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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Ŭl'ti-mā'tion, n. p. 1432State of being ultimate; that which is ultimate or final; ultimatum. [Rare.] Swift.ŭl'ti-mā'tum, n. p. 1432A final proposition or condition; especially, the final propositions, conditions, or terms, offered as the basis of a treaty; the most favorable terms that a negotiator can offer, and the rejection…Ŭl'time, a. p. 1432Ultimate; final. [Obs.] Bacon.Ul-tĭm'i-ty, n. p. 1432The last stage or consequence. [Obs.] Bacon.ŭl'ti-mo, n. p. 1432The last month preceding the present; as, on the first ultimo;—often contracted to ult.Ūl'tion, n. p. 1432Revenge. [Obs.]Ŭl'trā p. 1432A prefix, the same as the Latin ultra, beyond, having in composition the signification beyond, on the other side, chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place; as, ultra-marine…Ŭl'tra, a. p. 1433Disposed to go beyond others, or beyond due limit; radical; extreme; as, ultra measures.Ul'trā, n. p. 1433A person who advocates extreme measures; an ultraist.Ŭt'ráge, n. p. 1433Outrage. [Obs.] See OUTRAGE.Ul'tra-ism, n. p. 1433The principles of men who advocate extreme measures, as a radical reform, and the like. H. More.Ŭl'tra-īst, n. p. 1433One who pushes a principle or measure to extremes; a radical or ultra.Ŭl'tra-ma-rīne', a. p. 1433Situated or being beyond the sea. Ainsworth.Ūl'tra-ma-rīne', n. p. 1433(Paint.) A blue pigment obtained originally by powdering the lapis-lazuli, a mineral of great beauty, and which is a silicate of soda, lime, and alumina, with a sulphuret, probably of sodium, and…Ŭl'tra-mŏn'tāne, a. p. 1433Being beyond the mountains, or Alps, in respect to the one who speaks. ☞ This term was first applied, somewhat contemptuously, by the Italians, to the nations north of the Alps, especially Germany…Ŭl'tra-mōn'tāne, n. p. 1433One who resides beyond the mountains; a foreigner.Ŭl'tra-mŏn'ta-nĭsm, n. p. 1433The principles of those who maintain extreme views as to the pope's supremacy:—so used by those living north of the Alps;—rarely used in an opposite sense as referring to the views of those living…Ŭl'tra-mōn'ta-nīst, n. p. 1433One who holds to ultramontanism.Ul'tra-mun'dane, a. p. 1433Being beyond the world, or beyond the limits of our system.Ŭl'tra-Prŏt'est-ant, n. p. 1433An advocate or supporter of extreme Protestant views.Ŭl'tra-Prŏt'est-ant-ĭsm, n. p. 1433The doctrines or views of the ultra-Protestants.ŭl'tra-trŏp'ĭc-al, a. p. 1433Situated beyond, or outside of, the tropics; extra-tropical; also, of an excessive tropical temperature; warmer than the tropics.Ul-trō'ne-oūs, a. p. 1433Spontaneous; voluntary. [Obs.]Ul-trō'ne-oûs-ly, adv. p. 1433In an ultroneous manner; of free will; spontaneously. [Obs.]Ul-trō'ne-oŭs-ness, n. p. 1433The quality of being ultroneous; spontaneity; voluntariness. [Obs.]Ūl'ū-lāte, v. i. p. 1433To howl, as a dog or wolf.Ŭl/ū-lā'tion, n. p. 1433A howl, as of the wolf or dog. He may fright others with his ululation. Wither.Ŭm'bel, n. p. 1433(Bot.) A kind of flower cluster in which the flower-stalks spread moderately from a common point, and form a common plane or convex surface above, as in the carrot. It is simple or compound; in the…Ŭm'bel-lar, a. p. 1433Of, or pertaining to, an umbel; having the form of an umbel.Um'bel-late or Um'bel-lā́ted, a. p. 1433(Bot.) Bearing umbels; pertaining to an umbel; umbel-like; as, umbellate plants or flowers.Ŭm'bel-lĕt, n. p. 1433(Bot.) A little or partial umbel; an umbellule.Um-bĕl'li-fer, n. p. 1433(Bot.) A plant producing an umbel.Ūm'bel-lif'er-ōŭs, a. p. 1433(Bot.) Producing the inflorescence called an umbel; bearing umbels; as, umbelliferous plants.Ŭm'bel-lūle, n. p. 1433(Bot.) A small or partial umbel; an umbellet.Ŭm'ber, n. p. 1433(Min.) An ocherous ore of iron, of a brown or blackish-brown color, consisting of oxide of iron, oxide of manganese, silica, alumina, and water. It is often used as a pigment, and sometimes in…Um'ber, a. p. 1433Of, or resembling, umber; dark-brown; dark-colored; dark. Their harps are of the umber shade That hides the blush of waking day. Drake.Ŭm'ber, n. p. 1433An umbrere. See UMBRERE.Ŭm'ber, n. p. 1433(Ornith.) The Scopus umbretta, a grallatorial bird of the heron family, inhabiting Africa. Swainson.Ŭm'ber, n. p. 1433A fish of the salmon family; Thymallus vulgaris, a fresh-water fish of fine flavor; grayling.Ŭm'ber, v. t. p. 1433To color with umber; to shade or darken.Ŭm'ber-y, a. p. 1433Of, or pertaining to, umber; like umber; as, umbery gold.Um-bil'ic, n. p. 1433The navel; the center. [Obs.]Um-bil'ic or Um-bil'ic-al, a. p. 1433Of, or pertaining to, the navel; as, umbilical vessels; umbilical region. Umbilical arteries (Anat.), certain arteries which exist only in the fetus, conveying a part of the blood sent to the fetus…Um-bĭl'ic-ate or Um-bĭl'ic-ā'ted, a. p. 1433Depressed in the middle, like a navel, as a flower, fruit, or leaf; navel-shaped. Martyn.Um-bil'i-cus, n. p. 1433(Anat.) A round cicatrix about the median line of the abdomen; the navel. Dunglison. 2. (Antiq.) An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were…Ŭm'ble-pīe, n. p. 1433A pie made of the entrails or coarser parts of deer or other game. See HUMBLE.Ŭm'bles, n. pl. p. 1433The entrails of a deer; hence, sometimes, entrails in general.Ŭm'bo, n. p. 1433The boss or protuberant part of a shield. 2. (Conch.) The point of a bivalve shell immediately above the hinge.Ŭm’bo-nate or Ŭm’bo-nā’ted, a. p. 1433(Bot.) Having a low, rounded projection, like a boss.Ŭm'brā, n. p. 1433A shadow. 2. (Astron.) The conical shadow projected from a planet or satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, and within which a spectator could see no portion of the sun’s disk; — used in…Um-brāc'ū-li-fōrm, a. p. 1433Having the form of any thing that serves to shade, as a tree-top, an umbrella, and the like; specifically, shaped like an umbrella, as a mushroom.Um'brage, n. p. 1433Shade; shadow; hence, that which affords a shade, as a screen of trees. Where highest woods, impenetrable To star or sun-light, spread their umbrage broad. Milton. 2. Shadow; shade; slight…