U.
U (ū), 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.
Ua*ka"ri (?), n. (Zoöl.)
Same as Ouakari.
U"ber*ous (?), a. [L. uber.]
Fruitful; copious; abundant; plentiful. [Obs.] Sir T.
Herbert.
U"ber*ty (?), n. [L. ubertas.]
Fruitfulness; copiousness; abundance; plenty. [Obs.]
Florio.
{ 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.
U`bi*qua"ri*an (?), a. Ubiquitous.
[R.]
{ U"bi*quist (?), 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.
U*biq"ui*ta*ri*ness (?), n. Quality or
state of being ubiquitary, or ubiquitous. [R.] Fuller.
U*biq"ui*ta*ry (?), a. [L. ubique
everywhere. See Ubiquitarian.] Ubiquitous.
Howell.
U*biq"ui*ta*ry, n.; pl.
Ubiquitaries (&?;). 1. One who
exists everywhere. B. Jonson.
2. (Eccl. Hist.) A ubiquist. Bp.
Hall.
U*biq"ui*tist (?), n. Same as
Ubiquist.
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.
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.
ubiquité.] 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.
U"chees (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) A
tribe of North American Indians belonging to the Creek
confederation.
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.
U"dal (ū"dal), n. [Icel.
ōðal allodium, an hereditary estate; akin to Sw.
odal allodial, Dan. odel.] In Shetland and Orkney, a
freehold; property held by udal, or allodial, right.
U"dal, a. Allodial; -- a term used in
Finland, Shetland, and Orkney. See Allodial.
Burrill.
{ 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.
Ud"der (?), n. [OE. uddir, AS.
ūder; akin to D. uijer, G. euter, OHG.
ūtar, ūtiro, Icel. jūgr, Sw.
jufver, jur, Dan. yver, L. uber, Gr.
o"y^qar, Skr. ūdhar. √216. 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.
Ud"dered (?), a. Having an udder or
udders.
Ud"der*less, a. 1.
Destitute or deprived of an udder.
2. Hence, without mother's milk; motherless; as,
udderless lambs. [Poetic] Keats.
U*dom"e*ter (?), n. [L. udus wet,
moist + -meter.] (Meteor.) A rain gauge.
Ugh (&oocr;), interj. An exclamation
expressive of disgust, horror, or recoil. Its utterance is usually
accompanied by a shudder.
Ug"le*some (ŭg"'l*sŭm), a.
[√3. See Ugly.] Ugly. [Obs.] "Such an
uglesome countenance." Latimer.
Ug"li*fy (?), v. t. [Ugly + -
fy.] To disfigure; to make ugly. [R.] Mad.
D'Arblay.
Ug"li*ly, adv. In an ugly manner; with
deformity.
Ug"li*ness, n. The quality or state of
being 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). &?;&?;. Cf.
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.]
Ug"ly (?), n. A shade for the face,
projecting from the bonnet. [Colloq. Eng.] C. Kingsley.
Ug"ly, v. t. To make ugly. [R.]
Richardson.
U"gri*an (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) A
Mongolian race, ancestors of the Finns. [Written also
Uigrian.]
Ug"some (?), a. [&?;&?;. See Ugly.]
Ugly; offensive; loathsome. [Obs.] -- Ug"some*ness,
n. [Obs.] "The horror and ugsomeness of
death." Latimer.
Uh"lan (?), n. [G. uhlan, Pol.
ulan, hulan, from Turk. oglān 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.
||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.
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.
U"lan (?), n. See
Uhlan.
U*lar"bu*rong (?), n. [From the native Malay
name.] (Zoöl.) A large East Indian nocturnal tree snake
(Dipsas dendrophila). It is not venomous.
Ul"cer (?), n. [F. ulcère, 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.
Ul"cer, v. t. To ulcerate. [R.]
Fuller.
Ul"cer*a*ble (?), a. Capable of
ulcerating.
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.
Ul"cer*ate, v. t. To affect with, or as
with, an ulcer or ulcers. Harvey.
Ul"cer*a`ted (?), a. Affected with, or
as with, an ulcer or ulcers; as, an ulcerated sore throat.
Ul`cer*a"tion (?), n. [L. ulceratio:
cf. F. ulcération.] (Med.) The process of forming
an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an
ulcer.
Ul"cer*a*tive (?), a. Of or pertaining
to ulcers; as, an ulcerative process.
Ul"cered (?), a. Ulcerous;
ulcerated.
Ul"cer*ous (?), a. [L. ulcerous: cf.
F. ulcéreux.] 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.
{ Ul"cus*cle (?), Ul*cus"cule (?), }
n. [L. ulcusculum, dim. of ulcus. See
Ulcer.] A little ulcer. [R.]
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.
U*le"ma (?), n. [Ar. 'ulemā the
wise or learned men, pl. of 'ālim 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.
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.
{ 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.
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.
Ul"let (?), n. [Cf. OF. hullote, E.
howlet.] (Zoöl.) A European owl (Syrnium
aluco) of a tawny color; -- called also uluia.
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.
Ul*lu"co (?), n. (Bot.) See
Melluc&?;o.
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.
Ul"mate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of
ulmic acid.
Ul"mic (?), a. [L. ulmus an elm: cf.
F. ulmique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to ulmin; designating an
acid obtained from 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.]
||Ul"mus (?), n. [L., an elm.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees including the elm.
||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.
Ul"nage (?), n. [See Ulna, and cf.
Alnage.] (Old Eng. Law) Measurement by the ell;
alnage.
Ul"nar (?), a. (Anat.) Of or
pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow; as, the ulnar nerve.
||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.
||U`lo*den"dron (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;,
for &?; whole + &?; tree.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil
trees.
||U`lo*na"ta (?), n. pl. [NL.]
(Zoöl.) A division of insects nearly equivalent to the
true Orthoptera.
U*lot"ri*chan (?), a. (Anthropol.)
Of or pertaining to the Ulotrichi. -- n.
One of the Ulotrichi.
||U*lot"ri*chi (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;,
&?;, woolly-haired; &?; woolly + &?;, &?;, hair.] (Anthropol.)
The division of mankind which embraces the races having woolly or
crispy hair. Cf. Leiotrichi.
U*lot"ri*chous (?), a. (Anthropol.)
Having woolly or crispy hair; -- opposed to
leiotrichous.
Ul"ster (?), n. A long, loose overcoat,
worn by men and women, originally made of frieze from Ulster,
Ireland.
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.
Ul*te"ri*or, n. Ulterior side or
part. [R.] Coleridge.
Ul*te"ri*or*ly, adv. More distantly or
remotely.
||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.
Ul"ti*ma, n. [L., fem. of ultimus
last.] (Gram. & Pros.) The last syllable of a word.
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.
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.]
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.
Ul`ti*ma"tion (?), n. State of being
ultimate; that which is ultimate, or final; ultimatum. [R.]
Swift.
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.
Ul"time (?), a. Ultimate; final.
[Obs.] Bacon.
Ul*tim"i*ty (?), n. [LL. ultimatus
extremity, fr. L. ultimus the last.] The last stage or
consequence; finality. [Obs.] Bacon.
||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.
Ul"tion (?), n. [L. ultio.] The
act of taking vengeance; revenge. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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.
Ul"tra, a. [See Ultra-.] Going
beyond others, or beyond due limit; extreme; fanatical; uncompromising; as,
an ultra reformer; ultra measures.
Ul"tra, n. One who advocates extreme
measures; an ultraist; an extremist; a radical. Brougham.
Ul"trage (?), n. Outrage.
[Obs.]
Ul"tra*ism (?), n. [Cf. F.
ultraïsme. See Ultra-.] The principles of those who
advocate extreme measures, as radical reform, and the like. Dr.
H. More.
Ul"tra*ist, n. One who pushes a
principle or measure to extremes; an extremist; a radical; an
ultra.
Ul`tra*ma*rine" (?), a. [Pref. ultra-
+ marine.] Situated or being beyond the sea.
Burke.
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.
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.
&fist; This 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.
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.
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.
Ul`tra*mon"ta*nist (?), n. One who
upholds ultramontanism.
Ul`tra*mun"dane (?), a. [L.
ultramundanus. See Ultra-, and Mundane.] Being
beyond the world, or beyond the limits of our system.
Boyle.
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.
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.
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.
||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.
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.
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.]
||Ul"u*la (?), n. [L., a screech owl.]
(Zoöl.) A genus of owls including the great gray owl
(Ulula cinerea) of Arctic America, and other similar species. See
Illust. of Owl.
Ul"u*lant (?), a. Howling;
wailing.
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.
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.
||Ul"va (?), n. [L., sedge.] (Bot.)
A genus of thin papery bright green seaweeds including the kinds
called sea lettuce.
Um"be (?), prep. [AS. ymbe; akin to
OHG. umbi, G. um. Cf. Amb-.] About. [Obs.]
Layamon.
Um"be*cast` (?), v. i. [Umbe +
cast.] To cast about; to consider; to ponder. [Obs.]
Sir T. Malory.
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.
Um"bel*lar (?), a. (Bot.) Of or
pertaining to an umbel; having the form of an umbel.
{ Um"bel*late (?), Um"bel*la`ted (?), }
a. [NL. umbellatus.] (Bot.) Bearing
umbels; pertaining to an umbel; umbel-like; as, umbellate plants or
flowers.
Um"bel*let (?), n. (Bot.) A small
or partial umbel; an umbellule.
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.
Um*bel"li*fer (?), n. [NL. See
Umbelliferous.] (Bot.) A plant producing an umbel or
umbels.
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 Umbelliferæ, as galbanum, asafetida,
etc. It is analogous to coumarin. Called also hydroxy-
coumarin.
Um`bel*lif"er*ous (?), a. [Umbel +
-ferous: cf. F. ombillifère.] (Bot.)
(a) Producing umbels. (b)
Of or pertaining to a natural order (Umbelliferæ) of
plants, of which the parsley, carrot, parsnip, and fennel are well-known
examples.
||Um*bel`lu*la"ri*a (?), n. [NL.
Umbellule.] (Zoöl.) 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.
Um"bel*lule (?), n. [NL. umbellula,
dim. of umbella: cf. F. ombellule.] (Bot.) An
umbellet.
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.]
(Zoöl.) 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.] (Zoöl.) 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.
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.
Um"ber, v. t. To color with umber; to
shade or darken; as, to umber over one's face. B.
Jonson.
Um"ber*y (?), a. Of or pertaining to
umber; like umber; as, umbery gold.
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).
Um*bil"ic (?), a. (Anat.) See
Umbilical, 1.
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.
{ 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.
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.
||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. (Zoöl.) (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.
Um"ble pie` (?). A pie made of umbles. See To eat
humble pie, under Humble.
Um"bles (?), n. pl. [See Nombles.]
The entrails and coarser parts of a deer; hence, sometimes, entrails,
in general. [Written also humbles.] Johnson.
||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 larvæ of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of
the ear.
3. (Zoöl.) One of the lateral
prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.
{ Um"bo*nate (?), Um"bo*na`ted (?), }
a. [NL. umbonatus. See Umbo.] Having a
conical or rounded projection or protuberance, like a boss.
||Um"bra (?), n.; pl.
Umbræ (#). [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. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species
of sciænoid 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).
Um*brac`u*lif"er*ous (?), a. [L.
umbraculum umbrella (dim. of umbra shade) + -ferous.]
(Bot.) Bearing something like an open umbrella.
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.
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.
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.
Um"brate (?), v. t. [L. umbratus, p.
p. of umbrare to shade, fr. umbra a shade.] To shade; to
shadow; to foreshadow. [Obs.]
{ 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.
Um"bra*tile (?), a. [L. umbraticus,
fr. umbra shade.] Umbratic. [R.] B. Jonson.
Um*bra"tious (?), a. [L. umbra a
shade. Cf. Umbrageous.] Suspicious; captious; disposed to take
umbrage. [Obs. & R.] Sir H. Wotton.
Um"bre (?), n. (Zoöl.) See
Umber.
Um*brel" (?), n. An umbrella.
[Obs. or Colloq.]
Each of them besides bore their umbrels.
Shelton.
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. (Zoöl.) The umbrellalike disk, or
swimming bell, of a jellyfish.
3. (Zoöl.) Any marine tectibranchiate
gastropod of the genus Umbrella, having an umbrella-shaped shell; --
called also umbrella shell.
Umbrella ant (Zoöl.), the sauba ant; -
- so called because it carries bits of leaves over its back when foraging.
Called also parasol ant. -- Umbrella bird
(Zoöl.), a South American bird (Cephalopterus
ornatus) of the family Cotingidæ. 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. (Zoöl.) 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).
{ Um*brere, Um*briere } (?), n. [F.
ombre a shade, L. umbra; cf. F. ombrelle a sunshade,
OF. also ombrière. 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.
Um*brette" (?), n. [F. ombrette.]
(Zoöl.) See Umber, 4.
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.
Um"bril (?), n. A umbrere.
[Obs.]
Um"brine (?), n. (Zoöl.) See
Umbra, 2.
Um"brose` (?), a. [L. umbrosus, fr.
umbra a shade.] Shady; umbrageous. [Obs.]
Um*bros"i*ty (?), n. The quality or
state of being umbrose; shadiness. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Um*ho"fo (?), n. (Zoöl.) An
African two-horned rhinoceros (Atelodus, or Rhinoceros, simus); --
called also chukuru, and white rhinoceros.
||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.
&fist; It is peculiar to the Teutonic languages, and was common in
Anglo-Saxon. In German the umlauted vowels resulting from a,
o, u, followed by old i, are written ä,
ö, ü, or ae, oe, ue; as,
männer or maenner, men, from mann, man. Examples
of forms resulting from umlaut in English are geese pl. of
goose, men pl. of man, etc.
Um"laut*ed, a. (Philol.) Having
the umlaut; as, umlauted vowels.
There is so natural connection between umlauted forms
and plurality.
Earle.
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.
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.
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.]
Um"pire, v. i. To act as umpire or
arbitrator.
Um"pire*ship, n. Umpirage;
arbitrament. Jewel.
Um"press (?), n. Female umpire.
[R.] Marston.
Um"quhile (?), adv. [Cf. OF. umwhile
for a time. See While.] Some time ago; formerly. [Scot.]
Sir W. Scott. -- a. Former. [Scot.]
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.
&fist; Compounds of this prefix are given in full in their proper order
in the Vocabulary.
Un-. [OE. & AS. un-; akin to OFries. un-, D.
on-, OS., OHG., & G. un-, Icel. ō-, ū-
, Sw. o-, Dan. u-, W. an-, L. in-, Gr. &?;,
&?;, Skr. an-, a-. √193. 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, --
(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, --
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
Uncheery
Unchildish
Unchivalrous
Uncholeri
Unchristianlike
Uncircumspect
Uncivic
Unclassible
Unclassic
Unclassical
Uncleanly
Unclear
Unclerical
Unclerklike
Unclose
Uncloudy
Unclubbable
Uncoagulable
Uncogitable
Uncollectible
Uncomic
Uncommendable
Uncommercial
Uncommunicable
Uncommunicative
Uncompact
Uncompanionable
Uncompassionate
Uncompellable
Uncompetitive
Uncomplaisant
Uncompliant
Uncomplimentary
Unconcealable
Unconcurrent
Unconditionate
Unconfinable
Unconfutable
Uncongealable
Uncongenial
Unconjugal
Unconjunctive
Unconquerable
Unconsecrate
Uncontainable
Uncontaminate
Uncontradictable
Uncontrite
Unconvenable
Unconventional
Unconversable
Unconversant
Unconvertible
Uncoquettish
Uncordial
Uncorpulent
Uncorrespondent
Uncorruptible
Uncorruptive
Uncostly
Uncounselable
Uncountable
Uncounterfeit
Uncourteous
Uncourtierlike
Uncourtly
Uncrafty
Uncreatable
Uncritical
Uncrystalline
Uncultivable
Uncurious
Uncustomary
Undangerous
Undaughterly
Undead
Unddeceivable
Undecidable
Undecipherable
Undeclinable
Undecomposable
Undefinable
Undelectable
Undeliberate
Undelightful
Undeliverable
Undemocratic
Undemonstrable
Undemonstrative
Undeniable
Underogatory
Undescendible
Undescribable
Undesirable
Undesirous
Undescribable
Undevout
Undiaphonous
Undiligent
Undiminishable
Undiscernible
Undisciplinable
Undiscordant
Undiscoverable
Undissolvable
Undistinguishable
Undividable
Undivine
Undomestic
Undoubtful
&colbreak;
Undrainable
Undramatic
Undrinkable
Undurable
Unduteous
Undutiful
Unearnest
Uneatable
Unecclesiastical
Unedible
Unelaborate
Unelective
Unelusive
Unemotional
Unemphatic
Unemployable
Unendurable
Un-English
Unentire
Unenviable
Unenvious
Unepiscopal
Unequible
Unerrable
Unescapable
Unevangelical
Uneventful
Unevident
Unexact
Unexaminable
Unexceptionable
Unexclusive
Unexemplary
Unexempt
Unexhaustible
Unexistent
Unexpectable
Unexpectant
Unexplainable
Unexpress
Unexpressible
Unexpugnable
Unextinct
Unfactious
Unfadable
Unfain
Unfamiliar
Unfamous
Unfashionable
Unfast
Unfatherly
Unfathomable
Unfaulty
Unfearful
Unfeasible
Unf
Unfelicitous
Unfelt
Unfeminine
Unfermentable
Unfestival
Unfine
Unfleshy
Unfluent
Unforcible
Unfordable
Unforeknowable
Unforeseeable
Unforgetful
Unforgivable
Unformal
Unframable
Unfraternal
Unfriable
Unfrightful
Unfrustrable
Unfull
Ungainable
Ungainful
Ungallant
Ungenial
Ungenteel
Ungentle
Ungentlemanlike
Ungentlemanly
Ungeometrical
Unghostly
Unglad
Ungodlike
Ungood
Ungoodly
Ungorgeous
Ungrammatical
Ungrave
Unguidable
Unguilty
Unhabile
Unhabitable
Unhale
Unhandy
Unhardy
Unharmful
Unhasty
Unhazardous
Unhealable
Unhealthful
Unhealthy
Unheavenly
Unheedful
Unhelpful
Unheritable
&colbreak;
Unhigh
Unhonorable
Unhopeful
Unhostile
Unhurt
Unhhurtful
Unhygienic
Unideal
Unidle
Unillusory
Unimaginable
Unimaginative
Unimmortal
Unimplicit
Unimportant
Unimpressible
Unimpressionable
Unimprovable
Unipugnable
Unincidental
Unincrasable
Unindifferent
Unindulgent
Unindustrious
Uninflammable
Uninfluential
Uningenious
Uningenuous
Uninhabitable
Uninjurious
Uninquisitive
Uninstructive
Unintelligent
Unintelligible
Unintentional
Uninteresting
Uninterpretable
Uninventive
Uninvestigable
Unjealous
Unjoyful
Unjoyous
Unjustifiable
Unkingly
Unknightly
Unknotty
Unknowable
Unlaborious
Unladylike
Unlevel
Unlibidinous
Unlightsome
Unlimber
Unlineal
Unlogical
Unlordly
Unlosable
Unlovable
Unlucent
Unluminous
Unlustrous
Unlusty
Unmaidenly
Unmakable
Unmalleable
Unmanageable
Unmanful
Unmanlike
Unmanly
Unmarketable
Unmarriable
Unmarriageable
Unmarvelous
Unmasculine
Unmatchable
Unmatronlike
Unmeek
Unmeet
Unmelodious
Unmendable
Unmentionable
Unmercenary
Unmerciable
Unmeritable
Unmerry
Unmetaphorical
Unmighty
Unmild
Unmilitary
Unmindful
Unmingleable
Unmiraculous
Unmiry
Unmitigable
Unmodifiable
Unmodish
Unmoist
Unmonkish
Unmotherly
Unmuscular
Unmusical
Unmysterious
Unnamable
Unnative
Unnavigable
Unneedful
Unnegotiable
Unniggard
Unnoble
Unobjectionable
&colbreak;
---- and the like.
(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, -
---- and the like.
The above 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.
&fist; Compounds of this last class are given in full in their proper
order in the Vocabulary.
Un`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. Inability.
[Obs.]
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.
Un*a"bled (?), a. Disabled. [Obs.]
B. Jonson.
Un*a"ble*ness (?), n. Inability.
[Obs.] Hales.
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.
Un`a*bridged" (?), a. Not abridged, or
shortened; full; complete; entire; whole.
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.
Un`ac*cept`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The
quality of being unacceptable; unacceptableness.
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.
Un`ac*cess"i*ble (?), a.
Inaccessible. Herbert.
Un`ac*com"plished (?), a. Not
accomplished or performed; unfinished; also, deficient in accomplishment;
unrefined.
Un`ac*com"plish*ment (?), n. The state
of being unaccomplished. [Obs.] Milton.
Un`ac*count`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The
quality or state of being 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.
Un*ac"cu*rate (?), a. Inaccurate.
Boyle.
Un*ac"cu*rate*ness, n. Inaccuracy.
Boyle.
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.
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.
Un`ac*quaint"ed, a. 1.
Not acquainted. Cowper.
2. Not usual; unfamiliar; strange. [Obs.]
And the unacquainted light began to
fear.
Spenser.
Un`ac*quaint"ed*ness, n.
Unacquaintance. Whiston.
Un*ac"tive, a. Inactive; listless.
[R.]
While other animals unactive range.
Milton.
Un*ac"tive, v. t. [1st pref. un- +
active; or from unactive, a.] To render inactive or
listless. [Obs.] Fuller.
Un*ac"tive*ness, n. Inactivity.
[Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
{ Un`ad*mis"si*ble (?), Un`ad*mit"ta*ble (?), }
a. Inadmissible. [R.]
{ 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.
Un`ad*vis"a*ble (?), a. Not advisable;
inadvisable; inexpedient. Lowth. -- Un`ad*vis"a*bly,
adv.
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.
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.
Un`a*filed" (?), a. Undefiled.
[Obs.] Gower.
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.
Un*aid"a*ble (?), a. Incapable of being
aided. "Her unaidable estate." Shak.
Un*al"ien*a*ble (?), a. Inalienable; as,
unalienable rights. Swift. -- Un*al"ien*a*bly,
adv.
U"nal*ist (?), n. [L. unus one.]
(Eccl.) An ecclesiastical who holds but one benefice; --
distinguished from pluralist. [Eng.] V. Knox.
Un`al*lied" (?), a. Not allied; having
no ally; having no connection or relation; as, unallied species or
genera.
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.
Un*almsed" (?), a. Not having received
alms. [Obs. & R.] Pollock.
Un*am`bi*gu"i*ty (?), n. Absence of
ambiguity; clearness; perspicuity.
Un`am*bi"tion (?), n. The absence of
ambition. [R.] F. W. Newman.
Un*a`mi*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality
or state of being unamiable; moroseness.
Un*a"mi*a*ble (?), a. Not amiable;
morose; ill-natured; repulsive. -- Un*a"mi*a*bly,
adv.
Un*an"chor (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
anchor.] To loose from the anchor, as a ship. De
Quincey.
Un`a*neled" (?), a. Not aneled; not
having received extreme unction. Shak.
U*nan"i*mate (?), a. [See Unanimous.]
Unanimous. [Obs.]
U`na*nim"i*ty (?), n. [L. unanimitas:
cf. F. unanimité.] The quality or state of being
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.
Un*an`swer*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The
quality of being unanswerable; unanswerableness.
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.
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.
Un`ap*palled" (?), a. Not appalled; not
frightened; dauntless; undaunted. Milton.
Un`ap*par"el (?), v. t. [1st pref. un-
+ apparel.] To divest of clothing; to strip. [Obs.]
Donne.
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.
Un`ap*pli"a*ble (?), a.
Inapplicable. Milton.
Un*ap"pli*ca*ble (?), a.
Inapplicable.
Un`ap*pro"pri*ate (?), a. [Pref. un-
not + appropriate, a.] 1. Inappropriate;
unsuitable.
2. Not appropriated. Bp.
Warburton.
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.
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.
Un`ap*proved" (?), a. 1.
Not approved.
2. Not proved. [Obs.]
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.
Un`a*quit" (?), a. [See Un- not, and
Acquit.] Unrequited. [R. & Obs.] Gower.
Un*ar"gued (?), a. 1.
Not argued or debated.
2. Not argued against; undisputed. [Obs.]
Milton.
3. Not censured. [A Latinism. Obs.] B.
Jonson.
Un*arm" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
arm.] To disarm. Sir T. Browne.
Un*arm", v. i. To puff off, or lay down,
one's arms or armor. "I'll unarm again." Shak.
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.
Un*art"ed (?), a. 1.
Ignorant of the arts. [Obs.] E. Waterhouse.
2. Not artificial; plain; simple. [Obs.]
Feltham.
Un*art"ful (?), a. Lacking art or skill;
artless. Congreve. -- Un*art"ful*ly,
adv. Swift.
Burke.
Un`ar*tis"tic (?), a.
Inartistic.
Un`a*scried" (?), a. Not descried.
[Obs.]
Un`a*served" (?), a. Not served.
[Obs.]
Un`as*sum"ing (?), a. Not assuming; not
bold or forward; not arrogant or presuming; humble; modest; retiring; as,
an unassuming youth; unassuming manners.
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.
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.
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.
Un`at*ten"tive (?), a. Inattentive;
careless.
Un`at*tire" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un-
+ altire.] To divest of attire; to undress.
U*nau" (?), n. [Brazilian.]
(Zoöl.) 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.
Un*au"di*enced (?), a. Not given an
audience; not received or heard.
Un`aus*pi"cious (?), a.
Inauspicious. Rowe.
Un*au"thor*ize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un-
+ authorize.] To disown the authority of; to
repudiate.
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.
Un`a*void"ed, a. 1. Not
avoided or shunned. Shak.
2. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] B.
Jonson.
Un`a*ware" (?), a. Not aware; not
noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless; inattentive.
Swift.
Un`a*ware", adv. Unawares.
[Poetic] Dryden.
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.
Un*backed" (?), a. 1.
Never mounted by a rider; unbroken. "Unbacked colts."
Shak.
2. Not supported or encouraged; not countenanced;
unaided. Daniel.
Un*bag" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
bag.] To pour, or take, or let go, out of a bag or
bags.
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.
Un*bal"last (?), v. t. [1st pref. un-
+ ballast.] To free from ballast; to discharge ballast
from. Totten.
Un*bal"last, a. Not ballasted.
[Obs. & R.] Addison.
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.
Un*ban"ed (?), a. [1st un- +
band + -ed.] Wanting a band or string; unfastened.
[Obs.] Shak.
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.
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.
Un*barbed" (?), a. 1.
Not shaven. [Obs.]
2. Destitute of bards, or of reversed points,
hairs, or plumes; as, an unbarded feather.
Un*bark" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
bark rind.] To deprive of the bark; to decorticate; to strip;
as, to unbark a tree. Bacon.
Un*bark", v. t. [1st pref. un- +
bark the vessel.] To cause to disembark; to land. [Obs.]
Hakluyt.
Un*bar"rel (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
barrel.] To remove or release from a barrel or
barrels.
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).
Un*bar`ri*ca"doed (?), a. Not obstructed
by barricades; open; as, unbarricadoed streets.
Burke.
Un*bash"ful (?), a. Not bashful or
modest; bold; impudent; shameless. Shak.
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.
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.
Un*bear" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
bear to support.] To remove or loose the bearing rein of (a
horse).
Un*beat" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
beast.] To deliver from the form or nature of a
beast.
Un`be*come" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un-
+ become.] To misbecome. [Obs.] Bp. Sherlock.
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.
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&?;ton.
Un`be*dinned" (?), a. Not filled with
din.
Un`be*fool" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un-
+ befool.] To deliver from the state of a fool; to awaken the
mind of; to undeceive.
Un`be*get" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
beget.] To deprive of existence. Dryden.
Un`be*gilt" (?), a. Not gilded; hence,
not rewarded with gold.
{ 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.
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.
Un`be*gun" (?), a. Not yet begun; also,
existing without a beginning.
Un`be*hove"ly (?), a. Not behooving or
becoming; unseemly. [Obs. & R.] Gower.
Un*be"ing (?), a. Not existing.
[Obs.] "Beings yet unbeing." Sir T. Browne.
Un`be*known" (?), a. Not known;
unknown. [Colloq.]
Un`be*lief" (?), n. [Pref. un- not +
belief: cf. AS. ungeleáfa.] 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.
Un`be*lieved" (?), a. Not believed;
disbelieved.
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.
Un`be*liev"ing, a. 1.
Not believing; incredulous; doubting; distrusting;
skeptical.
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.
Un*belt" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
belt.] To remove or loose the belt of; to ungird.
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.
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.
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.
Un`be*nev"o*lence (?), n. Absence or
want of benevolence; ill will.
Un`be*nign" (?), a. Not benign;
malignant.
Un`be*numb" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un-
+ benumb.] To relieve of numbness; to restore sensation
to.
Un`be*reav"en (?), a. Unbereft.
[R.]
Un`be*reft" (?), a. Not bereft; not
taken away.
Un`be*seem" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un-
+ beseem.] To be unbecoming or unsuitable to; to
misbecome.
Un`be*seem"ing, a. [Pref. un- not +
beseeming.] Unbecoming; not befitting. --
Un`be*seem"ing*ly, adv. --
Un`be*seem"ing*ness, n.
Un`be*speak" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un-
+ bespeak.] To unsay; hence, to annul or cancel. [Obs.]
Pepys.
Un`be*think" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un-
+ bethink.] To change the mind of (one's self).
[Obs.]
Un`be*ware" (?), adv. Unawares.
[Obs.] Bale.
Un`be*witch" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un-
+ bewitch.] To free from a spell; to disenchant. [R.]
South.
Un*bi"as (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
bias.] To free from bias or prejudice. Swift.
Un*bi"ased (?), a. [Pref. un- +
biased.] Free from bias or prejudice; unprejudiced;
impartial. -- Un*bi"ased*ness, n.
{ 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.
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.
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.
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.
Un*blem"ished (?), a. Not blemished;
pure; spotless; as, an unblemished reputation or life.
Addison.
Un*bless" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
bless.] To deprive of blessings; to make wretched. [Obs.]
Shak.
{ Un*blessed", Un*blest } (?), a.
[Pref. un- not + blessed, blest.] Not blest;
excluded from benediction; hence, accursed; wretched.
"Unblessed enchanter." Milton.
Un*blest"ful (?), a. Unblessed.
[R.] Sylvester.
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).
Un*blind"fold` (?), v. t. [1st pref. un-
+ blindfold.] To free from that which blindfolds.
Spenser.
Un*blood"y (?), a. Not bloody.
Dryden.
Unbloody sacrifice. (a) A
sacrifice in which no victim is slain. (b) (R. C.
Ch.) The Mass.
Un*blush"ing (?), a. Not blushing;
shameless. -- Un*blush"ing*ly, adv.
Un*bod"y (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
body.] To free from the body; to disembody.
Her soul unbodied of the burdenous
corse.
Spenser.
Un*bod"y, v. i. To leave the body; to be
disembodied; -- said of the soul or spirit. [R.] Chaucer.
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.
Un*bolt", v. i. To explain or unfold a
matter; to make a revelation. [Obs.] "I will unbolt to you."
Shak.
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.
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.
Un*booked" (?), a. Not written in a
book; unrecorded. "UnbookedEnglish life." Masson.
Un*boot" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
boot.] To take off the boots from.
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.
Un*bor"rowed (?), a. Not borrowed; being
one's own; native; original.
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.
Un*bos"om*er (?), n. One who unbosoms,
or discloses. [R.] "An unbosomer of secrets."
Thackeray.
Un*bot"tomed (?), a. 1. [1st
pref. un- + bottom + -ed.] Deprived of a
bottom.
2. [Pref. un- not + bottomed.] Having
no bottom; bottomless. Milton.
Un*bound" (?), imp. & p. p. of
Unbind.
Un*bound"a*bly (?), adv.
Infinitely. [Obs.]
I am . . . unboundably beholding to you.
J. Webster (1607).
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.
Un*bow" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
bow.] To unbend. [R.] Fuller.
Un*bowed" (?), a. [Pref. un- not +
bowed.] Not bent or arched; not bowed down.
Byron.
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.
Un*box" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
box.] To remove from a box or boxes.
Un*boy" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
boy.] To divest of the traits of a boy. [R.]
Clarendon.
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.
Un*braid" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
braid.] To separate the strands of; to undo, as a braid; to
unravel; to disentangle.
Un*breast" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
breast.] To disclose, or lay open; to unbosom. [Obs.]
P. Fletcher,
Un*breathed" (?), a. 1.
Not breathed.
2. Not exercised; unpracticed. [Obs.] "Their
unbreathed memories." Shak.
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.
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.
Un*brewed" (?), a. Not made by brewing;
unmixed; pure; genuine. [R.] Young.
Un*bri"dle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
bridle.] To free from the bridle; to set loose.
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.
Un*bro"ken (?), a. Not broken;
continuous; unsubdued; as, an unbroken colt.
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.
Un*build (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
build.] To demolish; to raze. "To unbuild the
city." Shak.
Un*bun"dle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
bundle.] To release, as from a bundle; to disclose.
Un*bung" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
bung.] To remove the bung from; as, to unbung a
cask.
Un*bur"den (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
burden.] 1. To relieve from a burden.
2. To throw off, as a burden; to unload.
Un*bur"i*a*ble (?), a. Not ready or not
proper to be buried. Tennyson.
Un*bur"row (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
burrow.] To force from a burrow; to unearth.
Un*bur"then (?), v. t. [1st pref. un-
+ burthen.] To unburden; to unload.
Un*bur"y (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
bury.] To disinter; to exhume; fig., to disclose.
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
Un*but"ton (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
button.] To loose the buttons of; to unfasten.
Un*bux"om (?), a. Disobedient.
[Obs.] Piers Plowman. -- Un*bux"om*ly,
adv. [Obs.] -- Un*bux"om*ness,
n. [Obs.]
Un*cage" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
cage.] To loose, or release, from, or as from, a
cage.
Un*called"-for` (?), a. Not called for;
not required or needed; improper; gratuitous; wanton.
Un*calm" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
calm.] To disturb; to disquiet. Dryden.
Un*camp" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- +
camp.] To break up the camp of; to dislodge from camp.
[R.]
