluence of chapmen, that resorted from every part, with a design to purchase, which they were to do "unsight unseen." Spectator. Unsightable Un*sight"a*ble (?), a. Invisible. [Obs.] Unsighted Un*sight"ed, a. 1. Not sighted, or seen. Suckling. 2. (Gun.) Not aimed by means of a sight; also, not furnished with a sight, or with a properly adjusted sight; as, to shoot and unsighted rife or cannon. Unsignificant Un`sig*nif"i*cant (?), a. Insignificant. [Obs.] Holland. Unsilly Un*sil"ly (?), a. See Unsely. [Obs.] Unsimplicity Un`sim*plic"i*ty (?), n. Absence of simplicity; artfulness. C. Kingsley. Unsin Un*sin" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + sin.] To deprive of sinfulness, as a sin; to make sinless. [Obs.] Feltham. Unsincere Un`sin*cere" (?), a. Not sincere or pure; insincere. [Obs.] Dryden. -- Un`sin*cere"ness, n. [Obs.] Unsincerity Un`sin*cer"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being unsincere or impure; insincerity. [Obs.] Boyle. Unsinew Un*sin"ew (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + sinew.] To deprive of sinews or of strength. [R.] Dryden. Unsister Un*sis"ter (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + sister.] To separate, as sisters; to disjoin. [Poetic & R.] Tennyson. Unsisterly Un*sis"ter*ly, a. Not sisterly. Richardson. Unsisting Un*sist"ing (?), a. Unresisting. [Obs.] "The unsisting postern." Shak. Unsitting Un*sit"ting (?), a. Not sitting well; unbecoming. [Obs.] "Unsitting words." Sir T. More. Unskill Un*skill" (?), n. Want of skill; ignorance; unskillfulness. [Obs.] Sylvester. Unskillful Un*skill"ful (?), a. [Spelt also unskilful.] 1. Not skillful; inexperienced; awkward; bungling; as, an unskillful surgeon or mechanic; an unskillful logician. 2. Lacking discernment; injudicious; ignorant. Though it make the unskillful laugh, can not but make the judicious grieve. Shak. -- Un*skill"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*skill"ful*ness, n. Unslacked Un*slacked" (?), a. Not slacked; unslaked; as, unslacked lime. Unslaked Un*slaked" (?), a. Not slaked; unslacked; as, an unslaked thirst; unslaked lime. Unsling Un*sling" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + sling.] (Naut.) To take off the slings of, as a yard, a cask, or the like; to release from the slings. Totten. Unsluice Un*sluice" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + sluice.] To sluice; to open the sluice or sluices of; to let flow; to discharge. Dryden. Unsociability Un*so`cia*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being unsociable; unsociableness. Unsociable Un*so"cia*ble (?), a. Not sociable; not inclined to society; averse to companionship or conversation; solitary; reserved; as, an unsociable person or temper. -- Un*so"cia*ble*ness, n. -- Un*so"cia*bly, adv. Unsocket Un*sock"et (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + socket.] To loose or take from a socket. Unsoft Un*soft" (?; 115), a. Not soft; hard; coarse; rough. [Obs.] "Bristles of his beard unsoft." Chaucer. Unsoft Un*soft", adv. [AS. uns. See Un- not, and Soft.] Not softly. [Obs.] Great climbers fall unsoft. Spenser. Unsolder Un*sol"der (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + solder.] To separate or disunite, as what has been soldered; hence, to divide; to sunder. [Formerly written also unsoder.] Tennyson. Unsoldiered Un*sol"diered (?; 106), a. Not equipped like a soldier; unsoldierlike. [Obs.] J. Fletcher. Unsolemnize Un*sol"em*nize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + solemnize.] To divest of solemnity. Unsonable Un*so"na*ble (?), a. [Pref. un- + L. sonabilis sounding, from sonare to sound.] Incapable of being sounded. [Obs.] Unsonsy Un*son"sy (?), a. [See Un- not, and Soncy.] Not soncy (sonsy); not fortunate. [Scot.] Unsoot Un*soot" (?), a. [AS. unsw. See Un- not, and Sweet.] Not sweet. [Obs.] Spenser. Unsophisticate, Unsophisticated Un`so*phis"ti*cate (?), Un`so*phis"ti*ca`ted (?), a. Not sophisticated; pure; innocent; genuine. -- Un`so*phis"ti*ca`ted*ness, n. Unsorrowed Un*sor"rowed (?), a. Not sorrowed for; unlamented. Beau. & Fl. Unsorted Un*sort"ed (?), a. 1. Not sorted; not classified; as, a lot of unsorted goods. 2. Not well selected; ill-chosen. The purpose you undertake is dangerous; the friends you named uncertain; the time itself unsorted. Shak. Unsoul Un*soul" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + soul.] To deprive of soul, spirit, or principle. [R.] Shelton. Unsound Un*sound" (?), a. Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased. -- Un*sound"ly, adv. -- Un*sound"ness, n. Unspar Un*spar" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + spar.] To take the spars, stakes, or bars from. [R.] Sir W. Scott. Unsparing Un*spar"ing (?), a. [Pref. un- not + sparing, p. pr. of spare.] 1. Not sparing; not parsimonious; liberal; profuse. Burke. 2. Not merciful or forgiving. [R.] Milton. -- Un*spar"ing*ly (#), adv. -- Un*spar"ing*ness, n. Unspeak Un*speak" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + speak.] To retract, as what has been spoken; to recant; to unsay. [R.] Shak. Unspeakable Un*speak"a*ble (?), a. [Pref. un- not + speakable.] Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as, unspeakable grief or rage. -- Un*speak"a*bly, adv. Ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. 1 Pet. i. 8. Unspecialized Un*spe"cial*ized (?), a. Not specialized; specifically (Biol.), not adapted, or set apart, for any particular purpose or function; as, an unspecialized unicellular organism. W. K. Brooks. Unsped Un*sped" (?), a. Not performed; not dispatched. [Obs.] Garth. Unspell Un*spell" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + spell.] To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from the influence of a spell; to disenchant. [R.] Such practices as these, . . . The more judicious Israelites unspelled. Dryden. Unsphere Un*sphere" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + sphere.] To remove, as a planet, from its sphere or orb. Shak. Unspike Un*spike" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + spike.] To remove a spike from, as from the vent of a cannon. Unspilt Un*spilt" (?), a. Not spilt or wasted; not shed. Unspin Un*spin" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + spin.] To untwist, as something spun. Unspirit Un*spir"it (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + spirit.] To dispirit. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple. Unspiritalize Un*spir"it*al*ize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + spiritualize.] To deprive of spiritually. South. Unspleened Un*spleened" (?), a. [1st pref. un- + spleen.] Deprived of a spleen. Unspotted Un*spot"ted (?), a. Not spotted; free from spot or stain; especially, free from moral stain; unblemished; immaculate; as, an unspotted reputation. -- Un*spot"ted*ness, n. Unsquire Un*squire" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + squire.] To divest of the title or privilege of an esquire. Swift. Unstable Un*sta"ble (?), a. [Cf. Instable.] Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or overthrow. -- Un*sta"ble*ness, n. Chaucer. Unstable equilibrium. See Stable equilibrium, under Stable. Unstack Un*stack" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + stack.] To remove, or take away, from a stack; to remove, as something constituting a stack. Unstarch Un*starch" (?), v. t. [Pref. un- + starch.] To free from starch; to make limp or pliable. Unstate Un*state" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + state.] To deprive of state or dignity. [R.] High-battled C\'91sar will unstate his happiness. Shak. Unsteel Un*steel" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + steel.] To disarm; to soften. Richardson. Unstep Un*step" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + step.] (Naut.) To remove, as a mast, from its step. Unstick Un*stick" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + stick.] To release, as one thing stuck to another. Richardson. Unstill Un*still" (?), a. [AS. unstille. See Un- not, and Still, a.] Not still; restless. [R.] Unsting Un*sting" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + sting.] To disarm of a sting; to remove the sting of. [R.] "Elegant dissertations on virtue and vice . . . will not unsting calamity." J. M. Mason. Unstitch Un*stitch" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + stitch.] To open by picking out stitches; to take out, or undo, the stitches of; as, to unstitch a seam. Collier. Unstock Un*stock" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + stock.] 1. To deprive of a stock; to remove the stock from; to loose from that which fixes, or holds fast. 2. To remove from the stocks, as a ship. Unstockinged Un*stock"inged (?), a. 1. [Pref. un- not + stocking.] Destitute of stockings. Sir W. Scott. 2. [1st pref. un- + stocking.] Deprived of stockings. Unstop Un*stop" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + stop.] 1. To take the stopple or stopper from; as, to unstop a bottle or a cask. 2. To free from any obstruction; to open. Unstrain Un*strain" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + strain.] To relieve from a strain; to relax. B. Jonson. Unstrained Un*strained" (?), a. [Pref. un- not + strain.] 1. Not strained; not cleared or purified by straining; as, unstrained oil or milk. 2. Not forced; easy; natural; as, a unstrained deduction or inference. Hakewill. Unstratified Un*strat"i*fied (?), a. (Geol.) Not stratified; -- applied to massive rocks, as granite, porphyry, etc., and also to deposits of loose material, as the glacial till, which occur in masses without layers or strata. Unstrength Un*strength" (?), n. Want of strength; weakness; feebleness. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unstriated Un*stri"a*ted (?), a. (Nat. Hist.) Nonstriated; unstriped. Unstring Un*string" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + string.] 1. To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads. 2. To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow. 3. To relax the tension of; to loosen. "His garland they unstring." Dryden. Used also figuratively; as, his nerves were unstrung by fear. Unstriped Un*striped" (?), a. 1. Not striped. 2. (Nat. Hist.) Without marks or striations; nonstriated; as, unstriped muscle fibers. Unstudied Un*stud"ied (?), a. 1. Not studied; not acquired by study; unlabored; natural. 2. Not skilled; unversed; -- followed by in. 3. Not spent in study. [Obs.] "To cloak the defects of their unstudied years." Milton. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1582 Unsubstantial Un`sub*stan"tial (?), a. Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical. Unsubstantialize Un`sub*stan"tial*ize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + substantialize.] To make unsubstantial. [R.] Unsubstantiation Un`sub*stan`ti*a"tion (?), n. [1st pref. un- + substantiation.] A divesting of substantiality. Unsucceedable Un`suc*ceed"a*ble (?), a. Not able or likely to succeed. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. Unsuccess Un`suc*cess" (?), n. Want of success; failure; misfortune. Prof. Wilson. Unsuccessful Un`suc*cess"ful (?), a. Not successful; not producing the desired event; not fortunate; meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky; unhappy. -- Un`suc*cess"ful*ly, adv. -- Un`suc*cess"ful*ness, n. Unsufferable Un*suf"fer*a*ble (?), a. Insufferable. [Obs.] Hooker. -- Un*suf"fer*a*bly, adv. [Obs.] Unsuffering Un*suf"fer*ing, n. Inability or incapability of enduring, or of being endured. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unsufficience, Unsufficiency Un`suf*fi"cience (?), Un`suf*fi"cien*cy (?), n. Insufficiency. [Obs.] Hooker. Unsufficient Un`suf*fi"cient (?), a. Insufficient. [Obs.] Unsuit Un*suit" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + suit.] Not to suit; to be unfit for. [Obs.] Quarles. Unsupportable Un`sup*port"a*ble (?), a. Insupportable; unendurable. -- Un`sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. Bp. Wilkins. -- Un`sup*port"a*bly, adv. Unsured Un*sured" (?), a. Not made sure. [Obs.] Thy now unsured assurance to the crown. Shak. Unsurety Un*sure"ty (?), n. Want of surety; uncertainty; insecurity; doubt. [Obs.] Sir T. More. Unsurmountable Un`sur*mount"a*ble (?), a. Insurmountable. Locke. Unsuspicion Un`sus*pi"cion (?), n. The quality or state of being unsuspecting. Dickens. Unswaddle Un*swad"dle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + swaddle.] To take a swaddle from; to unswathe. Unswathe Un*swathe" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + swathe.] To take a swathe from; to relieve from a bandage; to unswaddle. Addison. Unswayable Un*sway"a*ble (?), a. Not capable of being swayed. Shak. Unswear Un*swear" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + swear.] To recant or recall, as an oath; to recall after having sworn; to abjure. J. Fletcher. Unswear Un*swear", v. i. To recall an oath. Spenser. Unsweat Un*sweat" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + sweat.] To relieve from perspiration; to ease or cool after exercise or toil. [R.] Milton. Unswell Un*swell" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + swell.] To sink from a swollen state; to subside. [Obs.] Chaucer. Unsymmetrical Un`sym*met"ric*al (?), a. 1. Wanting in symmetry, or due proportion pf parts. 2. (Biol.) Not symmetrical; being without symmetry, as the parts of a flower when similar parts are of different size and shape, or when the parts of successive circles differ in number. See Symmetry. 3. (Chem.) Being without symmetry of chemical structure or relation; as, an unsymmetrical carbon atom. Unsymmetrical carbon atom (Chem.), one which is united at once to four different atoms or radicals. This condition usually occasions physical isomerism, with the attendant action on polarized light. Unsymmetrically Un`sym*met"ric*al*ly, adv. Not symmetrically. Unsympathy Un*sym"pa*thy (?), n. Absence or lack of sympathy. Untack Un*tack" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tack.] To separate, as what is tacked; to disjoin; to release. being untacked from honest cares. Barrow. Untackle Un*tac"kle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tackle.] To unbitch; to unharness. [Colloq.] Tusser. Untalked Un*talked" (?), a. Not talked; not mentioned; -- often with of. Shak. Untangibility Un*tan`gi*bil"i*ty (?), n. Intangibility. Untangible Un*tan"gi*ble (?), a. Intangible. [R.] Untangibly Un*tan"gi*bly, adv. Intangibly. [R.] Untangle Un*tan"gle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tangle.] To loose from tangles or intricacy; to disentangle; to resolve; as, to untangle thread. Untangle but this cruel chain. Prior. Untappice Un*tap"pice (?), v. i. [1st pref. un- + tappice.] to come out of concealment. [Obs.] Massinger. Untaste Un*taste" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + taste.] To deprive of a taste for a thing. [R.] Daniel. Unteach Un*teach" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + teach.] 1. To cause to forget, or to lose from memory, or to disbelieve what has been taught. Experience will unteach us. Sir T. Browne. One breast laid open were a school Which would unteach mankind the lust to shine or rule. Byron. 2. To cause to be forgotten; as, to unteach what has been learned. Dryden. Unteam Un*team" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + team.] To unyoke a team from. [R.] Jer. Taylor. Untemper Un*tem"per (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + temper.] To deprive of temper, or of the proper degree of temper; to make soft. Untemperate Un*tem"per*ate (?), a. Intemperate. [Obs.] Untemperately Un*tem"per*ate*ly, adv. Intemperately. [Obs.] Untempter Un*tempt"er (?; 215), n. One who does not tempt, or is not a tempter. [Obs.] Wyclif. Untenant Un*ten"ant (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tenant.] To remove a tenant from. [R.] Coleridge. Untent Un*tent" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tent.] To bring out of a tent. [R.] Shak. Untented Un*tent"ed, a. [Pref. un- not + tent a covering.] Having no tent or tents, as a soldier or a field. Untented Un*tent"ed, a. [Pref. un- not + tented, p. p. of tent to probe.] Not tended; not dressed. See 4th Tent. The untented woundings of a father's curse Pierce every sense about thee! Shak. Unthank Un*thank" (?), n. [AS. unpank. See Un- not, Thank.] No thanks; ill will; misfortune. [Obs.] Unthank come on his head that bound him so. Chaucer. Unthink Un*think" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + think.] To recall or take back, as something thought. Shak. Unthinker Un*think"er (?), n. [Pref. un- + thinker.] A person who does not think, or does not think wisely. Unthinking Un*think"ing, a. 1. Not thinking; not heedful; thoughtless; inconsiderate; as, unthinking youth. 2. Not indicating thought or reflection; thoughtless. With earnest eyes, and round unthinking face, He first the snuffbox opened, then the case. Pope. -- Un*think"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*think"ing*ness, n. Unthread Un*thread" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + thread.] 1. To draw or take out a thread from; as, to unthread a needle. 2. To deprive of ligaments; to loose the ligaments of. He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints. Milton. 3. To make one's way through; to traverse; as, to unthread a devious path. De Quincey. Untrift Un"trift` (?), n. 1. Want of thrift; untriftiness; prodigality. 2. An unthrifty. [Obs.] Dryden. Unthrift Un*thrift" (?), a. Unthrifty. [Obs.] Unthriftfully Un*thrift"ful*ly (?), adv. Not thriftily. [Obs.] "Unthriftfully spent." Sir J. Cheke. Unthriftihead, Unthriftihood Un*thrift"i*head (?), Un*thrift"i*hood (?), n. Untriftiness. [Obs.] Spenser. Unthriftily Un*thrift"i*ly (?), adv. 1. Not thriftily. 2. Improperly; unbecomingly. [Obs.] Chaucer. Unthriftiness Un*thrift"i*ness, n. The quality or state or being unthrifty; profuseness; lavishness. Udall. Unthrifty Un*thrift"y (?), a. Not thrifty; profuse. Spenser. Unthrone Un*throne" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + throne.] To remove from, or as from, a throne; to dethrone. Milton. Untidy Un*ti"dy (?), a. 1. Unseasonable; untimely. [Obs.] "Untidy tales." Piers Plowman. 2. Not tidy or neat; slovenly. -- Un*ti"di*ly (#), adv. -- Un*ti"di*ness, n. Untie Un*tie" (?), v. t. [AS. unt. See 1st Un-, and Tie, v. t.] 1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot. Sacharissa's captive fain Would untie his iron chain. Waller. Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink. Pope. 2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind. Though you untie the winds, and let them fight Against the churches. Shak. All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the accounts of drunkenness. Jer. Taylor. 3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear. They quicken sloth, perplexities untie. Denham. Untie Un*tie", v. i. To become untied or loosed. Untighten Un*tight"en (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tighten.] To make less tight or tense; to loosen. Until Un*til" (?), prep. [OE. until, ontil; un- (as in unto) + til till; cf. Dan. indtil, Sw. intill. See Unto, and Till, prep.] 1. To; unto; towards; -- used of material objects. Chaucer. Taverners until them told the same. Piers Plowman. He roused himself full blithe, and hastened them until. Spenser. 2. To; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he staid until evening; he will not come back until the end of the month. He and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity. Judg. xviii. 30. NOTE: &hand; In contracts and like documents until is construed as exclusive of the date mentioned unless it was the manifest intent of the parties to include it. Until Un*til", conj. As far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; till. See Till, conj. In open prospect nothing bounds our eye, Until the earth seems joined unto the sky. Dryden. But the rest of the dead lives not again until the thousand years were finished. Rev. xx. 5. Untile Un*tile" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tile.] To take the tiles from; to uncover by removing the tiles. Untime Un*time" (?), n. An unseasonable time. [Obs.] A man shall not eat in untime. Chaucer. Untimeliness Un*time"li*ness (?), n. Unseasonableness. Untimely Un*time"ly, a. Not timely; done or happening at an unnatural, unusual, or improper time; unseasonable; premature; inopportune; as, untimely frosts; untimely remarks; an untimely death. Untimely Un*time"ly, adv. Out of the natural or usual time; inopportunely; prematurely; unseasonably. "Let them know . . . what's untimely done." Shak. Untimeous Un*time"ous (?), a. Untimely. [R.] Sir W. Scott. Untimeously Un*time"ous*ly, adv. Untimely; unseasonably. [R.] Untithed Un*tithed" (?), a. Not subjected tithes. Untitled Un*ti"tled (?), a. 1. Not titled; having no title, or appellation of dignity or distinction. Spenser. 2. Being without title or right; not entitled. Shak. Unto Un"to (?), prep. [OE. unto; un- (only in unto, until) unto, as far as + to to; this un- is akin to AS. und OS. und until, conj. (cf. OS. unt unto, OHG. unzi), Goth. und unto, until. See To, and cf. Until.] 1. To; -- now used only in antiquated, formal, or scriptural style. See To. 2. Until; till. [Obs.] "He shall abide it unto the death of the priest." Num. xxxv. 25. Unto Un"to, conj. Until; till. [Obs.] "Unto this year be gone." Chaucer. Untold Un*told" (?), a. 1. Not told; not related; not revealed; as, untold secrets. 2. Not numbered or counted; as, untold money. Untolerable Un*tol"er*a*ble (?), a. Intolerable. [Obs.] Untomb Un*tomb" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tomb.] To take from the tomb; to exhume; to disinter. Fuller. Untongue Un*tongue (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tongue.] To deprive of a tongue, or of voice. [Obs.] Fuller. Untooth Un*tooth" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tooth.] To take out the teeth of. Cowper. Untoward Un*to"ward (?), prep. [Unto + -ward.] Toward. [Obs.] Gower. Untoward Un*to"ward (?), a. [Pref. un- not + toward.] 1. Froward; perverse. "Save yourselves from this untoward generation." Acts ii. 40. 2. Awkward; ungraceful. "Untoward words." Creech. "Untoward manner." Swift. 3. Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident. -- Un*to"ward*ly, adv. -- Un*to"ward*ness, n. Untowardly Un*to"ward*ly, a. Perverse; froward; untoward. "Untowardly tricks and vices." Locke. Untraded Un*trad"ed (?), a. 1. Not dealt with in trade; not visited for purposes of trade. [Obs.] Hakluyt 2. Unpracticed; inexperienced. [Obs.] Udall. 3. Not traded in or bartered; hence, not hackneyed; unusual; not common. Shak. Untrained Un*trained" (?), a. 1. Not trained. Shak. 2. Not trainable; indocile. [Obs.] Herbert. Untrammeled Un*tram"meled (?), a. Not hampered or impeded; free. [Written also untrammelled.] Untraveled Un*trav"eled (?), a. [Written also untravelled.] 1. Not traveled; not trodden by passengers; as, an untraveled forest. 2. Having never visited foreign countries; not having gained knowledge or experience by travel; as, an untraveled Englishman. Addison. Untread Un*tread" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tread.] To tread back; to retrace. Shak. Untreasure Un*treas"ure (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + treasure.] To bring forth or give up, as things previously treasured. "The quaintness with which he untreasured, as by rote, the stores of his memory." J. Mitford. Untreasured Un*treas"ured (?), a. 1. [Properly p. p. of untreasure.] Deprived of treasure. [Obs.] Shak. 2. [Pref. un- not + treasured.] Not treasured; not kept as treasure. Untreatable Un*treat"a*ble (?), a. Incapable of being treated; not practicable. [R.] Dr. H. More. Untrenched Un*trenched" (?), a. Being without trenches; whole; intact. [Obs.] Untressed Un*tressed" (?), a. Not tied up in tresses; unarranged; -- said of the hair. Chaucer. Untrowable Un*trow"a*ble (?), a. Incredible. [Obs.] "Untrowable fairness." Wyclif. Untrue Un*true" (?), a. 1. Not true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is untrue. 2. Not faithful; inconstant; false; disloyal. Chaucer. Untrue Un*true, adv. Untruly. [Obs. or Poetic] Chaucer. Untruism Un*tru"ism (?), n. Something not true; a false statement. [Recent & R.] A. Trollope. Untrunked Un*trunked" (?), a. [1st pref. un- + trunk.] Separated from its trunk or stock. [Obs.] Untruss Un*truss" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + truss.] To loose from a truss, or as from a truss; to untie or unfasten; to let out; to undress. [R.] Dryden. Untruss, Untrusser Un*truss" (?), Un*truss"er (?), n. One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a public whipper. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Untrust Un*trust" (?), n. Distrust. [Obs.] Chaucer. Untrustful Un*trust"ful (?), a. 1. Not trustful or trusting. 2. Not to be trusted; not trusty. [R.] Sir W. Scott. Untruth Un*truth" (?), n. 1. The quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; want of veracity; also, treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty. Chaucer. 2. That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty. Shak. Syn. -- Lie; falsehood. See Lie. Untruthful Un*truth"ful (?), a. Not truthful; unveracious; contrary to the truth or the fact. -- Un*truth"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*truth"ful*ness, n. Untuck Un*tuck" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tuck.] To unfold or undo, as a tuck; to release from a tuck or fold. Untune Un*tune" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tune.] To make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action; to put out of tune. Shak. Unturn Un*turn" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + turn.] To turn in a reserve way, especially so as to open something; as, to unturn a key. Keats. Unturned Un*turned" (?), a. [Pref. un- + turned.] Not turned; not revolved or reversed. To leave no stone unturned, to leave nothing untried for accomplishing one's purpose. [He] left unturned no stone To make my guilt appear, and hide his own. Dryden. Untwain Un*twain" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + twain.] To rend in twain; to tear in two. [Obs.] Skelton. Untwine Un*twine" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + twine.] To untwist; to separate, as that which is twined or twisted; to disentangle; to untie. It requires a long and powerful counter sympathy in a nation to untwine the ties of custom which bind a people to the established and the old. Sir W. Hamilton. Untwine Un*twine", v. i. To become untwined. Milton. Untwirl Un*twirl" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + twirl.] To untwist; to undo. Ash. Untwist Un*twist" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + twist.] 1. To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine. If one of the twines of the twist do untwist, The twine that untwisteth, untwisteth the twist. Wallis. 2. To untie; to open; to disentangle. Milton. Unty Un*ty" (?), v. t. To untie. [Archaic] Young. Unusage Un*us"age (?; 48), n. Want or lack of usage. [Obs.] Chaucer. Unused Un*used" (?), a. 1. Not used; as, an unused book; an unused apartment. 2. Not habituated; unaccustomed. Unused to bend, impatient of control. Thomson. Unusual Un*u"su*al (?), a. Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition. -- Un*u"su*al*ly, adv. -- Un*u"su*al*ness, n. Unusuality Un*u`su*al"i*ty (?), n. Unusualness. Poe. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1583 Unutterable Un*ut"ter*a*ble (?), a. Not utterable; incapable of being spoken or voiced; inexpressible; ineffable; unspeakable; as, unutterable anguish. Sighed and looked unutterable things. Thomson. -- Un*ut"ter*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*ut"ter*a*bly, adv. Unvail Un*vail" (?), v. t. & i. See Unveil. Unvaluable Un*val"u*a*ble (?), a. 1. Invaluable; being beyond price. [Obs.] South. 2. Not valuable; having little value. [R.] T. Adams. Unvalued Un*val"ued (?), a. 1. Not valued; not appraised; hence, not considered; disregarded; valueless; as, an unvalued estate. "Unvalued persons." Shak. 2. Having inestimable value; invaluable. [Obs.] The golden apples of unvalued price. Spenser. Unvariable Un*va"ri*a*ble (?), a. Invariable. Donne. Unveil Un*veil" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + veil.] To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face. Unveil Un*veil", v. i. To remove a veil; to reveal one's self. Unveiler Un*veil"er (?), n. One who removes a veil. Unveracity Un`ve*rac"i*ty (?), n. Want of veracity; untruthfulness; as, unveracity of heart. Carlyle. Unvessel Un*ves"sel (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + vessel.] To cause to be no longer a vessel; to empty. [Obs.] Ford. Unvicar Un*vi"car (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + vicar.] To deprive of the position or office a vicar. [R.] Strype. Unviolable Un*vi"o*la*ble (?), a. Inviolable. Unvisard Un*vis"ard (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + vizard.] To take the vizard or mask from; to unmask. [Written also unvizard.] [Obs.] Milton. Unvisible Un*vis"i*ble (?), a. Invisible. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unvisibly Un*vis"i*bly, adv. Invisibly. [Obs.] Unvitiated Un*vi"ti*a`ted (?), a. Not vitiated; pure. Unvoluntary Un*vol"un*ta*ry (?), a. Involuntary. [Obs.] Fuller. Unvote Un*vote" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + vote.] To reverse or annul by vote, as a former vote. [R.] Bp, Burnet. Unvoweled Un*vow"eled (?), a. Having no vowel sounds or signs. [Written also unvowelled.] Skinner. Unvulgarize Un*vul"gar*ize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + vulgarize.] To divest of vulgarity; to make to be not vulgar. Lamb. Unvulnerable Un*vul"ner*a*ble (?), a. Invulnerable. [Obs.] Unware Un*ware" (?), a. [AS. unw\'91r unwary. See Un- not, and Wary.] 1. Unaware; not foreseeing; being off one's guard. [Obs.] Chaucer. Fairfax. 2. Happening unexpectedly; unforeseen. [Obs.] The unware woe of harm that cometh behind. Chaucer. -- Un*ware"ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Un*ware"ness, n. [Obs.] Unwares Un*wares" (?), adv. Unawares; unexpectedly; -- sometimes preceded by at. [Obs.] Holinshed. Unwarily Un*wa"ri*ly (?), adv. In an unwary manner. Unwariness Un*wa"ri*ness, n. The quality or state of being unwary; carelessness; heedlessness. Unwarm Un*warm" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + warm.] To lose warmth; to grow cold. [R.] Unwarp Un*warp" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + warp.] To restore from a warped state; to cause to be linger warped. Unwarped Un*warped" (?), a. [Pref. un- not + warped.] Not warped; hence, not biased; impartial. Unwarrantable Un*war"rant*a*ble (?), a. Not warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not justifiable; illegal; unjust; improper. -- Un*war"rant*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*war"rant*a*bly, adv. Unwarranted Un*war"rant*ed, a. Not warranted; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable. Unwary Un*wa"ry (?), a. [Cf. Unware.] 1. Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless. 2. Unexpected; unforeseen; unware. [Obs.] Spenser. Unwashed Un*washed" (?), a. Not washed or cleansed; filthy; unclean. <-- The great unwashed. people who are not wealthy. --> Unwashen Un*wash"en (?), a. Not washed. [Archaic] "To eat with unwashen hands." Matt. xv. 20. Unwayed Un*wayed" (?), a. 1. Not used to travel; as, colts that are unwayed. [Obs.] Suckling. 2. Having no ways or roads; pathless. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unwearied Un*wea"ried (?), a. Not wearied; not fatigued or tired; hence, persistent; not tiring or wearying; indefatigable. -- Un*wea"ried*ly, adv. -- Un*wea"ried*ness, n. Unweary Un*wea"ry (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + weary.] To cause to cease being weary; to refresh. [Obs.] Dryden. Unweave Un*weave" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + weave.] To unfold; to undo; to ravel, as what has been woven. Unwedgeable Un*wedge"a*ble (?), a. Not to be split with wedges. [Obs.] Shak. Unweeting Un*weet"ing (?), a. [See Un- not, and Weet, Wit.] Unwitting. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser. -- Un*weet"ing*ly, adv. [Obs.] Milton. Unweighed Un*weighed" (?), a. Not weighed; not pondered or considered; as, an unweighed statement. Unweighing Un*weigh"ing (?), a. Not weighing or pondering; inconsiderate. Shak. Unweld, Unweldy Un*weld" (?), Un*weld"y (?), a. Unwieldy; unmanageable; clumsy. [Obs.] Our old limbs move [may] well be unweld. Chaucer. Unwell Un*well" (?), a. 1. Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing. 2. (Med.) Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant. NOTE: &hand; This word was formerly regarded as an Americanism, but is now in common use among all who speak the English language. Unwellness Un*well"ness, n. Quality or state of being unwell. Unwemmed Un*wemmed" (?), a. Not blemished; undefiled; pure. [Obs.] Wyclif. With body clean and with unwemmed thought. Chaucer. Unwhole Un*whole" (?), a. [AS. unh\'bel. See Un- not, and Whole.] Not whole; unsound. [Obs.] Unwieldy Un*wield"y (?), a. Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous. "A fat, unwieldy body of fifty-eight years old." Clarendon. -- Un*wield"i*ly (#), adv. -- Un*wield"i*ness, n. Unwild Un*wild" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + wild.] To tame; to subdue. [Obs. & R.] Sylvester. Unwill Un*will" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + will.] To annul or reverse by an act of the will. Longfellow. Unwilled Un*willed" (?), a. [1st pref. un- + will.] Deprived of the faculty of will or volition. Mrs. Browning. Unwilling Un*will"ing (?), a. Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant. And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, "Keep your piece nine years." Pope. -- Un*will"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*will"ing*ness, n. Unwind Un*wind" (?), v. t. [AS. unwindan. See 1st Un-, and Wind to coil.] 1. To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn. 2. To disentangle. [Obs.] Hooker. Unwind Un*wind", v. i. To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted. Unwisdom Un*wis"dom (?), n. Want of wisdom; unwise conduct or action; folly; simplicity; ignorance. Sumptuary laws are among the exploded fallacies which we have outgrown, and we smile at the unwisdom which could except to regulate private habits and manners by statute. J. A. Froude. Unwise Un*wise" (?), a. [AS. unw\'c6s. See Un- not, and Wise, a.] Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures. Unwisely Un*wise"ly, adv. [AS. unw\'c6slice.] In an unwise manner; foolishly. Unwish Un*wish" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + wish.] To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing. [Obs.] Now thou hast unwished five thousand men. Shak. Unwist Un*wist" (?), a. 1. Not known; unknown. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser. 2. Not knowing; unwitting. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unwit Un*wit" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + wit.] To deprive of wit. [Obs.] Shak. Unwit Un*wit", n. [Pref. un- not + wit.] Want of wit or understanding; ignorance. [Obs.] Chaucer. Unwitch Un*witch" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + witch.] To free from a witch or witches; to fee from witchcraft. [R.] B. Jonson. Unwitting Un*wit"ting (?), a. Not knowing; unconscious; ignorant. -- Un*wit"ting*ly, adv. Unwoman Un*wom"an (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + woman.] To deprive of the qualities of a woman; to unsex. [R.] R. Browning. Unwonder Un*won"der (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + wonder.] To divest of the quality of wonder or mystery; to interpret; to explain. [R.] Fuller. Unwont Un*wont" (?), a. Unwonted; unused; unaccustomed. [Archaic] Sir W. Scott. Unwonted Un*wont"ed (?), a. 1. Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers. Milton. 2. Uncommon; unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes. "Unwonted lights." Byron. -- Un*wont"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*wont"ed*ness, n. Unwork Un*work" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + work.] To undo or destroy, as work previously done. Unworldly Un*world"ly (?), a. Not worldly; spiritual; holy. Hawthorne. -- Un*world"li*ness (#), n. Unwormed Un*wormed" (?), a. Not wormed; not having had the worm, or lytta, under the tongue cut out; -- said of a dog. Unworship Un*wor"ship (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + worship.] To deprive of worship or due honor; to dishonor. [Obs.] Wyclif. Unworship Un*wor"ship, n. [Pref. un- not + worship.] Lack of worship or respect; dishonor. [Obs.] Gower. Unworth Un*worth" (?), a. [AS. unweor.] Unworthy. [Obs.] Milton. Unworth Un*worth", n. Unworthiness. [R.] Carlyle. Unworthy Un*wor"thy (?), a. Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of. -- Un*wor"thi*ly (#), adv. -- Un*wor"thi*ness, n. Unwrap Un*wrap" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + wrap.] To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded. Chaucer. Unwray Un*wray" (?), v. t. See Unwrie. [Obs.] Unwreathe Un*wreathe" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + wreathe.] To untwist, uncoil, or untwine, as anything wreathed. Unwrie Un*wrie" (?), v. t. [AS. onwre\'a2n; on- (see 1st Un-) + wre\'a2n to cover.] To uncover. [Obs.] Chaucer. Unwrinkle Un*wrin"kle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + wrinkle.] To reduce from a wrinkled state; to smooth. Unwrite Un*write" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + write.] To cancel, as what is written; to erase. Milton. Unwritten Un*writ"ten (?), a. 1. Not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, unwritten agreements. 2. Containing no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper. Unwritten doctrines (Theol.), such doctrines as have been handed down by word of mouth; oral or traditional doctrines. -- Unwritten law. [Cf. L. lex non scripta.] That part of the law of England and of the United States which is not derived from express legislative enactment, or at least from any enactment now extant and in force as such. This law is now generally contained in the reports of judicial decisions. See Common law, under Common. -- Unwritten laws, such laws as have been handed down by tradition or in song. Such were the laws of the early nations of Europe. Unwroken Un*wro"ken (?), a. [See Un- not, and Wreak.] Not revenged; unavenged. [Obs.] Surrey. Unyoke Un*yoke" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + yoke.] 1. To loose or free from a yoke. "Like youthful steers unyoked, they take their courses." Shak. 2. To part; to disjoin; to disconnect. Shak. Unyoked Un*yoked" (?), a. [In sense 1 pref. un- not + yoked; in senses 2 and 3 properly p. p. of unyoke.] 1. Not yet yoked; not having worn the yoke. 2. Freed or loosed from a yoke. 3. Licentious; unrestrained. [R.] Shak. Unyolden Un*yold"en (?), a. Not yielded. [Obs.] "[By] force . . . is he taken unyolden." Sir T. Browne. Unzoned Un*zoned" (?), a. Not zoned; not bound with a girdle; as, an unzoned bosom. Prior. Up Up (?), adv. [AS. up, upp, ; akin to OFries. up, op, D. op, OS. , OHG. , G. auf, Icel. upp, Dan. op, Goth. iup, and probably to E. over. See Over.] 1. Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite of down. But up or down, By center or eccentric, hard to tell. Milton. 2. Hence, in many derived uses, specifically: -- (a) From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or implied. But they presumed to go up unto the hilltop. Num. xiv. 44. I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. Ps. lxxxviii. 15. Up rose the sun, and up rose Emelye. Chaucer. We have wrought ourselves up into this degree of Christian indifference. Atterbury. (b) In a higher place or position, literally or figuratively; in the state of having arisen; in an upright, or nearly upright, position; standing; mounted on a horse; in a condition of elevation, prominence, advance, proficiency, excitement, insurrection, or the like; -- used with verbs of rest, situation, condition, and the like; as, to be up on a hill; the lid of the box was up; prices are up. And when the sun was up, they were scorched. Matt. xiii. 6. Those that were up themselves kept others low. Spenser. Helen was up -- was she? Shak. Rebels there are up, And put the Englishmen unto the sword. Shak. His name was up through all the adjoining provinces, even to Italy and Rome; many desiring to see who he was that could withstand so many years the Roman puissance. Milton. Thou hast fired me; my soul's up in arms. Dryden. Grief and passion are like floods raised in little brooks by a sudden rain; they are quickly up. Dryden. A general whisper ran among the country people, that Sir Roger was up. Addison. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate. Longfellow. (c) To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, or the like; -- usually followed by to or with; as, to be up to the chin in water; to come up with one's companions; to come up with the enemy; to live up to engagements. As a boar was whetting his teeth, up comes a fox to him. L'Estrange. (d) To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite; as, in the phrases to eat up; to drink up; to burn up; to sum up; etc.; to shut up the eyes or the mouth; to sew up a rent. NOTE: &hand; So me ph rases of th is kind are now obsolete; as, to spend up (Prov. xxi. 20); to kill up (B. Jonson). (e) Aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up your weapons. NOTE: &hand; Up is us ed elliptically for get up, rouse up, etc., expressing a command or exhortation. "Up, and let us be going." Judg. xix. 28. Up, up, my friend! and quit your books, Or surely you 'll grow double. Wordsworth. It is all up with him, it is all over with him; he is lost. -- The time is up, the allotted time is past. -- To be up in, to be informed about; to be versed in. "Anxious that their sons should be well up in the superstitions of two thousand years ago." H. Spencer. -- To be up to. (a) To be equal to, or prepared for; as, he is up to the business, or the emergency. [Colloq.] (b) To be engaged in; to purpose, with the idea of doing ill or mischief; as, I don't know what he's up to. [Colloq.] -- To blow up. (a) To inflate; to distend. (b) To destroy by an explosion from beneath. (c) To explode; as, the boiler blew up. (d) To reprove angrily; to scold. [Slang] -- To bring up. See under Bring, v. t. -- To come up with. See under Come, v. i. -- To cut up. See under Cut, v. t. & i. -- To draw up. See under Draw, v. t. -- To grow up, to grow to maturity. -- Up anchor (Naut.), the order to man the windlass preparatory to hauling up the anchor. -- Up and down. (a) First up, and then down; from one state or position to another. See under Down, adv. Fortune . . . led him up and down. Chaucer. (b) (Naut.) Vertical; perpendicular; -- said of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and the cable is taut. Totten. -- Up helm (Naut.), the order given to move the tiller toward the upper, or windward, side of a vessel. -- Up to snuff. See under Snuff. [Slang] -- What is up? What is going on? [Slang] <-- what's up? what's happening? --> Up Up, prep. 1. From a lower to a higher place on, upon, or along; at a higher situation upon; at the top of. In going up a hill, the knees will be most weary; in going down, the thihgs. Bacon. 2. From the coast towards the interior of, as a country; from the mouth towards the source of, as a stream; as, to journey up the country; to sail up the Hudson. 3. Upon. [Obs.] "Up pain of death." Chaucer. Up Up, n. The state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; -- rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs. [Colloq.] Ups and downs, alternate states of elevation and depression, or of prosperity and the contrary. [Colloq.] They had their ups and downs of fortune. Thackeray. Up Up, a. Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an up grade; the up train. Upas U"pas (?), n. [Malay p; p a tree + poison.] 1. (Bot.) A tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the Breadfruit family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands. Its secretions are poisonous, and it has been fabulously reported that the atmosphere about it is deleterious. Called also bohun upas. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1584 2. A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands for poisoning arrows. One kind, upas antiar, is, derived from upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria). Upas tieute is prepared from a climbing plant (Strychnos Tieute). Upbar Up*bar" (?), v. t. 1. To fasten with a bar. [R.] 2. To remove the bar or bards of, as a gate; to under. [Obs.] Spenser. Upbear Up*bear" (?), v. t. To bear up; to raise aloft; to support in an elevated situation; to sustain. Spenser. One short sigh of breath, upbore Even to the seat of God. Milton. A monstrous wave upbore The chief, and dashed him on the craggy shore. Pope. Upbind Up*bind" (?), v. t. To bind up. [R.] Collins. Upblow Up*blow", v. t. To inflate. [Obs.] Spenser. Upblow Up*blow", v. i. To blow up; as, the wind upblows from the sea. [Obs.] Spenser. Upbraid Up*braid" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Upbraided; p. pr. & vb. n. Upbraiding.] [OE. upbreiden; AS, upp up + bregdan to draw, twist, weave, or the kindred Icel. breg&edh;a to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break off, upbraid. See Up, and Braid, v. t.] 1. To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed. And upbraided them with their unbelief. Mark xvi. 14. Vet do not Upbraid us our distress. Shak. 2. To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide. Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done. Matt. xi. 20 How much doth thy kindness upbraid my wickedness! Sir P. Sidney. 3. To treat with contempt. [Obs.] Spenser. 4. To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; -- with to before the person. [Obs.] Bacon. Syn. -- To reproach; blame; censure; condemn. Upbraid Up*braid", v. i. To utter upbraidings. Pope. Upbraid Up*braid", n. The act of reproaching; contumely. [Obs.] " Foul upbraid." Spenser. Upbreak Up*break" (?), v. i. To break upwards; to force away or passage to the surface. Upbreak Up"break` (?), n. A breaking upward or bursting forth; an upburst. Mrs. Browning. Upbreathe Up*breathe" (?), v. r. To breathe up or out; to exhale. [Obs.] Marston. Upbreed Up*breed" (?), v. t. To rear, or bring up; to nurse. "Upbred in a foreign country." Holinshed. Upbrought Up*brought" (?), a. Brought up; educated. [Obs.] Spenser. Upbuoyance Up*buoy"ance (?), n. The act of buoying up; uplifting. [R.] Coleridge. Upburst Up"burst` (?), n. The act of bursting upwards; a breaking through to the surface; an upbreak or uprush; as, an upburst of molten matter. Upcast Up"cast` (?), a. Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. Addison. Upcast Up"cast` (?), n. 1. (Bowling) A cast; a throw. Shak. 2. (Mining.) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; -- distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft. 3. An upset, as from a carriage. [Scot.] 4. A taunt; a reproach. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. Upcast Up*cast" (?), v. t. 1. To cast or throw up; to turn upward. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid. [Scot.] Upcaught Up"caught` (?), a. Seized or caught up. " She bears upcaught a mariner away." Cowper. Upcheer Up*cheer" (?), v. t. To cheer up. Spenser. Upclimb Up*climb" (?), v. t. & i. To climb up; to ascend. Upclomb the shadowy pine above the woven copse. Tennyson. Upcoil Up*coil" (?), v. t. & i. To coil up; to make into a coil, or to be made into a coil. Upcountry Up"coun`try (?), adv. In an upcountry direction; as, to live upcountry. [Colloq.] Upcountry Up"coun`try, a. Living or situated remote from the seacoast; as, an upcountry residence. [Colloq.] -- n. The interior of the country. [Colloq.] Upcurl Up*curl" (?), v. t. To curl up. [R.] Tennyson. Updive Up*dive" (?), v. i. To spring upward; to rise. [R.] Davies (Microcosmos). Updraw Up*draw" (?), v. t. To draw up. [R.] Milton. Upend Up*end" (?), v. t. To end up; to set on end, as a cask. Upeygan U`pey*gan" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The borele. Upfill Up*fill" (?), v. t. To fill up. [Obs.] Upflow Up*flow" (?), v. i. To flow or stream up. Southey. Upflung Up*flung" (?), a. Flung or thrown up. Upgather Up*gath"er (?), v. t. To gather up; to contract; to draw together. [Obs.] Himself he close upgathered more and more. Spenser. Upgaze Up*gaze" (?), v. i. To gaze upward. Byron. Upgive Up*give" (?), v. t. To give up or out. [Obs.] Upgrow Up*grow" (?), v. i. To grow up. [R.] Milton. Upgrowth Up"growth` (?), n. The process or result of growing up; progress; development. The new and mighty upgrowth of poetry in Italy. J. R. Green. Upgush Up"gush` (?), n. A gushing upward. Hawthorne. Upgush Up*gush" (?), v. i. To gush upward. Uphaf Up*haf" (?), obs. imp. of Upheave. Chaucer. Uphand Up"hand` (?), a. Lifted by the hand, or by both hands; as, the uphand sledge. [R.] Moxon. Uphang Up*hang" (?), v. t. To hang up. Spenser. Uphasp Up*hasp" (?), v. t. To hasp or faster up; to close; as, sleep uphasps the eyes. [R.] Stanyhurst. Upheaped Up"heaped` (?), a. Piled up; accumulated. God, which shall repay all with upheaped measure. Udall. Upheaval Up*heav"al (?), n. The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust. Lubbock. Upheave Up*heave", v. t. To heave or lift up from beneath; to raise. Milton. Upheld Up*held" (?), imp. & p. p. of Uphold. Upher Up"her (?), n. (Arch.) A fir pole of from four to seven inches diameter, and twenty to forty feet long, sometimes roughly hewn, used for scaffoldings, and sometimes for slight and common roofs, for which use it is split. [Spelt also ufer.] [Eng.] Gwilt. Uphill Up*hill" (?), adv. Upwards on, or as on, a hillside; as, to walk uphill. Uphill Up"hill` (?), a. 1. Ascending; going up; as, an uphill road. 2. Attended with labor; difficult; as, uphill work. Uphilt Up*hilt" (?), v. t. To thrust in up to the hilt; as, to uphilt one's sword into an enemy. [R.] Stanyhurst. Uphoard Up*hoard" (?), v. t. To hoard up. [Obs.] Shak. Uphold Up*hold" (?), v. t. 1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld. Besought his pity. Dryden. 2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain. Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. Prov. xxix 3. Faulconbridge, In spite of spite, alone upholds the day. Shak. 3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing. Upholder Up*hold"er (?), n. [Up + holder. Cf. Upholsterer.] 1. A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman. [Obs.] 2. An undertaker, or provider for funerals. [Obs.] The upholder, rueful harbinger of death. Gay. 3. An upholsterer. [Obs.] 4. One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer. Upholster Up*hol"ster (?), v. t. [See Upholsterer.] To furnish (rooms, carriages, bedsteads, chairs, etc.) with hangings, coverings, cushions, etc.; to adorn with furnishings in cloth, velvet, silk, etc.; as, to upholster a couch; to upholster a room with curtains. Upholster Up*hol"ster, n. 1. A broker. [Obs.] Caxton. 2. An upholsterer. [Obs.] Strype. Upholsterer Up*hol"ster*er (?), n. [A substitution for older upholder, in OE., broker, tradesman, and formerly also written upholster, upholdster. See Upholder, and -ster.] One who provides hangings, coverings, cushions, curtains, and the like; one who upholsters. Upholsterer bee. (Zo\'94l.) See Poppy bee, under Poppy. Upholstery Up*hol"ster*y (?), n. The articles or goods supplied by upholsterers; the business or work of an upholsterer. Uphroe U"phroe (?), n. (Naut.) Same as Euphroe. Upland Up"land (?), n. 1. High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; -- opposed to lowland, meadow, marsh, swamp, interval, and the like. 2. The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns. [Obs.] Upland Up"land, a. 1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage. Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite. Milton. 2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.] " The race of upland giants." Chapman. Upland moccasin. (Zo\'94l.) See Moccasin. -- Upland sandpiper, OR Upland plover (Zo\'94l.), a large American sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) much valued as a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields and uplands. Called also Bartramian sandpiper, Bartram's tattler, field plover, grass plover, highland plover, hillbird, humility, prairie plover, prairie pigeon, prairie snipe, papabote, quaily, and uplander. -- Upland sumach (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus Rhus (Rhus glabra), used in tanning and dyeing. Uplander Up"land*er (?), n. 1. One dwelling in the upland; hence, a countryman; a rustic. [Obs.] 2. (Zo\'94l.) The upland sandpiper. [Local, U. S.] Uplandish Up*land"ish (?), a. Of or pertaining to uplands; dwelling on high lands. [Obs.] Chapman. 2. Rude; rustic; unpolished; uncivilized. [Obs.] His presence made the rudest peasant melt, That in the wild, uplandish country dwelt. Marlowe. Uplay Up*lay" (?), v. t. To hoard. [Obs.] Donne. Uplead Up*lead" (?), v. t. To lead upward. [Obs.] Uplean Up*lean" (?), v. i. To lean or incline upon anything. [Obs.] Spenser. Uplift Up*lift" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uplifting.] To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock. Cowper. Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed. Milton. Uplift Up"lift` (?), n. (Geol.) A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like. Up-line Up"-line` (?), n. (Railroad) A line or track leading from the provinces toward the metropolis or a principal terminus; the track upon which up-trains run. See Up-train. [Eng.] Uplock Up*lock" (?), v. t. To lock up. [Obs.] Shak. Uplook Up*look" (?), v. i. To look or gaze up. [Obs.] Upmost Up"most` (?), a. [Cf. Uppermost.] Highest; topmost; uppermost. Spenser. Dryden. Upokororo U`po*ko*ro"ro (?), n. [From the native Maori name.] (Zo\'94l.) An edible fresh-water New Zealand fish (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus) of the family Haplochitonid\'91. In general appearance and habits, it resembles the northern lake whitefishes and trout. Called also grayling. Upon Up*on" (?), prep.[AS. uppan, uppon; upp up + on, an, on. See Up, and On.] On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable. "Upon an hill of flowers." Chaucer. Our host upon his stirrups stood anon. Chaucer. Thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar. Ex. xxix. 21. The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. Judg. xvi. 9. As I did stand my watch upon the hill. Shak. He made a great difference between people that did rebel upon wantonness, and them that did rebel upon want. Bacon. This advantage we lost upon the invention of firearms. Addison. Upon the whole, it will be necessary to avoid that perpetual repetition of the same epithets which we find in Homer. Pope. He had abandoned the frontiers, retiring upon Glasgow. Sir. W. Scott. Philip swore upon the Evangelists to abstain from aggression in my absence. Landor. NOTE: &hand; Up on co nveys a more distinct notion that on carries with it of something that literally or metaphorically bears or supports. It is less employed than it used to be, on having for the most part taken its place. Some expressions formed with it belong only to old style; as, upon pity they were taken away; that is, in consequence of pity: upon the rate of thirty thousand; that is, amounting to the rate: to die upon the hand; that is, by means of the hand: he had a garment upon; that is, upon himself: the time is coming fast upon; that is, upon the present time. By the omission of its object, upon acquires an adverbial sense, as in the last two examples. To assure upon (Law), to promise; to undertake. -- To come upon. See under Come. -- To take upon, to assume. Uppent Up*pent` (?), a. A Pent up; confined. [Obs.] Upper Up"per (?), a.; comp. of Up. Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature. The upper hand, the superiority; the advantage. See To have the upper hand, under Hand. Jowett (Thucyd.). -- Upper Bench (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of common law (formerly King's Bench) during the Commonwealth. -- Upper case, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3. -- Upper covert (Zo\'94l.), one of the coverts situated above the bases of the tail quills. -- Upper deck (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the spar deck. -- Upper leather, the leather for the vamps and quarters of shoes. -- Upper strake (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes. -- Upper ten thousand, OR (abbreviated) Upper ten, the ten thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [Colloq.] -- Upper topsail (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail. -- Upper works (Naut.), all those parts of the hull of a vessel that are properly above water. -- Upper world. (a) The atmosphere. (b) Heaven. (c) This world; the earth; -- in distinction from the underworld. Upper Up"per, n. The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp. Uppermost Up"per*most` (?), a. [From Up, Upper; formed like aftermost. Cf. Upmost.] Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost; supreme. Whatever faction happens to be uppermost. Swift. Uppertendom Up`per*ten"dom (?), n. [Upper ten + -dom.] The highest class in society; the upper ten. See Upper ten, under Upper. [Colloq.] Uppile Up*pile" (?), v. t. To pile, or heap, up. Southey. Uppish Up"pish (?), a. [From Up.] Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority. [Colloq.] T. Brown. -- Up"pish*ly, adv. [Colloq.] -- Up"pish*ness, n. [Colloq.] Upplight Up*plight" (?), obs. imp. & p. p. of Uppluck. Uppluck Up*pluck" (?), v. t. To pull or pluck up. [Obs.] Uppricked Up*pricked" (?), a. Upraised; erect; -- said of the ears of an animal. Mason. Upprop Up*prop" (?), v. t. To prop up. Donne. Upraise Up*raise" (?), v. t. To raise; to lift up. Uprear Up*rear" (?), v. t. To raise; to erect. Byron. Upridged Up*ridged" (?), a. Raised up in a ridge or ridges; as, a billow upridged. Cowper. Upright Up"right` (?), a. [AS. upright, uppriht. See Up, and Right, a.] 1. In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree. With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright. Dryden. All have their ears upright. Spenser. 2. Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man upright in all his ways. And that man [Job] was perfect and upright. Job i. 1. 3. Conformable to moral rectitude. Conscience rewards upright conduct with pleasure. J. M. Mason. 4. Stretched out face upward; flat on the back. [Obs.] " He lay upright." Chaucer. Upright drill (Mach.), a drilling machine having the spindle vertical. NOTE: &hand; Th is wo rd and its derivatives are usually pronounced in prose with the accent on the first syllable. But they are frequently pronounced with the accent on the second in poetry, and the accent on either syllable is admissible. Upright Up"right`, n. Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building. See Illust. of Frame. Uprighteously Up*right"eous*ly (?), adv. [See Righteous.] In an upright or just manner. [Obs.] Shak. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1585 Uprightly Up"right`ly (?), adv. In an upright manner. Uprightness Up"right`ness (?), n. the quality or state of being upright. Uprise Up*rise" (?), v. i. 1. To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon. "Uprose the sun." Cowley. Uprose the virgin with the morning light. Pope. 2. To have an upward direction or inclination. Uprose the mystic mountain range. Tennyson. Uprise Up*rise", n. The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising. [R.] Did ever raven sing so like a lark, That gives sweet tidings of the sun's uprise? Shak. Uprising Up*ris"ing, n. 1. Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent. "The steep uprising of the hill." Shak. 2. An insurrection; a popular revolt. J. P. Peters. Uprist Up*rist" (?), n. Uprising. [Obs.] Chaucer. Uprist Up*rist", obs. imp. of Uprise. Uprose. Chaucer. Nor dim nor red, like God's own head The glorious sun uprist. Coleridge. Uproar Up"roar (?), n. [D. oproer; akin to G. aufruhr, Dan. opr\'94r, Sw. uppror; D. op up + roeren to stir; akin to AS. hr to stir, hr stirring, active, G. r\'81hren to stir, OHG. ruoren, Icel. hr\'91ra, Dan. r\'94re, Sw. r\'94ra. Cf. Rearmouse.] NOTE: [In verse, sometimes accented on the second syllable.] Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; noisy confusion; bustle and clamor. But the Jews which believed not, . . . set all the city on an uproar. Acts xvii. 5. Uproar Up*roar" (?), v. t. To throw into uproar or confusion. [Obs.] "Uproar the universal peace." Shak. Uproar Up*roar", v. i. To make an uproar. [R.] Carlyle. Uproarious Up*roar"i*ous (?), a. Making, or accompanied by, uproar, or noise and tumult; as, uproarious merriment. -- Up*roar"i*ous*ly, adv. -- Up*roar"i*ous*ness, n. Uproll Up*roll" (?), v. t. To roll up. Milton. Uproot Up*root" (?), v. t. To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate. Trees uprooted left their place. Dryden. At his command the uprooted hills retired. Milton. Uprouse Up*rouse" (?), v. t. To rouse up; to rouse from sleep; to awake; to arouse. Shak. Uprun Up*run" (?), v. i. To run up; to ascend. The young sun That in the Ram is four degrees uprun. Chaucer. [A son] of matchless might, who, like a thriving plant, Upran to manhood. Cowper. Uprush Up*rush" (?), v. i. To rush upward. Southey. Uprush Up"rush` (?), n. Act of rushing upward; an upbreak or upburst; as, an uprush of lava. R. A. Proctor. Upsarokas Up`sar*o"kas (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) See Crows. Upseek Up*seek" (?), v. i. To seek or strain upward. "Upseeking eyes suffused with . . . tears." Southey. Upsend Up*send" (?), v. t. To send, cast, or throw up. As when some island situate afar . . . Upsends a smoke to heaven. Cowper. Upset Up*set" (?), v. t. 1. To set up; to put upright. [Obs.] "With sail on mast upset." R. of Brunne. 2. (a) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end. (b) To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends. 3. To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage; to upset an argument. "Determined somehow to upset the situation." Mrs. Humphry Ward. 4. To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her. [Colloq.] Upset Up*set", v. i. To become upset. Upset Up"set` (?), a. Set up; fixed; determined; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is, the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a public sale, or, in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started by the auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be sold. After a solemn pause, Mr. Glossin offered the upset price for the lands and barony of Ellangowan. Sir W. Scott. Upset Up"set`, n. The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset. Upsetting Up*set"ting (?), a. Conceited; assuming; as, an upsetting fellow. [Scot.] Jamieson. Upshoot Up*shoot" (?), v. i. To shoot upward. "Trees upshooting high." Spenser. Upshot Up"shot` (?), n. [Up + shot, equivalent to scot share, reckoning. Cf. the phrase to cast up an account.] Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation. I can not pursue with any safety this sport to the upshot. Shak. We account it frailty that threescore years and ten make the upshot of man's pleasurable existence. De Quincey. Upside Up"side` (?), n. The upper side; the part that is uppermost. To be upsides with, to be even with. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir W. Scott. T. Hughes. -- Upside down. [Perhaps a corruption of OE. up so down, literally, up as down.] With the upper part undermost; hence, in confusion; in complete disorder; topsy-turvy. Shak. These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also. Acts xvii. 6. Upsidown Up"si*down` (?), adv. See Upsodown. [Obs. or Colloq.] Spenser. Upsitting Up"sit`ting (?), n. A sitting up of a woman after her confinement, to receive and entertain her friends. [Obs.] To invite your lady's upsitting. Beau. & Fl. Upskip Up*skip` (?), n. An upstart. [Obs.] Latimer. Upsnatch Up*snatch" (?), v. t. To snatch up. [R.] Upsoar Up*soar" (?), v. i. To soar or mount up. Pope. Upsodown Up"so*down` (?), adv. [Up + so as + down.] Upside down. [Obs. or Colloq.] Wyclif. In man's sin is every manner order or ordinance turned upsodown. Chaucer. Upspear Up*spear" (?), v. i. To grow or shoot up like a spear; as, upspearing grass. [R.] Cowper. Upspring Up*spring" (?), v. i. To spring up. Tennyson. Upspring Up"spring` (?), n. 1. An upstart. [Obs.] "The swaggering upspring." Shak. 2. A spring or leap into the air. [R.] Chapman. Upspurner Up"spurn`er (?), n. A spurner or contemner; a despiser; a scoffer. [Obs.] Joye. Upstairs Up*stairs" (?), adv. Up the stairs; in or toward an upper story. Upstairs Up"stairs` (?), a. Being above stairs; as, an upstairs room. Upstand Up*stand" (?), v. i. To stand up; to be erected; to rise. Spenser. Milton. At once upstood the monarch, and upstood The wise Ulysses. Cowper. Upstare Up*stare" (?), v. i. To stare or stand upward; hence, to be uplifted or conspicuous. "Rearing fiercely their upstaring crests." Spenser. Upstart Up*start" (?), v. i. To start or spring up suddenly. Spenser. Tennyson. Upstart Up"start` (?), n. 1. One who has risen suddenly, as from low life to wealth, power, or honor; a parvenu. Bacon. 2. (Bot.) The meadow saffron. Dr. Prior. Upstart Up"start`, a. Suddenly raised to prominence or consequence. "A race of upstart creatures." Milton. Upstay Up*stay" (?), v. t. To sustain; to support. [Obs.] "His massy spear upstayed." Milton. Upsterte Up*stert"e (?), obs. imp. & p. p. of Upstart. Upstir Up"stir` (?), n. Insurrection; commotion; disturbance. [Obs.] Sir J. Cheke. Upstream Up*stream" (?), adv. Toward the higher part of a stream; against the current. Upstreet Up*street" (?), adv. Toward the higher part of a street; as, to walk upstreet. G. W. Gable. Upstroke Up"stroke` (?), n. An upward stroke, especially the stroke, or line, made by a writing instrument when moving upward, or from the body of the writer, or a line corresponding to the part of a letter thus made. Some upstroke of an Alpha and Omega. Mrs. Browning. Upsun Up"sun` (?), n. (Scots Law) The time during which the sun is up, or above the horizon; the time between sunrise and sunset. Upswarm Up*swarm" (?), v. i. & i. To rise, or cause to rise, in a swarm or swarms. [R.] Shak. Cowper. Upsway Up*sway" (?), v. t. To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club. [R.] Sir W. Scott. Upswell Up*swell" (?), v. i. To swell or rise up. Upsyturvy Up"sy*tur"vy (?), adv. [Cf. Upside down, under Upside, and Topsy-turvy.] Upside down; topsy-turvy. [Obs.] Robert Greene. Uptails all Up"tails` all" (?). 1. An old game at cards. [Obs.] 2. Revelers; roysterers. [Obs.] Decker. 3. Revelry; confusion; frolic. [Obs.] Herrick. Uptake Up*take" (?), v. t. To take into the hand; to take up; to help. [Obs.] Wyclif. Spenser. Uptake Up"take` (?), n. (Steam Boilers) 1. The pipe leading upward from the smoke box of a steam boiler to the chimney, or smokestack; a flue leading upward. 2. Understanding; apprehension. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. Uptear Up*tear" (?), v. t. To tear up. Milton. Upthrow Up*throw" (?), v. t. To throw up. Drayton. Upthrow Up"throw` (?), n. (Mining) See Throw, n., 9. Upthunder Up*thun"der (?), v. i. To send up a noise like thunder. [R.] Coleridge. Uptie Up*tie" (?), v. t. To tie up. Spenser. Uptill Up*till" (?), prep. To; against. [Obs. & R.] She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Leaned her breast uptill a thorn. Shak. Uptown Up*town" (?), adv. To or in the upper part of a town; as, to go uptown. [Colloq. U. S.] Uptown Up"town` (?), a. Situated in, or belonging to, the upper part of a town or city; as, a uptown street, shop, etc.; uptown society. [Colloq. U. S.] Uptrace Up*trace" (?), v. t. To trace up or out. Uptrain Up*train" (?), v. t. To train up; to educate. [Obs.] "Daughters which were well uptrained." Spenser. Up-train Up"-train` (?). 1. A train going in the direction of the metropolis or the main terminus. [Eng.] 2. A train going in the direction conventionally called up. [U.S.] Upturn Up*turn" (?), v. t. To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing. "A sea of upturned faces." D. Webster. So scented the grim feature, and upturned His nostril wide into the murky air. Milton. Upupa U"pu*pa (?; 277), n. [L., the hoopoe.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of birds which includes the common hoopoe. Upwaft Up*waft" (?), v. t. To waft upward. Cowper. Upward, Upwards Up"ward (?), Up"wards (?), adv. [AS. upweardes. See Up-, and -wards.] 1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward. I. Watts. Looking inward, we are stricken dumb; looking upward, we speak and prevail. Hooker. 2. In the upper parts; above. Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, And down ward fish. Milton. 3. Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over. From twenty years old and upward. Num. i. 3. Upward of, OR Upwards of, more than; above. I have been your wife in this obedience Upward of twenty years. Shak. Upward Up"ward, a. [AS. upweard. See Up, and -ward.] Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course. Upward Up"ward, n. The upper part; the top. [Obs.] From the extremest upward of thy head. Shak. Upwhirl Up*whirl" (?), v. t. & i. To rise upward in a whirl; to raise upward with a whirling motion. Upwind Up*wind" (?), v. t. To wind up. Spenser. Upwreath Up*wreath" (?), v. i. To rise with a curling motion; to curl upward, as smoke. Longfellow. Upyat Up*yat" (?), obs. imp. of Upgive. Chaucer. Ur, Ure Ur (?), Ure, n. (Zo\'94l.) The urus. Urachus U"ra*chus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.) A cord or band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the umbilicus. Ur\'91mia U*r\'91"mi*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) Accumulation in the blood of the principles of the urine, producing dangerous disease. Ur\'91mic U*r\'91"mic (?), a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to ur\'91mia; as, ur\'91mic convulsions. Ur\'91um U*r\'91"um (?), n. [NL., from Gr. uraeus, adj.] (Zo\'94l.) The posterior half of an animal. Ural U"ral (?), a. Pertaining to, or designating, the Urals, a mountain range between Europe and Asia. Ural-Altaic U"ral-Al*ta"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Urals and the Altai; as the Ural-Altaic, or Turanian, languages. Urali U"ra*li (?), n. [See Wourali.] See Curare. Uralian, Uralic U*ra"li*an (?), U*ral"ic (?), a. Of or relating to the Ural Mountains. Uralite U"ral*ite (?), n. [So called because first observed in the Ural Mountains.] (Min.) Amphibole resulting from the alternation of pyroxene by paramorphism. It is not uncommon in massive eruptive rocks. Uralitization U`ral*i`ti*za"tion (?), n. (Geol.) The change of pyroxene to amphibole by paramorphism. Uramil U*ram"il (?), n. (Chem.) Murexan. Uranate U"ra*nate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of uranic acid. Urania U*ra"ni*a (?), n. [L., from Gr. 1. (Class. Myth.) One of the nine Muses, daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and patron of astronomy. 2. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of large, brilliantly colored moths native of the West Indies and South America. Their bright colored and tailed hind wings and their diurnal flight cause them to closely resemble butterflies. Uranian U*ra"ni*an (?), a. (Astron.) Of or pertaining to the planet Uranus; as, the Uranian year. Uranic U*ran"ic (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to the heavens; celestial; astronomical. On I know not what telluric or uranic principles. Carlyle. 2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, resembling, or containing uranium; specifically, designating those compounds in which uranium has a valence relatively higher than in uranous compounds. Uranin U"ra*nin (?), n. (Chem.) An alkaline salt of fluorescein, obtained as a brownish red substance, which is used as a dye; -- so called from the peculiar yellowish green fluorescence (resembling that of uranium glass) of its solutions. See Fluorescein. Uraninite U*ran"i*nite (?), n. (Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of uranium oxide with some lead, thorium, etc., occurring in black octahedrons, also in masses with a pitchlike luster; pitchblende. Uraniscoplasty U`ra*nis"co*plas`ty (?), n. [Gr. -plasty.] (Surg.) The process of forming an artificial palate. Uraniscoraphy, Uraniscorrhaphy U`ra*nis*cor"a*phy, U`ra*nis*cor"rha*phy (?), n. [Gr. (Surg.) Suture of the palate. See Staphyloraphy. Uranite U"ra*nite (?), n. [Cf. G. uranit, F. uranite.] (Min.) A general term for the uranium phosphates, autunite, or lime uranite, and torbernite, or copper uranite. Uranitic U`ra*nit"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to uranium; containing uranium. Uranium U*ra"ni*um (?), n. [NL., from Uranus the planet. See Uranus.] (Chem.) An element of the chromium group, found in certain rare minerals, as pitchblende, uranite, etc., and reduced as a heavy, hard, nickel-white metal which is quite permanent. Its yellow oxide is used to impart to glass a delicate greenish-yellow tint which is accompanied by a strong fluorescence, and its black oxide is used as a pigment in porcelain painting. Symbol U. Atomic weight 239. \'3c--radioactive, U-235 isotope is used in atomic fission, in bombs or power plants --\'3e NOTE: &hand; Ur anium wa s di scovered in the state of an oxide by Klaproth in 1789, and so named in honor of Herschel's discovery of the planet Uranus in 1781. Uran-ocher, Uran-ochre U"ran-o`cher, U"ran-o`chre (?), n. [Cf. F. uranochre.] (Min.) (a) A yellow, earthy incrustation, consisting essentially of the oxide of uranium, but more or less impure. <-- #sic. No (b) appeared in the original. --> Uranographic, Uranographical U`ra*no*graph"ic (?), U`ra*no*graph"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to uranography; as, an uranographic treatise. Uranographist U`ra*nog"ra*phist (?), n. One practiced in uranography. Uranography U`ra*nog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. A description or plan of the heavens and the heavenly bodies; the construction of celestial maps, globes, etc.; uranology. Uranolite U*ran"o*lite (?), n. [Gr. -lite.] A meteorite or a\'89rolite. [Obs.] Hutton. Uranology U`ra*nol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. -logy.] A discourse or treatise on the heavens and the heavenly bodies; the study of the heavens; uranography. Uranometria U`ra*nom`e*tri"a (?), n. [NL.] A uranometry. Uranometry U`ra*nom"e*try (?), n. [Gr. -metry.] (Astron.) A chart or catalogue of fixed stars, especially of stars visible to the naked eye. Uranoplasty U"ra*no*plas`ty (?), n. [See Uraniscoplasty.] (Surg.) The plastic operation for closing a fissure in the hard palate. Uranoscopy U`ra*nos"co*py (?), n. [Gr. -scopy.] Observation of the heavens or heavenly bodies. Uranoso- U`ra*no"so- (, a. (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively) from uranium; -- used in naming certain complex compounds; as in uranoso-uranic oxide, uranoso-uranic sulphate. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1586 Uranous U"ra*nous (&umac;"r&adot;*n&ucr;s), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, uranium; designating those compounds in which uranium has a lower valence as contrasted with the uranic compounds. Uranus U"ra*nus (-n&ucr;s), n. [L. Uranus, Gr. O'yrano`s Uranus, o'yrano`s heaven, sky. Cf. Uranium.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) The son or husband of Gaia (Earth), and father of Chronos (Time) and the Titans. 2. (Astron.) One of the primary planets. It is about 1,800,000,000 miles from the sun, about 36,000 miles in diameter, and its period of revolution round the sun is nearly 84 of our years. NOTE: &hand; Th is pl anet ha s also been called Herschel, from Sir William Herschel, who discovered it in 1781, and who named it Georgium Sidus, in honor of George III., then King of England. Uran-utan U*ran"-u*tan` (?), (Zo\'94l.) The orang-utang Uranyl U"ra*nyl (?), n. [Uranium + -yl.] (Chem.) The radical UO2, conveniently regarded as a residue of many uranium compounds. Urao U*ra"o (?), n. [Sp.] (Min.) See Trona. Urare, Urari U*ra"re (?), U*ra"ri, n. See Curare. Urate U"rate (?), n. [Cf. F. urate.] (Physiol. Chem.) A salt of uric acid; as, sodium urate; ammonium urate. Uratic U*rat"ic (?), (Physiol. Chem.) Of or containing urates; as, uratic calculi. Urban Ur"ban (?), a. [L. urbanus belonging to the urbs, urbis, a city: cf. F. urbain. Cf. Urbane.] 1. Of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban population. 2. Belonging to, or suiting, those living in a city; cultivated; polite; urbane; as, urban manners. Urban servitude. See Predial servitude, under Servitude. Urbane Ur*bane" (?), a. [See Urban.] Courteous in manners; polite; refined; elegant. Urbaniste Ur"ban*iste (?), n. (Bot.) A large and delicious pear or Flemish origin. Urbanity Ur*ban"i*ty (?), n. [L. urbanitas; cf. F. urbanit\'82.] 1. The quality or state of being urbane; civility or courtesy of manners; politeness; refinement. The marquis did the honors of his house with the urbanity of his country. W. Irving. 2. Polite wit; facetiousness. [Obs.] Dryden. Raillery in the sauce of civil entertainment; and without some such tincture of urbanity, good humor falters. L'Estrange. Syn. -- Politeness; suavity; affability; courtesy. Urbanize Ur"ban*ize (?), v. t. To render urban, or urbane; to refine; to polish. Howell. Urbicol\'91 Ur*bic"o*l\'91 (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. urbs, urbis, a city + colere to inhabit.] (Zo\'94l.) An extensive family of butterflies, including those known as skippers (Hesperiad\'91). Urbicolous Ur*bic"o*lous (?), a. Of or pertaining to a city; urban. [R.] Urceolar Ur"ce*o*lar (?), a. Urceolate. Urcelate Ur"ce*late (?), a. [L. urceolus, dim. of urceus a pitcher or waterpot.] (Nat. Hist.) Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contrasted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla. Urceole Ur"ce*ole (?), n. [See Urceolate.] (R. C. Ch.) A vessel for water for washing the hands; also, one to hold wine or water. Urceolus Ur*ce"o*lus (?), n.; pl. Urceoli (#). [L., a little pitcher.] (Bot.) Any urn-shaped organ of a plant. Urchin Ur"chin (?), n. [OE. urchon, irchon, a hedgehog, OF. ire&cced;on, eri&cced;on, heri, herichon, F. h\'82risson, a derivative fr. L. ericius, from er a hedgehog, for her; akin to Gr. Herisson.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A hedgehog. 2. (Zo\'94l.) A sea urchin. See Sea urchin. 3. A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form a hedgehog. "We 'll dress [them] like urchins, ouphes, and fairies." Shak. 4. A pert or roguish child; -- now commonly used only of a boy. And the urchins that stand with their thievish eyes Forever on watch ran off each with a prize. W. Howitt. You did indeed dissemble, you urchin you; but where's the girl that won't dissemble for an husband? Goldsmith. 5. One of a pair in a series of small card cylinders, arranged around a carding drum; -- so called from its fancied resemblance to the hedgehog. Knight. Urchin fish (Zo\'94l.), a diodon. Urchin Ur"chin, a. Rough; pricking; piercing. [R.] "Helping all urchin blasts." Milton. Urchon Ur"chon (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The urchin, or hedgehog. Urdu Ur"du (?), n. [Hind. urd&umac;.] The language more generally called Hindoostanee. Ure Ure (?), n. [OE. ure, OF. oevre, ovre, ouvre, work, F. &oe;uvre, L. opera. See Opera, Operate, and cf. Inure, Manure.] Use; practice; exercise. [Obs.] Fuller. Let us be sure of this, to put the best in ure That lies in us. Chapman. Ure Ure, v. t. To use; to exercise; to inure; to accustom by practice. [Obs.] The French soldiers . . . from their youth have been practiced and ured in feats of arms. Sir T. More. Urea U"re*a (?), a. [NL. See Urine.] (Physiol. Chem.) A very soluble crystalline body which is the chief constituent of the urine in mammals and some other animals. It is also present in small quantity in blood, serous fluids, lymph, the liver, etc. NOTE: &hand; It is the main product of the regressive metamorphosis (katabolism) of proteid matter in the body, and is excreted daily to the amount of about 500 grains by a man of average weight. Chemically it is carbamide, CO(NH2)2, and when heated with strong acids or alkalies is decomposed into carbonic acid and ammonia. It unites with acids to form salts, as nitrate of urea, and it can be made synthetically from ammonium cyanate, with which it is isomeric. Urea ferment, a soluble ferment formed by certain bacteria, which, however, yield the ferment from the body of their cells only after they have been killed by alcohol. It causes urea to take up water and decompose into carbonic acid and ammonia. Many different bacteria possess this property, especially Bacterium ure\'91 and Micrococcus ure\'91, which are found abundantly in urines undergoing alkaline fermentation.<-- = urease --> Ureal U"re*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to urea; containing, or consisting of, urea; as, ureal deposits. Ureameter U`re*am"e*ter (?), n. [Urea + -meter.] (Physiol. Chem.) An apparatus for the determination of the amount of urea in urine, in which the nitrogen evolved by the action of certain reagents, on a given volume of urine, is collected and measured, and the urea calculated accordingly. Urechitin U`re*chi"tin (?), n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the leaves of a certain plant (Urechitis suberecta) as a bitter white crystalline substance. Urechitoxin U`re*chi*tox"in (?), n. [Urechitin + toxic + -in.] (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside found accompanying urechitin, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. Uredo U*re"do (?), n. [L., a blast, blight, a burning itch, fr. urere to burn, to scorch.] 1. (Bot.) One of the stages in the life history of certain rusts (Uredinales), regarded at one time as a distinct genus. It is a summer stage preceding the teleutospore, or winter stage. See Uredinales, in the Supplement. 2. (Med.) Nettle rash. See Urticaria. Uredospore U*re"do*spore (?), n. (Bot.) The thin-walled summer spore which is produced during the so-called Uredo stage of certain rusts. See (in the Supplement) Uredinales, Heter&oe;cious, etc. Ureide U"re*ide (?), n. (Chem.) Any one of the many complex derivatives of urea; thus, hydantoin, and, in an extended dense, guanidine, caffeine, et., are ureides. [Written also ureid.] -uret -u*ret (?). A suffix with the same meaning as -ide. See -ide. [Obs.] Ureter U*re"ter (?; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. Urine.] (Anat.) The duct which conveys the urine from the kidney to the bladder or cloaca. There are two ureters, one for each kidney. Ureteritis U*re`ter*i"tis (?), n. [NL. See Ureter, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the ureter. Dunglison. Urethane U*reth"ane (?), n. (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, NH2.CO.OC2H5, produced by the action of ammonia on ethyl carbonate. It is used somewhat in medicine as a hypnotic. By extension, any one of the series of related substances of which urethane proper is the type. Urethra U*re"thra (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. Urine.] (Anat.) The canal by which the urine is conducted from the bladder and discharged. Urethral U*re"thral (?), a. Of or pertaining to the urethra. Urethral fever (Med.), fever occurring as a consequence of operations upon the urethra. Urethritis U`re*thri"tis (?), n. [NL. See Urethra, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the urethra. Urethroplasty U*re"thro*plas`ty (?), n. [Urethra + -plasty.] (Surg.) An operation for the repair of an injury or a defect in the walls of the urethra. -- U*re`thro*plas"tic (#), a. Urethroscope U*re"thro*scope (?), n. [Urethra + -scope.] (Med.) An instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra. Urethroscopy U`re*thros"co*py (?), n. (Med.) Examination of the urethra by means of the urethroscope. Urethrotome U*re"thro*tome (?), n. [Urethra + Gr. An instrument for cutting a urethral stricture. Urethrotomy U`re*throt"o*my (?), n. [Urethra + Gr. (Surg.) An incision of the urethra, esp. incision for relief of urethral stricture. Uretic U*ret"ic (?), a. [L. ureticus, Gr. Urine.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to the urine; diuretic; urinary; as, uretic medicine. Urge Urge (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Urged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Urging (?).] [L. urgere; akin to E. wreak. See Wreak, v. t.] 1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight. Pope. 2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity. My brother never Did urge me in his act; I did inquire it. Shak. 3. To provoke; to exasperate. [R.] Urge not my father's anger. Shak. 4. To press hard upon; to follow closely Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. Pope. 5. To present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention; to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case. 6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat. Syn. -- To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate; encourage. Urge Urge (?), v. i. 1. To press onward or forward. [R.] 2. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist. Urgence Ur"gence (?), n. Urgency. [Obs.] Urgency Ur"gen*cy (?), n. [Cf. F. urgence.] The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion. Urgent Ur"gent (?), a. [L. urgens, p. pr. of urgere: cf. F. urgent. See Urge.] Urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important. "The urgent hour." Shak. Some urgent cause to ordain the contrary. Hooker. The Egyptians were urgent upon the people that they might send them out of the land in haste. Ex. xii. 33. Urgently Ur"gent*ly, adv. In an urgent manner. Urger Ur"ger (?), n. One who urges. Beau. & Fl. Uric U"ric (?), a. [Gr. urique. See Urine.] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to urine; obtained from urine; as, uric acid. Uric acid, a crystalline body, present in small quantity in the urine of man and most mammals. Combined in the form of urate of ammonia, it is the chief constituent of the urine of birds and reptiles, forming the white part. Traces of it are also found in the various organs of the body. It is likewise a common constituent, either as the free acid or as a urate, of urinary or renal calculi and of the so-called gouty concretions. From acid urines, uric acid is frequently deposited, on standing in a cool place, in the form of a reddish yellow sediment, nearly always crystalline. Chemically, it is composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen, C5H4N4O3, and by decomposition yields urea, among other products. It can be made synthetically by heating together urea and glycocoll. It was formerly called also lithic acid, in allusion to its occurrence in stone, or calculus. Urim U"rim (?), n. [Heb. , pl. of , fire light.] A part or decoration of the breastplate of the high priest among the ancient Jews, by which Jehovah revealed his will on certain occasions. Its nature has been the subject of conflicting conjectures. Thou shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim. Ex. xxviii. 30. And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. 1 Sam. xxviii. 6. NOTE: &hand; Pr ofessor Pl umptre su pposes the Urim to have been a clear and colorless stone set in the breastplate of the high priest as a symbol of light, answering to the mystic scarab in the pectoral plate of the ancient Egyptian priests, and that the Thummim was an image corresponding to that worn by the priestly judges of Egypt as a symbol of truth and purity of motive. By gazing steadfastly on these, he may have been thrown into a mysterious, half ecstatic state, akin to hypnotism, in which he lost all personal consciousness, and received a spiritual illumination and insight. Urinal U"ri*nal (?), n. [L. urinal, fr. urina urine: cf. F. urinal.] 1. A vessel for holding urine; especially, a bottle or tube for holding urine for inspection. 2. A place or convenience for urinating purposes. Urinarium U`ri*na"ri*um (?), n. [LL. urinarium.] (Agric.) A reservoir for urine, etc., for manure. Urinary U"ri*na*ry (?), a. [L. urina urine: cf. F. urinaire.] 1. Of or pertaining to the urine; as, the urinary bladder; urinary excretions. 2. Resembling, or being of the nature of, urine. Urinary calculus (Med.), a concretion composed of some one or more crystalline constituents of the urine, liable to be found in any portion of the urinary passages or in the pelvis of the kidney. -- Urinary pigments, (Physiol. Chem.), certain colored substances, urochrome, or urobilin, uroerythrin, etc., present in the urine together with indican, a colorless substance which by oxidation is convertible into colored bodies. <-- urinary tract --> Urinary U"ri*na*ry, n. A urinarium; also, a urinal. Urinate U"ri*nate (?), v. i. [LL. urinare.] To discharge urine; to make water. Urination U`ri*na"tion (?), n. The act or process of voiding urine; micturition. Urinative U"ri*na*tive (?), a. Provoking the flow of urine; uretic; diuretic. [R.] Bacon. Urinator U"ri*na`tor (?), n. [L., from urinari to plunge under water, to dive.] One who dives under water in search of something, as for pearls; a diver. [R.] Ray. Urine U"rine (?), n. [F. urine, L. urina; akin to urinari to plunge under water, to dive, Gr. v\'ber water, Icel. drizzling rain, AS. w\'91r the sea.] (Physiol.) In mammals, a fluid excretion from the kidneys; in birds and reptiles, a solid or semisolid excretion. NOTE: &hand; I n man, the urine is a clear, transparent fluid of an amber color and peculiar odor, with an average density of 1.02. The average amount excreted in 24 hours is from 40 to 60 ounces (about 1,200 cubic centimeters). Chemically, the urine is mainly an aqueous solution of urea, salt (sodium chloride), and uric acid, together with some hippuric acid and peculiar pigments. It usually has an acid reaction, owing to the presence of acid phosphates of soda or free uric acid. Normally, it contains about 960 parts of water to 40 parts of solid matter, and the daily average excretion is 35 grams (540 grains) of urea, 0.75 gram (11 grains) of uric acid, and 16.5 grams (260 grains) of salt. Abnormally, it may contain sugar as in diabetes, albumen as in Bright's disease, bile pigments as in jaundice, or abnormal quantities of some one or more of the normal constituents. Urine U"rine, v. i. To urinate. [Obs.] Bacon. Uriniferous U`ri*nif"er*ous (?), a. [Urine + -ferous.] Bearing or conveying urine; as, uriniferous tubules. Uriniparous U`ri*nip"a*rous (?), a. [Urine + L. parere to produce: cf. F. urinipare.] (Physiol.) Producing or preparing urine; as, the uriniparous tubes in the cortical portion of the kidney. Urinogenital U`ri*no*gen"i*tal (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the urinary and genital organs; genitourinary; urogenital; as, the urinogenital canal. Urinometer U`ri*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Urine + -meter.] A small hydrometer for determining the specific gravity of urine. Urinometry U`ri*nom"e*try (?), n. The estimation of the specific gravity of urine by the urinometer. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1587 Urinose, Urinous U"ri*nose (?), U"ri*nous (?), a. [Cf. F. urineux. See Urine.] Of or pertaining to urine, or partaking of its qualities; having the character or odor of urine; similar to urine. Arbuthnot. Urite U"rite (?), n. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) One of the segments of the abdomen or post-abdomen of arthropods. Urith U"rith (?), n. The bindings of a hedge. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. Urn Urn (?), n. [OE. urne, L. urna; perhaps fr. urere to burn, and sop called as being made of burnt clay (cf. East): cf. F. urne.] 1. A vessel of various forms, usually a vase furnished with a foot or pedestal, employed for different purposes, as for holding liquids, for ornamental uses, for preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation, and anciently for holding lots to be drawn. A rustic, digging in the ground by Padua, found an urn, or earthen pot, in which there was another urn. Bp. Wilkins. His scattered limbs with my dead body burn, And once more join us in the pious urn. Dryden. 2. Fig.: Any place of burial; the grave. Or lay these bones in an unworthy urn, Tombless, with no remembrance over them. Shak. 3. (Rom. Antiq.) A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a haft, wine measure. It was haft the amphora, and four times the congius. 4. (Bot.) A hollow body shaped like an urn, in which the spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a theca. 5. A tea urn. See under Tea. Urn mosses (Bot.), the order of true mosses; -- so called because the capsules of many kinds are urn-shaped. Urn Urn, v. t. To inclose in, or as in, an urn; to inurn. When horror universal shall descend, And heaven's dark concave urn all human race. Young. Urnal Urn"al (?), a. Of or pertaining to an urn; effected by an urn or urns. "Urnal interments." Sir T. Browne. Urnful Urn"ful (?), n.; pl. Urnfuls (. As much as an urn will hold; enough to fill an urn. Urn-shaped Urn"-shaped` (?), a. Having the shape of an urn; as, the urn-shaped capsules of some mosses. Uro- U"ro- (?). A combining form fr. Gr. o'y^ron, urine. Uro- U"ro-. A combining form from Gr. o'yra`, the tail, the caudal extremity. Urobilin U`ro*bi"lin (?), n. [1st uro- + bile + -in.] (Physiol. Chem.) A yellow pigment identical with hydrobilirubin, abundant in the highly colored urine of fever, and also present in normal urine. See Urochrome. Urocele U"ro*cele (?), n. [1st uro + Gr. (Med.) A morbid swelling of the scrotum due to extravasation of urine into it. Urocerata U`ro*cer"a*ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A division of boring Hymenoptera, including Tremex and allied genera. See Illust. of Horntail. Urochord U"ro*chord (?), n. [2d uro- + chord.] (Zo\'94l.) The central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and of certain adult tunicates. [Written also urocord.] Urochorda U`ro*chor"da (?), n. pl. [NL. See Urochord.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tunicata. Urochordal U`ro*chor"dal (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Urochorda. Urochrome U"ro*chrome (?), n. [1st uro- + Gr. (Physiol. Chem.) A yellow urinary pigment, considered by Thudichum as the only pigment present in normal urine. It is regarded by Maly as identical with urobilin. Urochs U"rochs (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Aurochs. Urocord U"ro*cord (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Urochord. Urocyst U"ro*cyst (?), n. [1st uro- + cyst.] (Anat.) The urinary bladder. Urodela U`ro*de"la (?), n. pl. [NL.; Gr. (Zo\'94l.) An order of amphibians having the tail well developed and often long. It comprises the salamanders, tritons, and allied animals. Urodele U"ro*dele (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Urodela. Urodelian U`ro*de"li*an (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Urodela. -- n. One of the Urodela. Uroerythrin U`ro*e*ryth"rin (?), n. [See 1st Uro-, and Erythrin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A reddish urinary pigment, considered as the substance which gives to the urine of rheumatism its characteristic color. It also causes the red color often seen in deposits of urates. Urogastric U`ro*gas"tric (?), a. [2d uro- + gastric.] (Zo\'94l.) Behind the stomach; -- said of two lobes of the carapace of certain crustaceans. Urogenital U`ro*gen"i*tal (?), a. [1st uro- + genital.] (Anat.) Same as Urinogenital. Uroglaucin U`ro*glau"cin (?), n. [1st uro- + L. glaucus bright.] (Physiol. Chem.) A body identical with indigo blue, occasionally found in the urine in degeneration of the kidneys. It is readily formed by oxidation or decomposition of indican. Uroh\'91matin U`ro*h\'91m"a*tin (?), n. [1st uro- + h\'91matin.] (Physiol. Chem.) Urinary h\'91matin; -- applied to the normal coloring matter of the urine, on the supposition that it is formed either directly or indirectly (through bilirubin) from the h\'91matin of the blood. See Urochrome, and Urobilin. Urohyal U`ro*hy"al (?), a. [2d uro- + the Gr. letter .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to one or more median and posterior elements in the hyoidean arch of fishes. -- n. A urohyal bone or cartilage. Urology U*rol"o*gy (?), n. [1st uro- + -logy.] (Med.) See Uronology. Uromere U"ro*mere (?), n. [2d uro- + -mere.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of the abdominal segments of an arthropod. Uronology U`ro*nol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. -logy.] (Med.) That part of medicine which treats of urine. Dunglison. Uropod U"ro*pod (?), n. [2d uro- + -pod.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of the abdominal appendages of a crustacean, especially one of the posterior ones, which are often larger than the rest, and different in structure, and are used chiefly in locomotion. See Illust. of Crustacea, and Stomapoda. Uropodal U*rop"o*dal (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to a uropod. Uropoetic U`ro*po*et"ic (?), a. [1st uro- + Gr. 1. (Med.) Producing, or favoring the production of, urine. 2. (Zo\'94l.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a system of organs which eliminate nitrogenous waste matter from the blood of certain invertebrates. Uropygial U`ro*pyg"i*al (?), a. [See Uropygium.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds. Uropygial gland, a peculiar sebaceous gland at the base of the tail feathers in most birds. It secretes an oily fluid which is spread over the feathers by preening. Uropygium U`ro*pyg"i*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.) The prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body, which supports the feathers of the tail; the rump; -- sometimes called pope's nose. Urosacral U`ro*sa"cral (?), a. [2d uro- + sacral.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the caudal and sacral parts of the vertebral column; as, the urosacral vertebr\'91 of birds. Uroscopy U*ros"co*py (?), n. [1st uro- + -scopy: cf. F. uroscopie.] The diagnosis of diseases by inspection of urine. Sir T. Browne. Urosome U"ro*some (?), n. [2d uro- + -some body.] (Zo\'94l.) The abdomen, or post-abdomen, of arthropods. Urostege U"ro*stege (?), n. [2d uro- + Gr. (Zo\'94l.) One of the plates on the under side of the tail of a serpent. Urosteon U*ros"te*on (?), n.; pl. L. Urostea (#), E. Urosteons (#). [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.) A median ossification back of the lophosteon in the sternum of some birds. Urosternite U`ro*ster"nite (?), n. [2d uro- + sternum.] (Zo\'94l.) The sternal, or under piece, of any one of the uromeres of insects and other arthropods. Urostyle U"ro*style (?), n. [2d uro- + Gr. (Anat.) A styliform process forming the posterior extremity of the vertebral column in some fishes and amphibians. Urox U"rox (?), n. [See Aurochs, and cf. Urus.] (Zo\'94l.) The aurochs. Uroxanate U*rox"a*nate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of uroxanic acid. Uroxanic U`rox*an"ic (?), a. [Uric + alloxan.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C5H8N4O6, which is obtained, as a white crystalline substance, by the slow oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution. Uroxanthin U`ro*xan"thin (?), n. [1st uro- + xanthin.] (Physiol. Chem.) Same as Indican. Urrhodin Ur*rho"din (?), n. [1st uro- + Gr. (Physiol. Chem.) Indigo red, a product of the decomposition, or oxidation, of indican. It is sometimes found in the sediment of pathological urines. It is soluble in ether or alcohol, giving the solution a beautiful red color. Also called indigrubin. Urry Ur"ry (?), n. [Cf. Gael. uir, uireach, mold, clay.] A sort of blue or black clay lying near a vein of coal. Ursa Ur"sa (?), n. [L. ursa a she-bear, also, a constellation, fem. of ursus a bear. Cf. Arctic.] (Astron.) Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below. Ursa Major [L.], the Great Bear, one of the most conspicuous of the northern constellations. It is situated near the pole, and contains the stars which form the Dipper, or Charles's Wain, two of which are the Pointers, or stars which point towards the North Star. -- Ursa Minor [L.], the Little Bear, the constellation nearest the north pole. It contains the north star, or polestar, which is situated in the extremity of the tail. Ursal Ur"sal (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The ursine seal. See the Note under 1st Seal. Ursiform Ur"si*form (?), a. [L. ursus, ursa, a bear + -form.] Having the shape of a bear. Ursine Ur"sine (?), a. [L. ursinus, from ursus a bear. See Ursa.] Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear. Ursine baboon. (Zo\'94l.) See Chacma. -- Ursine dasyure (Zo\'94l.), the Tasmanian devil. -- Ursine howler (Zo\'94l.), the araguato. See Illust. under Howler. -- Ursine seal. (Zo\'94l.) See Sea bear, and the Note under 1st Seal. Urson Ur"son (?), n. [Cf. Urchin.] (Zo\'94l.) The Canada porcupine. See Porcupine. Ursuk Ur"suk (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The bearded seal. Ursula Ur"su*la (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A beautiful North American butterfly (Basilarchia, OR Limenitis, astyanax). Its wings are nearly black with red and blue spots and blotches. Called also red-spotted purple. Ursuline Ur"su*line (?), n. [Cf. F. ursuline.] (R. C. Ch.) One of an order of nuns founded by St. Angela Merici, at Brescia, in Italy, about the year 1537, and so called from St. Ursula, under whose protection it was placed. The order was introduced into Canada as early as 1639, and into the United States in 1727. The members are devoted entirely to education. Ursuline Ur"su*line, a. Of or pertaining to St. Ursula, or the order of Ursulines; as, the Ursuline nuns. Ursus Ur"sus (?), n. [L., a bear.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of Carnivora including the common bears. Urtica Ur*ti"ca (?), n. [L., a nettle.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the common nettles. See Nettle, n. Urticaceous Ur`ti*ca"ceous (?), a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order (Urticace\'91) of plants, of which the nettle is the type. The order includes also the hop, the elm, the mulberry, the fig, and many other plants. Urtical Ur"tic*al (?), a. Resembling nettles; -- said of several natural orders allied to urticaceous plants. Urticaria Ur`ti*ca"ri*a (?), n. [NL. See Urtica.] (Med.) The nettle rash, a disease characterized by a transient eruption of red pimples and of wheals, accompanied with a burning or stinging sensation and with itching; uredo. Urticate Ur"ti*cate (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Urticated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Urticating.] To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy. G. A. Sala. Urtication Ur`ti*ca"tion (?), n. (Med.) The act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; -- sometimes used in the treatment of paralysis. Urubu U*ru*bu" (?), n. [Cf. Pg. urub\'a3 a certain Brazilian bird.] (Zo\'94l.) The black vulture (Catharista atrata). It ranges from the Southern United States to South America. See Vulture. Urus U"rus (?), n. [L.; of Teutonic origin. See Aurochs.] (Zo\'94l.) A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal (Bos urus OR primigenius) anciently abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius C\'91sar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and tur. Urva Ur"va (?), n. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) The crab-eating ichneumon (Herpestes urva), native of India. The fur is black, annulated with white at the tip of each hair, and a white streak extends from the mouth to the shoulder. Us Us (?), pron. [OE. us, AS. ; akin to OFries. & OS. , D. ons, G. uns, Icel. & Sw. oss, Dan. os, Goth. uns, L. nos we, us, Gr. nas us. Nostrum, Our.] The persons speaking, regarded as an object; ourselves; -- the objective case of we. See We. "Tell us a tale." Chaucer. Give us this day our daily bread. Matt. vi. 11. Usable Us"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being used. Usage Us"age (?), n. [F. usage, LL. usaticum. See Use.] 1. The act of using; mode of using or treating; treatment; conduct with respect to a person or a thing; as, good usage; ill usage; hard usage. My brother Is prisoner to the bishop here, at whose hands He hath good usage and great liberty. Shak. 2. Manners; conduct; behavior. [Obs.] A gentle nymph was found, Hight Astery, excelling all the crew In courteous usage. Spenser. 3. Long-continued practice; customary mode of procedure; custom; habitual use; method. Chaucer. It has now been, during many years, the grave and decorous usage of Parliaments to hear, in respectful silence, all expressions, acceptable or unacceptable, which are uttered from the throne. Macaulay. 4. Customary use or employment, as of a word or phrase in a particular sense or signification. 5. Experience. [Obs.] In eld [old age] is both wisdom and usage. Chaucer. Syn. -- Custom; use; habit. -- Usage, Custom. These words, as here compared, agree in expressing the idea of habitual practice; but a custom is not necessarily a usage. A custom may belong to many, or to a single individual. A usage properly belongs to the great body of a people. Hence, we speak of usage, not of custom, as the law of language. Again, a custom is merely that which has been often repeated, so as to have become, in a good degree, established. A usage must be both often repeated and of long standing. Hence, we speak of a "hew custom," but not of a "new usage." Thus, also, the "customs of society" is not so strong an expression as the "usages of society." "Custom, a greater power than nature, seldom fails to make them worship." Locke. "Of things once received and confirmed by use, long usage is a law sufficient." Hooker. In law, the words usage and custom are often used interchangeably, but the word custom also has a technical and restricted sense. See Custom, n., 3. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1588 Usager Us"a*ger (?), n. [F. usager.] One who has the use of anything in trust for another. [Obs.] Daniel. Usance Us"ance (?), n. [F. See Use, v. t.] 1. Use; usage; employment. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. Custom; practice; usage. [Obs.] Gower. Chaucer. 3. Interest paid for money; usury. [Obs.] Shak. 4. (Com.) The time, fixed variously by the usage between different countries, when a bill of exchange is payable; as, a bill drawn on London at one usance, or at double usance. Usant Us"ant (?), a. [OF.] Using; accustomed. [Obs.] "Usant for to steal." Chaucer. Usbegs, Usbeks Us"begs (?), Us"beks (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) A Turkish tribe which about the close of the 15th century conquered, and settled in, that part of Asia now called Turkestan. [Written also Uzbecks, and Uzbeks.] Use Use (?), n. [OE. us use, usage, L. usus, from uti, p. p. usus, to use. See Use, v. t.] 1. The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to some purpose; as, the use of a pen in writing; his machines are in general use. Books can never teach the use of books. Bacon. This Davy serves you for good uses. Shak. When he framed All things to man's delightful use. Milton. 2. Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use for a book. Shak. 3. Yielding of service; advantage derived; capability of being used; usefulness; utility. God made two great lights, great for their use To man. Milton. 'T is use alone that sanctifies expense. Pope. 4. Continued or repeated practice; customary employment; usage; custom; manner; habit. Let later age that noble use envy. Spenser. How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, Seem to me all the uses of this world! Shak. 5. Common occurrence; ordinary experience. [R.] O C\'91sar! these things are beyond all use. Shak. 6. (Eccl.) The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese; as, the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc. From henceforth all the whole realm shall have but one use. Pref. to Book of Common Prayer. 7. The premium paid for the possession and employment of borrowed money; interest; usury. [Obs.] Thou art more obliged to pay duty and tribute, use and principal, to him. Jer. Taylor. 8. [In this sense probably a corruption of OF. oes, fr. L. opus need, business, employment, work. Cf. Operate.] (Law) The benefit or profit of lands and tenements. Use imports a trust and confidence reposed in a man for the holding of lands. He to whose use or benefit the trust is intended shall enjoy the profits. An estate is granted and limited to A for the use of B. 9. (Forging) A stab of iron welded to the side of a forging, as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging. Contingent, OR Springing, use (Law), a use to come into operation on a future uncertain event. -- In use. (a) In employment; in customary practice observance. (b) In heat; -- said especially of mares. J. H. Walsh. -- Of no use, useless; of no advantage. -- Of use, useful; of advantage; profitable. -- Out of use, not in employment. -- Resulting use (Law), a use, which, being limited by the deed, expires or can not vest, and results or returns to him who raised it, after such expiration. -- Secondary, OR Shifting, use, a use which, though executed, may change from one to another by circumstances. Blackstone. -- Statute of uses (Eng. Law), the stat. 27 Henry VIII., cap. 10, which transfers uses into possession, or which unites the use and possession. -- To make use of, To put to use, to employ; to derive service from; to use. Use Use (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Used (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Using.] [OE. usen, F. user to use, use up, wear out, LL. usare to use, from L. uti, p. p. usus, to use, OL. oeti, oesus; of uncertain origin. Cf. Utility.] 1. To make use of; to convert to one's service; to avail one's self of; to employ; to put a purpose; as, to use a plow; to use a chair; to use time; to use flour for food; to use water for irrigation. Launcelot Gobbo, use your legs. Shak. Some other means I have which may be used. Milton. 2. To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly. "I will use him well." Shak. How wouldst thou use me now? Milton. Cato has used me ill. Addison. 3. To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use diligence in business. Use hospitality one to another. 1 Pet. iv. 9. 4. To accustom; to habituate; to render familiar by practice; to inure; -- employed chiefly in the passive participle; as, men used to cold and hunger; soldiers used to hardships and danger. I am so used in the fire to blow. Chaucer. Thou with thy compeers, Used to the yoke, draw'st his triumphant wheels. Milton. To use one's self, to behave. [Obs.] "Pray, forgive me, if I have used myself unmannerly." Shak. -- To use up. (a) To consume or exhaust by using; to leave nothing of; as, to use up the supplies. (b) To exhaust; to tire out; to leave no capacity of force or use in; to overthrow; as, he was used up by fatigue. [Colloq.] Syn. -- Employ. -- Use, Employ. We use a thing, or make use of it, when we derive from it some enjoyment or service. We employ it when we turn that service into a particular channel. We use words to express our general meaning; we employ certain technical terms in reference to a given subject. To make use of, implies passivity in the thing; as, to make use of a pen; and hence there is often a material difference between the two words when applied to persons. To speak of "making use of another" generally implies a degrading idea, as if we had used him as a tool; while employ has no such sense. A confidential friend is employed to negotiate; an inferior agent is made use of on an intrigue. I would, my son, that thou wouldst use the power Which thy discretion gives thee, to control And manage all. Cowper. To study nature will thy time employ: Knowledge and innocence are perfect joy. Dryden. Use Use (?), v. i. 1. To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as, he used to ride daily; -- now disused in the present tense, perhaps because of the similarity in sound, between "use to," and "used to." They use to place him that shall be their captain on a stone. Spenser. Fears use to be represented in an imaginary. Bacon. Thus we use to say, it is the room that smokes, when indeed it is the fire in the room. South. Now Moses used to take the tent and to pitch it without the camp. Ex. xxxiii. 7 (Rev. Ver.) 2. To be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit; to dwell; -- sometimes followed by of. [Obs.] "Where never foot did use." Spenser. He useth every day to a merchant's house. B. Jonson. Ye valleys low, where the mild whispers use Of shades, and wanton winds, and gushing brooks. Milton. Useful Use"ful (?), a. Full of use, advantage, or profit; producing, or having power to produce, good; serviceable for any end or object; helpful toward advancing any purpose; beneficial; profitable; advantageous; as, vessels and instruments useful in a family; books useful for improvement; useful knowledge; useful arts. To what can I useful! Milton. Usefully Use"ful*ly, adv. In a useful manner. Usefulness Use"ful*ness, n. The quality or state of being useful; utility; serviceableness; advantage. Addison. Syn. -- Utility; value; profit. See Utility. Useless Use"less, a. Having, or being of, no use; unserviceable; producing no good end; answering no valuable purpose; not advancing the end proposed; unprofitable; ineffectual; as, a useless garment; useless pity. Not to sit idle with so great a gift Useless, and thence ridiculous. Milton. Syn. -- Fruitless; ineffectual. -- Useless, Fruitless, Ineffectual. We speak of an attempt, effort, etc., as being useless when there are in it inherent difficulties which forbid the hope of success, as fruitless when it fails, not from any such difficulties, but from some unexpected hindrance arising to frustrate it; as, the design was rendered fruitless by the death of its projector. Ineffectual nearly resembles fruitless, but implies a failure of a less hopeless character; as, after several ineffectual efforts, I at last succeeded. Useless are all words Till you have writ "performance" with your swords. The other is for waiving. Beau. & Fl. Waiving all searches into antiquity, in relation to this controversy, as being either needless or fruitless. Waterland. Even our blessed Savior's preaching, who spake as never man spake, was ineffectual to many. Bp. Stillingfleet. -- Use"less*ly, adv. -- Use"less*ness, n. User Us"er (?), n. 1. One who uses. Shak. 2. (Law) Enjoyment of property; use. Mozley & W. Usher Ush"er (?), n. [OE. ussher, uschere, OF. ussier, uisser, oissier, hussier, huissier, fr. L. ostiarius a doorkeeper, fr. ostium a door, entrance, fr. os mouth. See Oral, and cf. Ostiary.] 1. An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a person of rank. Also, one who escorts persons to seats in a church, theater, etc. "The ushers and the squires." Chaucer. These are the ushers of Marcius. Shak. NOTE: &hand; Th ere ar e va rious officers of this kind attached to the royal household in England, including the gentleman usher of the black rod, who attends in the House of Peers during the sessions of Parliament, and twelve or more gentlemen ushers. See Black rod. 2. An under teacher, or assistant master, in a school. Usher Ush"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ushered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ushering.] To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger; to forerun; -- sometimes followed by in or forth; as, to usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to usher a visitor into the room. The stars that usher evening rose. Milton. The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter, setting forth the great genius of the author. Addison. Usherance Ush"er*ance (?), n. The act of ushering, or the state of being ushered in. [Obs.] Shaftesbury. Usherdom Ush"er*dom (?), n. The office or position of an usher; ushership; also, ushers, collectively. [R.] Usherless Ush"er*less, a. Destitute of an usher. Marston. Ushership Ush"er*ship, n. The office of an usher; usherdom. Usitative Us"i*ta*tive (?), a. [L. usitari to use often.] Denoting usual or customary action. "The usitative aorist." Alford. Usnea Us"ne*a (?), n. [NL., from Ar. usnah moss.] (Bot.) A genus of lichens, most of the species of which have long, gray, pendulous, and finely branched fronds. Usnea barbata is the common bearded lichen which grows on branches of trees in northern forests. Usnic Us"nic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid obtained, as a yellow crystalline substance, from certain genera of lichens (Usnea, Parmelia, etc.). Usquebaugh Us"que*baugh (?), n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge beatha, literally, water of life; uisge water + beatha life; akin to Gr. bi`os life. See Quick, a., and cf. Whisky.] 1. A compound distilled spirit made in Ireland and Scotland; whisky. The Scottish returns being vested in grouse, white hares, pickled salmon, and usquebaugh. Sir W. Scott. 2. A liquor compounded of brandy, or other strong spirit, raisins, cinnamon and other spices. Brande & C. Usself Us`self" (?), n. pl. Ourselves. [Obs.] Wyclif. Piers Plowman. Chaucer. Ustion Us"tion (?), n. [L. ustio, fr. urere, ustum, to burn: cf. F. ustion.] The act of burning, or the state of being burned. [R.] Johnson. Ustorious Us*to"ri*ous (?), a. [L. urere, ustum, to burn.] Having the quality of burning. [R.] I. Watts. Ustulate Us"tu*late (?), a. [L. ustulatus, p. p. of ustulare to scorch, urere to burn.] Blackened as if burned. Ustulation Us`tu*la"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. ustulation.] 1. The act of burning or searing. [R.] Sir W. Petty. 2. (Old Chem.) The operation of expelling one substance from another by heat, as sulphur or arsenic from ores, in a muffle. 3. (Pharm.) (a) The roasting or drying of moist substances so as prepare them for pulverizing. (b) The burning of wine. 4. Lascivious passion; concupiscence. [Obs.] It is not certain that they took the better part when they chose ustulation before marriage, expressly against the apostle. Jer. Taylor. Usual U"su*al (?), a. [L. usualis, from usus use: cf. F. usuel. See Use, n.] Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common. Consultation with oracles was a thing very usual and frequent in their times. Hooker. We can make friends of these usual enemies. Baxter. -- U"su*al*ly, adv. -- U"su*al*ness, n. Usucaption U`su*cap"tion (?; 277), n. [L. usucapere, usucaptum, to acquire by long use; usu (ablative of usus use) + capere to take: cf. usucapio usucaption.] (Roman Law) The acquisition of the title or right to property by the uninterrupted possession of it for a certain term prescribed by law; -- the same as prescription in common law. Usufruct U"su*fruct (?; 277), n. [L. usufructus, ususfructus, usus et fructus; usus use + fructus fruit.] (Law) The right of using and enjoying the profits of an estate or other thing belonging to another, without impairing the substance. Burrill. Usufructuary U`su*fruc"tu*a*ry (?), n. [L. usufructuarius.] (Law) A person who has the use of property and reaps the profits of it. Wharton. Usufructuary U`su*fruc"tu*a*ry, a. (Law) Of or pertaining to a usufruct; having the nature of a usufruct. The ordinary graces bequeathed by Christ to his church, as the usufructuary property of all its members. Coleridge. Usurarious, Usurary U`su*ra"ri*ous (?), U"su*ra*ry (?), a. [L. usurarius that serves for use, that pays interest. See Usurer.] Usurious. [Obs.] "Usurarious contracts." Jer. Taylor. Bp. Hall. Usure U"sure (?; 115), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Usured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Usuring.] [Cf. OF. usurer, LL. usurare.] To practice usury; to charge unlawful interest. [Obs.] "The usuringb senate." Shak. I usured not ne to me usured any man. Wyclif (Jer. xv. 10). Usure U"sure (?), n. [F.] Usury. [Obs.] Wyclif. Foul usure and lucre of villainy. Chaucer. Usurer U"su*rer (?), n. [F. usurier, LL. usurarius. See Usury, and cf. Usurarious.] 1. One who lends money and takes interest for it; a money lender. [Obs.] If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. Ex. xxii. 25. 2. One who lends money at a rate of interest beyond that established by law; one who exacts an exorbitant rate of interest for the use of money. He was wont to call me usurer. Shak. Usurious U*su"ri*ous (?; 277), a. [From Usury.] 1. Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant interest for the use of money; as, a usurious person. 2. Partaking of usury; containing or involving usury; as, a usurious contract. -- U*su"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- U*su"ri*ous*ness, n. Usurp U*surp" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Usurped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Usurping.] [L. usurpare, usurpatum, to make use of, enjoy, get possession of, usurp; the first part of usurpare is akin to usus use (see Use, n.): cf. F. usurper.] To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to oust or dispossess him. Alack, thou dost usurp authority. Shak. Another revolution, to get rid of this illegitimate and usurped government, would of course be perfectly justifiable. Burke. NOTE: &hand; Us urp is ap plied to se izure an d us e of office, functions, powers, rights, etc.; it is not applied to common dispossession of private property. Syn. -- To arrogate; assume; appropriate. Usurp U*surp", v. i. To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be, or act as, a usurper. The parish churches on which the Presbyterians and fanatics had usurped. Evelyn. And now the Spirits of the Mind Are busy with poor Peter Bell; Upon the rights of visual sense Usurping, with a prevalence More terrible than magic spell. Wordsworth. Usurpant U*surp"ant (?), a. [L. usurpans, p. pr.] Usurping; encroaching. [Obs.] Gauden. Usurpation U`sur*pa"tion (?), n. [L. usurpatio making use, usurpation: cf. F. usurpation.] 1. The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying; an authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power, especially an infringing on the rights of others; specifically, the illegal seizure of sovereign power; -- commonly used with of, also used with on or upon; as, the usurpation of a throne; the usurpation of the supreme power. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1589 He contrived their destruction, with the usurpation of the regal dignity upon him. Sir T. More. A law [of a State] which is a usurpation upon the general government. O. Ellsworth. Manifest usurpation on the rights of other States. D. Webster. NOTE: &hand; Us urpation, in a peculiar sense, formerly denoted the absolute ouster and dispossession of the patron of a church, by a stranger presenting a clerk to a vacant benefice, who us thereupon admitted and instituted. 2. Use; usage; custom. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson. Usurpatory U*surp"a*to*ry (?), a. [L. usurpatorius.] Marked by usurpation; usurping. [R.] Usurpature U*surp"a*ture (?), n. Usurpation. [R.] "Beneath man's usurpature." R. Browning. Usurper U*surp"er (?), n. One who usurps; especially, one who seizes illegally on sovereign power; as, the usurper of a throne, of power, or of the rights of a patron. A crown will not want pretenders to claim it, not usurpers, if their power serves them, to possess it. South. Usurpingly U*surp"ing*ly, adv. In a usurping manner. Usury U"su*ry (?), n. [OE. usurie, usure, F. usure, L. usura use, usury, interest, fr. uti, p. p. usus, to use. See Use, v. t.] 1. A premium or increase paid, or stipulated to be paid, for a loan, as of money; interest. [Obs. or Archaic] Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of anything that is lent upon usury. Deut. xxiii. 19. Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchanges, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Matt. xxv. 27. What he borrows from the ancients, he repays with usury of Dryden. 2. The practice of taking interest. [Obs.] Usury . . . bringeth the treasure of a realm or state into a few Bacon. 3. (Law) Interest in excess of a legal rate charged to a borrower for the use of money. NOTE: &hand; Th e pr actice of requiring in repayment of money lent anything more than the amount lent, was formerly thought to be a great moral wrong, and the greater, the more was taken. Now it is not deemed more wrong to take pay for the use of money than for the use of a house, or a horse, or any other property. But the lingering influence of the former opinion, together with the fact that the nature of money makes it easier for the lender to oppress the borrower, has caused nearly all Christian nations to fix by law the rate of compensation for the use of money. Of late years, however, the opinion that money should be borrowed and repaid, or bought and sold, upon whatever terms the parties should agree to, like any other property, has gained ground everywhere. Am. Cyc. Ut Ut (?), n. (Min.) The first note in Guido's musical scale, now usually superseded by do. See Solmization. Utas U"tas (?), n. [OF. huitieves, witieves, witaves, oitieves, pl. of huitieve, witieve, etc., eighth, L. octavus. See Octave, n.] [Written also utis.] 1. (O. Eng. Law) The eighth day after any term or feast; the octave; as, the utas of St. Michael. Cowell. The marriage was celebrated and Canterbury, and in the utas of St. Hilary next ensuing she was crowned. Holinshed. 2. Hence, festivity; merriment. [Obs.] Shak. Utensil U*ten"sil (?; 277), n. [F. utensile, ustensile, L. utensile, fr. utensilis that may be used, fit for use, fr. uti, p. p. usus, to use. See Use, v. t.] That which is used; an instrument; an implement; especially, an instrument or vessel used in a kitchen, or in domestic and farming business. Wagons fraught with utensils of war. Milton. Uterine U"ter*ine (?; 277), a. [L. uterinus born of the same mother, from uterus womb: cf. F. ut\'82rin.] 1. Of or instrument to the uterus, or womb. 2. Born of the same mother, but by a different father. Walter Pope, uterine brother to Dr. Joh. WilkiWood. Uterogestation U`te*ro*ges*ta"tion (?), n. [Uterus + gestation.] Gestation in the womb from conception to birth; pregnancy. Pritchard. Uterovaginal U`te*ro*vag"i*nal (?), n. [Uterus + vaginal.] Pertaining to both the uterus and the vagina. Uterus U"te*rus (?), n. [L.] 1. (Anat.) The organ of a female mammal in which the young are developed previous to birth; the womb. NOTE: &hand; Th e ut erus is simply an enlargement of the oviduct, and in the lower mammals there is one on each side, but in the higher forms the two become more or less completely united into one. In many male mammals there is a small vesicle, opening into the urinogenital canal, which corresponds to the uterus of the female and is called the male uterus, or [NL.] uterus masculinus. 2. (Zo\'94l.) A receptacle, or pouch, connected with the oviducts of many invertebrates in which the eggs are retained until they hatch or until the embryos develop more or less. See Illust. of Hermaphrodite in Append. Utes Utes (?), n. pl.; sing. Ute. (Ethnol.) An extensive tribe of North American Indians of the Shoshone stock, inhabiting Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and adjacent regions. They are subdivided into several subordinate tribes, some of which are among the most degraded of North American Indians. Utia U"ti*a (?), n. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) Any species of large West Indian rodents of the genus Capromys, or Utia. In general appearance and habits they resemble rats, but they are as large as rabbits. Utica U"ti*ca (?), a. [So called from Utica, in New York.] (Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a subdivision of the Trenton Period of the Lower Silurian, characterized in the State of New York by beds of shale. Utile U"tile (?), a. [L. utilis, fr. uti to use: cf. F. utile. See Use, v. t.] Profitable; useful. [Obs.] Utilitarian U*til`i*ta"ri*an (?), a. [See Utility.] 1. Of or pertaining to utility; consisting in utility; as, utilitarian narrowness; a utilitarian indifference to art. 2. Of or pertaining to utilitarianism; supporting utilitarianism; as, the utilitarian view of morality; the Utilitarian Society. J. S. Mill. Utilitarian U*til`i*ta"ri*an (?), n. One who holds the doctrine of utilitarianism. The utilitarians are for merging all the particular virtues into one, and would substitute in their place the greatest usefulness, as the alone principle to which every question respecting the morality of actions should be referred. Chalmers. But what is a utilitarian? Simply one who prefers the useful to the useless; and who does not? Sir W. Hamilton. Utilitarianism U*til`i*ta"ri*an*ism (?), n. 1. The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the end and aim of all social and political institutions. Bentham. 2. The doctrine that virtue is founded in utility, or that virtue is defined and enforced by its tendency to promote the highest happiness of the universe. J. S. Mill. 3. The doctrine that utility is the sole standard of morality, so that the rectitude of an action is determined by its usefulness. Utility U*til"i*ty (?), n. [OE. utilite, F. utilit\'82, L. utilitas, fr. utilis useful. See Utile.] 1. The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the utility of the sciences; the utility of medicines. The utility of the enterprises was, however, so great and obvious that all opposition proved useless. Macaulay. 2. (Polit. Econ.) Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants; intrinsic value. See Note under Value, 2. Value in use is utility, and nothing else, and in political economy should be called by that name and no other. F. A. Walker. 3. Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of the greatest number, -- the foundation of utilitarianism. J. S. Mill. Syn. -- Usefulness; advantageous; benefit; profit; avail; service. -- Utility, Usefulness. Usefulness has an Anglo-Saxon prefix, utility is Latin; and hence the former is used chiefly of things in the concrete, while the latter is employed more in a general and abstract sense. Thus, we speak of the utility of an invention, and the usefulness of the thing invented; of the utility of an institution, and the usefulness of an individual. So beauty and utility (not usefulness) are brought into comparison. Still, the words are often used interchangeably. Utilizable U"til*i`za*ble (?), a. Capable of being utilized; as, the utilizable products of the gas works. Utilization U`til*i*za"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. utilization.] The act of utilizing, or the state of being utilized. Utilize U"til*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Utilized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Utilizing (?).] [Cf. F. utiliser.] To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to utilize one's opportunities. In former ages, the mile-long corridors, with their numerous alcoves, might have been utilized as . . . dungeons. Hawthorne. Uti possidetis U`ti pos`si*de"tis (?). [L., as you possess.] 1. (Internat. Law) The basis or principle of a treaty which leaves belligerents mutually in possession of what they have acquired by their arms during the war. Brande & C. 2. (Roman Law) A species of interdict granted to one who was in possession of an immovable thing, in order that he might be declared the legal possessor. Burrill. Utis U"tis (?), n. See Utas. [Obs.] Utlary Ut"la*ry (?), n. Outlawry. [Obs.] Camden. Utmost Ut"most` (?), a. [OE. utmeste, utemest, AS. , a superlative fr. out. Out, and cf. Aftermost, Outmost, Uttermost.] 1. Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out; most distant; extreme; as, the utmost limits of the land; the utmost extent of human knowledge. Spenser. We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is the utmost town in France. Evelyn. Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath. Herbert. 2. Being in the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or the like; greatest; as, the utmost assiduity; the utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness. He shall answer . . . to his utmost peril. Shak. Six or seven thousand is their utmost power. Shak. Utmost Ut"most`, n. The most that can be; the farthest limit; the greatest power, degree, or effort; as, he has done his utmost; try your utmost. We have tried the utmost of our friends. Shak. Utopia U*to"pi*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. not + 1. An imaginary island, represented by Sir Thomas More, in a work called Utopia, as enjoying the greatest perfection in politics, laws, and the like. See Utopia, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. 2. Hence, any place or state of ideal perfection. Utopian U*to"pi*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal; chimerical; fanciful; founded upon, or involving, imaginary perfections; as, Utopian projects; Utopian happiness. Utopian U*to"pi*an, n. An inhabitant of Utopia; hence, one who believes in the perfectibility of human society; a visionary; an idealist; an optimist. Hooker. Utopianism U*to"pi*an*ism (?), n. The ideas, views, aims, etc., of a Utopian; impracticable schemes of human perfection; optimism. Utopianist U*to"pi*an*ist, n. An Utopian; an optimist. Utopical U*to"pic*al (?), a. Utopian; ideal. [Obs.] "Utopical perfection." Bp. Hall. Utopist U*to"pist (?), n. A Utopian. Utraquist U"tra*quist (?), n. [L. uterque, fem. utraque, both.] One who receives the eucharist in both kinds; esp., one of a body of Hussites who in the 15th century fought for the right to do this. Called also Calixtines. Utricle U"tri*cle (?), n. [L. utriculus a little womb, a calycle, dim. of uter, utris, a bag or bottle made of an animal's hide: cf. F. utricule.] 1. A little sac or vesicle, as the air cell of fucus, or seaweed. 2. (Physiol.) A microscopic cell in the structure of an egg, animal, or plant. 3. (Bot.) A small, thin-walled, one-seeded fruit, as of goosefoot. Gray. 4. (Anat.) A utriculus. Utricular U*tric"u*lar (?), a. [Cf. F. utriculaire.] 1. Of or pertaining to a utricle, or utriculus; containing, or furnished with, a utricle or utricles; utriculate; as, a utricular plant. 2. Resembling a utricle or bag, whether large or minute; -- said especially with reference to the condition of certain substances, as sulphur, selenium, etc., when condensed from the vaporous state and deposited upon cold bodies, in which case they assume the form of small globules filled with liquid. Utricularia U*tric`u*la"ri*a (?), n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of aquatic flowering plants, in which the submersed leaves bear many little utricles, or ascidia. See Ascidium, Utriculate U*tric"u*late (?), a. Resembling a bladder; swollen like a bladder; inflated; utricular. Dana. Utriculoid U*tric"u*loid (?), a. [L. utriculus a little womb, a calycle + -oid.] Resembling a bladder; utricular; utriculate. Dana. Utriculus U*tric"u*lus (?), n. [L., a little womb or matrix, a calycle.] (Anat.) A little sac, or bag; a utricle; especially, a part of the membranous labyrinth of the ear. See the Note under Ear. Utro U"tro- (connection with, or relation to, the uterus; as in utro-ovarian. Utter Ut"ter (?), a. [OE. utter, originally the same word as outer. See Out, and cf. Outer, Utmost.] 1. Outer. "Thine utter eyen." Chaucer. [Obs.] "By him a shirt and utter mantle laid." Chapman. As doth an hidden moth The inner garment fret, not th' utter touch. Spenser. 2. Situated on the outside, or extreme limit; remote from the center; outer. [Obs.] Through utter and through middle darkness borne. Milton. The very utter part pf Saint Adelmes point is five miles from Sandwich. Holinshed. 3. Complete; perfect; total; entire; absolute; as, utter ruin; utter darkness. They . . . are utter strangers to all those anxious thoughts which disquiet mankind. Atterbury. 4. Peremptory; unconditional; unqualified; final; as, an utter refusal or denial. Clarendon. Utter bar (Law), the whole body of junior barristers. See Outer bar, under 1st Outer. [Eng.] -- Utter barrister (Law), one recently admitted as barrister, who is accustomed to plead without, or outside, the bar, as distinguished from the benchers, who are sometimes permitted to plead within the bar. [Eng.] Cowell. Utter Ut"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uttered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Uttering.] [OE. outren, freq. of outen to utter, put out, AS. &umac;tian to put out, eject, fr. &umac;t out. &root;198. See Out, and cf. Utter, a.] 1. To put forth or out; to reach out. [Obs.] How bragly [proudly] it begins to bud, And utter his tender head. Spenser. 2. To dispose of in trade; to sell or vend. [Obs.] Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's law Is death to any he that utters them. Shak. They bring it home, and utter it commonly by the name of Newfoundland fish. Abp. Abbot. 3. hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put off, as currency; to cause to pass in trade; -- often used, specifically, of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins, forged or fraudulent documents, and the like; as, to utter coin or bank notes. The whole kingdom should continue in a firm resolution never to receive or utter this fatal coin. Swift. 4. To give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to speak; to pronounce. "Sweet as from blest, uttering joy." Milton. The words I utter Let none think flattery, for they 'll find 'em truth. Shak. And the last words he uttered called me cruel. Addison. Syn. -- To deliver; give forth; issue; liberate; discharge; pronounce. See Deliver. Utterable Ut"ter*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being uttered. Utterance Ut"ter*ance (?), n. 1. The act of uttering. Specifically: -- (a) Sale by offering to the public. [Obs.] Bacon. (b) Putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes. (c) Vocal expression; articulation; speech. At length gave utterance to these words. Milton. 2. Power or style of speaking; as, a good utterance. They . . . began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts ii. 4. O, how unlike To that large utterance of the early gods! Keats. Utterance Ut"ter*ance, n. [F. outrance. See Outrance.] The last extremity; the end; death; outrance. [Obs.] Annibal forced those captives whom he had taken of our men to skirmish one against another to the utterance. Holland. Utterer Ut"ter*er (?), n. One who utters. Spenser. Utterest Ut"ter*est, obs. superl. of Utter. Uttermost. To the utterest proof of her courage. Chaucer. Utterless Ut"ter*less, a. Incapable of being uttered. [Obs.] A clamoring debate of utterless things. Milton. Utterly Ut"ter*ly, adv. In an utter manner; to the full extent; fully; totally; as, utterly ruined; it is utterly vain. Uttermore Ut"ter*more` (?), a. [Cf. Uttermost.] Further; outer; utter. [Obs. & R.] Holland. Uttermost Ut"ter*most (?), a. [From Utter, a.; cf. Utmost, and Outermost.] Extreme; utmost; being; in the farthest, greatest, or highest degree; as, the uttermost extent or end. "In this uttermost distress." Milton. _________________________________________________________________ Page 1590 Uttermost Ut"ter*most` (?), n. The utmost; the highest or greatest degree; the farthest extent. Tennyson. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him. Heb. vii. 25. He cannot have sufficient honor done unto him; but the uttermost we can do, we must. Hooker. Utterness Ut"ter*ness, n. The quality or state of being utter, or extreme; extremity; utmost; uttermost. [R.] Uva U"va (?), n. [L., a grape.] (Bot.) A small pulpy or juicy fruit containing several seeds and having a thin skin, as a grape. Uvate U"vate (?), n. [L. uva grape.] A conserve made of grapes. Uva-ursi U`va-ur"si (?), n. [NL., fr. L. uva grape + ursus bear.] (Bot.) The bearberry. Uvea U"ve*a (?), n. [NL., fr. L. uva grape.] (Anat.) The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; -- sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat. Uveous U"ve*ous (?), a. [See Uvea.] Resembling a grape. Uvic U"vic (?), a. [L. uva grape.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, grapes; specifically, designating an organic acid, C7H8O3 (also called pyrotritartaric acid), obtained as a white crystalline substance by the decomposition of tartaric and pyrotartaric acids. Uvitic U*vit"ic (?), a. [From L. uva a grape. So called because it may be produced indirectly from tartaric acid, which is found in the grape.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, CH3C6H3(CO2H)2, obtained as a white crystalline substance by the partial oxidation of mesitylene; -- called also mesitic acid. Uvitonic U`vi*ton"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which is obtained as a white crystalline substance by the action of ammonia on pyrotartaric acid. Uvrou U"vrou (?), n. See Euphroe. Uvula U"vu*la (?), n. [NL., dim of L. uva a grape, the uvula.] (Anat.) The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate. NOTE: &hand; The term is also applied to a somewhat similar lobe on the under side of the cerebellum and to another on the inner surface of the neck of the bladder. Uvular U"vu*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a uvula. Uvulatome U"vu*la*tome (?), n. [Uvula + Gr. (Surg.) An instrument for removing the uvula. Uvulatomy U`vu*lat"o*my (?), n. (Surg.) The operation of removing the uvula. Uwarowite U*wa"ro*wite (?), n. (Min.) Ouvarovite. Uxorial Ux*o"ri*al (?), a. [See Uxorious.] Dotingly fond of, or servilely submissive to, a wife; uxorious; also, becoming a wife; pertaining to a wife. [R.] The speech [of Zipporah, Ex. iv. 25] is not a speech of reproach or indignation, but of uxorial endearment. Geddes. Uxoricidal Ux*or"i*ci`dal (?), a. Of or pertaining to uxoricide; tending to uxoricide. Uxoricide Ux*or"i*cide (?), n. [L. uxor wife + caedere to kill.] 1. The murder of a wife by her husband. 2. One who murders his wife. Uxorious Ux*o"ri*ous (?), a. [L. uxorius, fr. uxor a wife.] Excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife; being a dependent husband. "Uxorious magistrates." Milton. How wouldst thou insult, When I must live uxorious to thy will In perfect thraldom! Milton. -- Uxo*o"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Ux*o"ri*ous*ness, n. Uzema U"ze*ma (?), n. A Burman measure of twelve miles. V.