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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Ŭn'be-wāre', adv.p. 1435Unawares. [Obs.] Fisher.
  2. Ŭn/be-wītch′, v. t.p. 1435To free from fascination; to disenchant. [Rare.] South.
  3. Un-bī'as, v. t.p. 1435To free from bias or prejudice. The truest service a private man can do his country is to unbias his mind, as much as possible, between the rival powers. Swift.
  4. Un-bid' or Un-bid'den, a.p. 1435Not bid; not commanded. 2. Spontaneous. Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forth. Unbid. Milton. 3. Uninvited; not requested to attend; as, unbidden guests.
  5. Un-bīde', v. i.p. 1435Not to bide or stay; not to remain or tarry. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  6. Un-bind’, v. t.p. 1435To remove a band from; to untie; to unfasten; to loose; to set free from shackles; as, unbind your fillets; unbind the prisoner's arms; unbind the load.
  7. Un-bish'op, v. t.p. 1435To deprive of episcopal orders; to deprive of the office or rights of a bishop. [Rare.] Then he unbishops himself. Milton.
  8. Un-bĭt’, v. t.p. 1435To unbridle. 2. (Naut.) To remove the turns of from off the bits; as, to unbit a cable. Totten.
  9. Un-blēm'ished, a.p. 1435Not blemished; not stained; free from turpitude, reproach, or deformity; pure; spotless; as, an unblemished reputation or life.
  10. Un-blest', a.p. 1435Not blest; excluded from benediction. 2. Wretched; unhappy.
  11. Un-blind', v. t.p. 1435To free from blindness; to give sight to. [Rare.] Webster, 1607.
  12. Un-blŭsh'ing, a.p. 1435Not blushing; destitute of shame; bold-faced; impudent.
  13. Un-blŭsh'ing-ly, adv.p. 1435In an unblushing or impudent manner.
  14. Un-bŏd'y, v. t.p. 1435To free from the body; to render incorporeal; to disembody. “Her soul unbodied of the burdenous corse.” Spenser.
  15. Un-bŏd'y, v. i.p. 1435To remove or depart from the body, as the soul; to become incorporeal. [Obs. and rare.] Chaucer.
  16. Un-bōlt′, v. t.p. 1435To remove a bolt from; to unfasten; to open; as, to unbolt a gate.
  17. Un-bōlt', v. i.p. 1435To explain or open a matter; to make revelation. [Obs.] I will unbolt to you. Shak.
  18. Un-bōlt'ed, a.p. 1435Not having the bran or coarse part separated by a bolter; not bolted; unsifted; as, unbolted meal.
  19. Un-bŏn'net, v. t.p. 1435To take a bonnet from; as, to unbonnet one's head. W. Scott.
  20. Un-bōned', a.p. 1435Not boned; deprived of bones.
  21. Un-bōoked', a.p. 1435Not written in a book; unrecorded. “Unbooked English life.” Masson.
  22. Un-boot′, v. t.p. 1435To take off boots from.
  23. Un-born', a.p. 1435Not born; not brought into life; still to appear; future. Some unborn sorrow, ripe in fortune's womb. Shak. The woes to come the children yet unborn Shall feel this day. Shak.
  24. Un-bō'som, v. t.p. 1435To disclose freely; to reveal in confidence.
  25. Un-bo′som-er, n.p. 1435One who unbosoms or discloses. “An unbosomer of secrets.” Thackeray.
  26. Un-bound'a-bly, adv.p. 1435Without bounds or limits; infinitely. [Obs.] I am ... so unboundably beholding to you. Webster, 1607.
  27. Un-bound'ed, a.p. 1435Having no bound or limit; unlimited in extent; infinite; interminable; as, unbounded space; unbounded power. 2. Having no check or control; unrestrained; as, the young man has unbounded license; his…
  28. Un-bound'ed-ly, adv.p. 1435In an unbounded manner; without bounds or limits.
  29. Un-bound'ed-ness, n.p. 1435The state or quality of being unbounded; freedom from bounds or limits.
  30. Un-bōw', v. t.p. 1435To unbend. [Rare.] Fuller.
  31. Un-bowed', a.p. 1435Not bowed or arched; not bent He stood unbowed beneath the ills upon him sent. Byron.
  32. Un-bow'el, v. t.p. 1435To deprive of the entrails; to exenterate; to eviscerate.
  33. Un-bŏx', v. t.p. 1435To take or remove from a box or boxes.
  34. Un-brāçe, v. t.p. 1435To free from tension; to relax; to loose; as, to unbrace a drum; to unbrace the arms; to unbrace the nerves.
  35. Un-brāid', v. t.p. 1435To separate the strands of; to undo, as a braid; to disentangle.
  36. Un-brēast', v. t.p. 1435To disclose or lay open; to unbosom. [Obs.] P. Fletcher.
  37. Un-brēathed’, a.p. 1435Not breathed, or having breath; hence, not exercised or employed. “Our unbreathed memories.” Shak.
  38. Un-brĕd’, a.p. 1435Not well bred; destitute of good breeding; unpolished in manners; ill-educated; rude; coarse; as, unbred minds; unbred servants.
  39. Un-breech', v. t.p. 1436To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of breeches. 2. To free the breech of, as a cannon, from its fastenings or coverings.
  40. Un-brewed', a.p. 1436Not mixed; pure; genuine. [Rare.] Young.
  41. Un-brĭ'dle, v. t.p. 1436To free from the bridle.
  42. Un-brī'dled, p. a.p. 1436Loosed from the bridle, or as from the bridle; hence, unrestrained; licentious; violent; as, unbridled lust; unbridled boldness; unbridled passions. “Lands deluged by unbridled floods.” Wordsworth.
  43. Un-broid', a.p. 1436Unbraided. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  44. Un-bŭck'le, v. t.p. 1436To loose from buckles; to unfasten; as, to unbuckle a shoe; to unbuckle a girdle.
  45. Un-build', v. t.p. 1436To demolish; to raze; to destroy.
  46. Un-bŭng', v. t.p. 1436To remove the bung from, as a cask.
  47. Un-bŭr'den, v. t.p. 1436To relieve from a burden or burdens. 2. To throw off, as a burden; to unload.
  48. Un-bŭr'then, v. t.p. 1436To rid of a load; to free from a burden; to ease; to relieve. 2. To throw off, as a burden; to unload; to discharge.
  49. Un-bu'ry, v. t.p. 1436To disinter.
  50. Un-bŭt'ton, v. t.p. 1436To loose from being fastened by buttons; to loose the buttons of.
  51. Un-cāge', v. t.p. 1436To loose from a cage.
  52. Un-cālm', v. t.p. 1436To disturb. [Obs. and rare.] Dryden.
  53. Un-cāmp', v. t.p. 1436To break up the camp of; to dislodge from camp. [Rare.] "If they could now uncamp their enemies." Milton.
  54. Un-căn'ny, a.p. 1436Not canny; wanting skill or tact; not good or blameless; unpropitious; unsafe; inopportune; out of the way. See CANNY. W. Scott.
  55. Un-cān'on-īze, v. t.p. 1436To deprive of canonical authority. 2. To reduce from the rank of a canon or saint.
  56. Un-cāp', v. t.p. 1436To remove a cap or cover from; to open.
  57. Un-cā'pa-ble, a.p. 1436Incapable. [Obs.] Fuller.
  58. Un-cāpe', v. t.p. 1436(Sporting.) To let loose, or to let out of a bag; as, to uncape a fox; to throw off the dogs, so as to commence the hunt. [Rare.] Shak. ☞ Said to be a hunting term, but no authority is produced, and…
  59. Un-cār'nate, a.p. 1436Not fleshly; not consisting of flesh. [Obs.] Browne.
  60. Un-cāse', v. t.p. 1436To take out of a case, or to remove a case from; to disengage from a covering; to take off or out. 2. To flay; to strip. [Rare.] L’Estrange. 3. (Mil.) To display or spread to view, as a flag, or the…