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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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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…Um-brā'ġeoŭs, a. p. 1433Forming, or affording, a shade; shading; as, umbrageous trees or foliage. 2. Shady; shaded. “Umbrageous grots and caves of cool recess.” Milton. 3. Not easily perceived, as if from being darkened or…Um-brā'ġeoŭs-ly, adv. p. 1433In an umbrageous manner.Um-brā'ġeoŭs-ness, n. p. 1433The state or quality of being umbrageous; shadiness; as, the umbrageousness of a tree.Ŭm'brāte, v. t. p. 1433To shade; to shadow. [Obs.]Um-brăt'ic or Um-brăt'ic-al, a. p. 1433<br>1. Keeping in the shade, or at home. B. Jonson.<br>2. Shadowy; typical. [Rare.] Barrow.Ŭm'bra-tīle, a. p. 1433Being in the shade. Johnson. 2. Being in retirement; secluded. “Our fugitive, umbratile, anxious, and transitory life.” Evelyn. 3. Unreal; unsubstantial. B. Jonson.Um-brā'tiōŭs, a. p. 1433Suspicious; apt to distrust; captious; disposed to take umbrage. [Rare.] Wotton.Um-brĕl', n. p. 1433An umbrella. [Obs. or vulgar.]Um-brĕl'lă, n. p. 1433A 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 cloth, extended on strips of whalebone…Um-brēre', n. p. 1433Um-brīēre’ p. 1433A projection like the peak of a cap, to which a face-guard was sometimes attached, which moved freely upon the helmet, and could be raised like the beaver; an umbril; a visor. [Obs.] “But only vented…Um-brīf'er-ōus, a. p. 1433Casting or making a shade.Ŭm'bril, n. p. 1433The same as UMBRERE, q. v.Um-brī'nā, n. p. 1433(Ichth.) A genus of acanthopterygious fishes common in the Mediterranean, and found also upon the shores of England. The flesh is white and of good flavor, and some of the species are remarkable for…Ŭm'brōse, a. p. 1434Shady; umbrageous. [Obs.]Um-brōs'i-ty, n. p. 1434The state or quality of being umbrose; shadiness. [Obs.] Browne.Ŭm'pi-rāge, n. p. 1434The power, right, or authority of an umpire to decide. “The mild umpirage of the federal Union.” E. Everett. 2. The decision of an umpire; arbitrament.Ŭm'pīre, n. p. 1434A third person, to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred. A man, in questions of this kind, is able to be a skillful umpire between himself and others. Barrow. 2.…Um'pire, v. t. p. 1434To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute. [Obs.] “Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies.” South.Um'pire-ship, n. p. 1434The office or authority of an umpire; umpirage.Ŭm'press, n. p. 1434A female umpire. [Rare.] Marston.Ŭm'quhile, adv. p. 1434Some time ago; formerly. [Scot.]Ŭm’quhile, a. p. 1434Former. [Scot.] “A settlement of her umquhile husband.” W. Scott.Un. p. 1434A negative prefix of Anglo-Saxon origin, equivalent to the Latin prefix in. The latter, in its English use, is restricted to words directly or indirectly derived from the Latin, and for the most part…Ŭn'a-bĭl'i-ty or Un-ā'ble-ness, n. p. 1434Inability. [Obs.] Milton.Un-ā'ble, a. p. 1434Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent; weak in power, or poor in substance. “Sapless age, and weak, unable limbs.” Shak.Un-ā'bled, a. p. 1434Disabled; incapacitated. [Obs.] B. Jon.Un-ā'bled-ness, n. p. 1434The state or quality of being unabled; inability. [Obs.]Un-ā'ble-ness, n. p. 1434The state or quality of being unable; inability. [Obs.]Ŭn'ac-çĕpt'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 1434Unacceptableness.Ŭn'ac-çĕpt'a-ble, a. p. 1434Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive.Ŭn'ac-çĕpt'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1434The state of being unacceptable, or not pleasing. Collier.Ŭn'ac-çĕpt'a-bly, adv. p. 1434In an unacceptable, unwelcome, or unpleasing manner.Ŭn'ac-çĕs'si-ble, a. p. 1434Inaccessible. [Obs.]Ŭn'ac-çĕs'si-ble-ness, n. p. 1434The state of being unaccessible; inaccessibleness. [Obs.]Ŭn'ac-çĕs'si-bly, adv. p. 1434In an unaccessible manner.Ŭn'ac-cŏm'plished, a. p. 1434Not accomplished or performed; also, not refined or polished by culture.Un'ac-com'plish-ment, n. p. 1434The state of being unaccomplished, or not accomplished. [Obs.]Un-ae-count/a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1434The state or quality of being unaccountable, inexplicable, or not to be accounted for.Un-ac-count'a-ble, a. p. 1434Not accountable or responsible. 2. Not to be accounted for; inexplicable; not to be solved; strange; mysterious.Ŭn'a-count'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1434The quality of being unaccountable; unaccountability.Ŭn'ac-count'a-bly, adv. p. 1434In an unaccountable manner; strangely.