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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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U p. 1431is the twenty-first letter and the fifth vowel in the English alphabet. Its true primary sound, in Anglo-Saxon, was the sound which it still retains in most of the languages of Europe—that of oo in…Ū'ber-oŭs, a. p. 1432Fruitful; copious; abundant; plentiful. [Obs.]Ū'ber-ty, n. p. 1432Abundance; fruitfulness; copiousness; —plenty. [Obs.]Ū'bi-cā'tion or Ū'bī'e-ty, n. p. 1432The state of being in a place; local relation. [Rare.] Glanville.Ū'bi-quā'ri-an or Ū'bi-quist or Ū-biq'ui-tā'ri-an, a. p. 1432Ubiquitary; ubiquitous. [Rare.] Ū'bi-quist (yū'bĭ-kwĭst), Ū-biq'ui-tā'ri-an (yū-bĭk'wī-), n. [Fr. ubiquiste, ubiquitaire, It. ubiquista, ubiquitario, from Lat. ubique, every where, from ubi, where.]…Ū-bĭq'ui-ta-ri-ness, n. p. 1432The state of being ubiquitary or ubiquitous; existence every where; ubiquity. [Rare.] Fuller.Ū-bĭq'ui-ta-ry, a. p. 1432Existing every where, or in all places; — ubiquitous. Howell.Ū-bĭq'ui-ta-ry, n. p. 1432One who exists every where. 2. A ubiquitarian.Ū-bi'qui-toŭs, a. p. 1432Existing, or being, every where; omnipresent.Ū-biq'ui-ty, n. p. 1432Existence in all places, or every where, at the same time; omnipresence; as, the ubiquity of God is not disputed by those who admit his existence.Uck'e-wal'list, n. p. 1432(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of rigid Anabaptists, which originated in 1637, and whose tenets were essentially the same as those of the Mennonites, except that they held that Judas and the murderers…Ū'dal, n. p. 1432A freehold in the Shetland Isles; property held by udal or allodial right.Ū'dal, a. p. 1432Held independent of a lord paramount; free of rent or service;—the same as ALLODIAL; a term used in Finland, Shetland, and Orkney. See ALLODIAL. Burrill.Ū'dal-er or Ū'dal-mān, n. p. 1432A freeholder in the Shetland Isles, without feudal dependencies; one who holds property by udal or allodial right. Jamieson. W. Scott.Ŭd'der, n. p. 1432The gland of a female mammal in which the milk is secreted and stored for the nourishment of the young;—commonly called the bag in cows and other quadrupeds.Ŭd'dered, p. a. p. 1432Furnished with udders.Ūd'der-less, a. p. 1432Destitute of an udder; hence, deprived of nourishment from a mother. Ye gentle girls who foster up Udderless lambs. Keats.Ū-dŏm'e-ter, n. p. 1432An instrument for measuring the quantity of water which falls from the atmosphere; a rain-gauge.Ūg'le-sōme, a. p. 1432Ugly. [Obs. and rare.] “Such an uglesome countenance.” Latimer.Ūg'li-ly, adv. p. 1432In an ugly manner; with deformity.Ūg'li-ness, n. p. 1432The quality of being ugly; offensiveness of aspect; want of beauty; deformity of person; as, old age and ugliness. 2. Turpitude of mind; moral depravity; loathsomeness; also, ill-nature; crossness.…Ŭg'ly, a. p. 1432Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; deformed; hateful. “Like the toad, ugly and venomous.” Shak. O, I have passed a miserable night, So full of ugly…Ug'sōme, a. p. 1432Ugly; offensive; loathsome. [Obs.] “The ugsome sights I saw.” Surrey.Ŭg'sōme-ness, n. p. 1432Ugliness. [Obs.] “The ugsomeness of death.” Latimer.U-kāse', n. p. 1432In Russia, a proclamation or imperial order published, having the force of law.Ū'lan, n. p. 1432A certain description of militia among the modern Tartars. 2. One of a kind of light cavalry of Tartaric origin, and first introduced into European armies in Poland. They were armed with lances, to…Ūl'cer, n. p. 1432(Med.) A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found principally on the natural surfaces of the body, and originating generally in a constitutional…Ul'çer-a-ble, a. p. 1432Capable of becoming ulcerated.Ŭl'çer-āte, v. i. p. 1432To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous.ŭl'çer-āte, v. t. p. 1432To affect with an ulcer or with ulcers. Harvey.Ūl'cer-ā'tion, n. p. 1432The process of forming into an ulcer; or the process of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated. 2. An ulcer. Arbuthnot.Ul'cer-ā'tive, a. p. 1432Of, or relating to, ulcers; as, an ulcerative process.Ul'cered, a. p. 1432Having become ulcerous; affected with an ulcer; ulcerated.Ŭl'cer-ōūs, a. p. 1432Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging purulent or other matter. 2. Affected with an ulcer or with ulcers. It will but skin and film the ulcerous place. Shak.Ŭl'cer-ōŭs-ly, adv. p. 1432In an ulcerous manner.Ul'cer-oüs-ness, n. p. 1432The state of being ulcerous.Ul-cŭs'cule, n. p. 1432A little ulcer.Ū'le, n. p. 1432(Bot.) A Mexican tree of the genus Castil-loa (C. elastica), whose milky juice yields caoutchouc.U-lē'mā, n. p. 1432A 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'le-tree, n. p. 1432(Bot.) Ule. See ULE.Ū'lex, n. p. 1432(Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants; furze.U-lĭg′i-nōŭs, a. p. 1432Muddy; oozy; slimy. [Rare.] Woodward.Ŭl'lage, n. p. 1432(Com.) The wantage of casks of liquor, or what a cask wants of being full.Ŭl'mann-ite, n. p. 1432(Min.) A brittle mineral of a steel-gray color and metallic luster, consisting of arsenic, antimony, silver, and nickel. Dana.Ul-mā’ceōus, a. p. 1432(Bot.) Of, or pertaining to, an order of trees, of which the elm is the type.Ŭl'mic, a. p. 1432(Chem.) Pertaining to a certain acid, now called humic acid;—the same as HUMIC. See HUMIC.Ŭl'mīne, n. p. 1432(Chem.) (a.) Ulmic or humic acid. See HUMIC. (b.) The same as HUMINE or HUMUS. See HUMUS.Ul'mus, n. p. 1432(Bot.) A genus of trees, including the elm.Ŭl'na, n. p. 1432(Anat.) The larger of the two bones of the fore-arm, which reaches from the posterior point of the elbow to the side of the wrist on which the little finger is placed. 2. (O. Eng. Law.) An ell.…Ŭl'nage, n. p. 1432Measurement by the ell; alnage; aunage. See ALNAGE and AUNAGE.Ul'nar, a. p. 1432(Anat.) Of, or pertaining to, the ulna, or cubit; as, the ulnar nerve.U'lo-dên'dron, n. p. 1432(Palæon.) A genus of trees now extinct, and found only in a fossil state.Ul-tē'ri-or, a. p. 1432Situated beyond, or on the further side;—opposed to citerior, or hither. 2. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands; ulterior propositions; what ulterior measures will be…Ul-tē'ri-or, n. p. 1432Further side; remote part. [Rare.] Coleridge.Ul-tē'ri-or-ly, adv. p. 1432In an ulterior manner; remotely.Ŭl'ti-mā, a. p. 1432Most remote; furthest; final; last; the utmost stretch or boundary; hence, the further limit or point. Ultima ratio. [Lat.] The last reason, argument, or resort.—Ultima thule. [Lat.] See THULE.U'ti-mā, n. p. 1432(Gram.) The last syllable of a word.U'ti-māte, a. p. 1432Furthest; most remote; extreme; last; final. “My harbor and my ultimate repose.” Milton. Many actions apt to procure fame are not conducive to this our ultimate happiness. Addison. 2. Last in a train…Ŭl'ti-māte, v. t. & i. p. 1432To come or bring to an end or issue; to eventuate; to end. 2. To come or bring into use or practice.Ŭl'ti-mate-ly, adv. p. 1432Finally; at last; in the end or last consequence; as, afflictions often tend to correct immoral habits, and ultimately prove blessings.