Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Un-crown', v. t. p. 1437To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; to dethrone; to discrown. He hath done me wrong. And I'll uncrown him ere it be long. Shak.Unc'tion, n. p. 1437The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction. Of all things to be heir and king…Ŭnc'tiōus, a. p. 1437Unctuous. [Obs.]Ŭnc'tu-ŏs'i-ty, n. p. 1437The state or quality of being unctuous; greasiness; oiliness; fatness. Browne.Ŭnct'ū-oŭs, a. p. 1437Fat; oily; greasy.Ŭnct'ū-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 1437In an unctuous or oily manner.Ŭnct'ŭ-oŭs·ness, n. p. 1437The state or quality of being unctuous, or of resembling oil; fatness; oiliness.Un-cŭl'pa-ble, a. p. 1437Not blamable; not faulty; inculpable. [Obs. or rare.] Hooker.Un-cŭlt', a. p. 1437Not cultivated; rude; illiterate. [Obs.]Un-cŭlt'ūre, n. p. 1437Want of culture or education.Un-cŭr'a-ble, a. p. 1437Incurable. [Obs.]Un-cŭr'a-bly, adv. p. 1437Incurably. [Obs.]Un-cŭrl', v. t. p. 1437To loose from ringlets; to straighten out, as any thing that has been once curled. The lion uncurls his angry mane. Dryden.Un-cûrl', v. i. p. 1437To fall from a curled state, as ringlets; to become straight.Un-cŭr'rent, a. p. 1437Not current; not passing in common payment; not receivable at par or full value; as, uncurrent coin or notes.Un-cûrse′ or Un-cûrsed′ or Un-cûrst′, v. t. p. 1437To free from an execration. [Obs.] Un-cûrsed′ (−kûrst′), Un-cûrst′, a. Not cursed; not execrated.Un-cûr'tain, v. t. p. 1438To remove a curtain or covering from.Un-cus'tom-a-ble, a. p. 1438Not liable to custom-house duties.Un-cûs'tomed, a. p. 1438Not subjected to customs or duty. 2. Not having paid duty, or been charged with customs. Smollett.Un-cŭt', a. p. 1438Not cut; not separated or divided by cutting or otherwise;—said especially of the leaves of books when they have not been separated by cutting or trimming in binding.Un-eûth’, n. p. 1438(A-S. Law.) A stranger. [Obs.]Un-dăm', v. t. p. 1438To free from a dam, mound, or obstruction.Un-dăm'pned, a. p. 1438Uncondemned. [Obs.]Un'da-ted, a. p. 1438(Bot.) Rising and falling in waves toward the margin, as a leaf; waved. Lee.Un-dät'ed, a. p. 1438Not dated; having no date; of unknown age; as, an undated letter.Un-däunt'a-ble, a. p. 1438Not to be daunted; intrepid; fearless.Un-däunt'ed, a. p. 1438Not daunted; not to be subdued or depressed by fear; intrepid. Syn.—Bold; fearless; brave; courageous; intrepid.Un-däunt'ed-ly, adv. p. 1438In an undaunted manner; boldly; intrepidly.Un-däunt'ed-ness, n. p. 1438State or quality of being undaunted; boldness; fearless bravery; intrepidity.Un-dĕad', a. p. 1438Not dead; living. [Obs.]Un-dĕad'li-ness, n. p. 1438The state of being undeadly; immortality. [Obs.]Un-dĕad'ly, a. p. 1438Not subject to death; immortal. [Obs.]Un-deaf', v. t. p. 1438To free from deafness. [Obs. and rare.]Un-dĕc'a-gŏn, n. p. 1438(Geom.) A figure of eleven angles, and consequently of eleven sides.Ŭn'de-cêive', v. t. p. 1438To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, cheat, fallacy, or mistake.Un'de-cĕn'na-ry, a. p. 1438Eleventh; hence, occurring once in every period of eleven years. “It appears from an undecennary account laid before Parliament.” E. Stiles.Un'de-cên'nial, a. p. 1438Occurring or observed every eleventh year, or every eleven years; belonging to a period of eleven years.Un-dē'cen-cy, n. p. 1438Indecency. [Obs.]Un-dē'cent, a. p. 1438Not decent; indecent. [Obs.]Un-dê'cent-ly, adv. p. 1438Indecently. [Obs.]Ŭn'de-cī'sive, a. p. 1438Indecisive. [Rare.]Un-dĕck', v. t. p. 1438To divest of ornaments. Shak.Un-dĕck'ed', p. a. p. 1438Not decked; not adorned. “Eve undecked, save with herself.” Milton.Un-deed'ed, a. p. 1438Not deeded, or transferred by deed; as, und deeded land. 2. Not signalized by any great action. [Obs. and rare.] Shak.Ŭn'de-făt'i-ga-ble, a. p. 1438Indefatigable. [Obs.]Ŭn'de-féas'i-ble, a. p. 1438Indefeasible. [Obs.]Un-dē'i-fy, v. t. p. 1438To degrade from the state of deity; to deprive of the character or qualities of a god; to deprive of the reverence due to a god.Un'de-mōn'stra-tive, a. p. 1438Not giving any outward indications of feeling; reserved, whether from modesty, diffidence, or policy.Un'de-nî'a-ble, a. p. 1438Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true; obvious; as, undeniable evidence.Ŭn'de-nĭ'a-bly, adv. p. 1438In an undeniable manner; so plainly as to admit no contradiction or denial.Un'de-pârt'a-ble, a. p. 1438Incapable of being parted. [Obs.]Un'der, prep. p. 1438In a lower position with respect to; so as to be covered, overhung, or overtopped by; lower than; beneath; below;—the correlative of over, above, upon, on; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is…Ŭn'der, adv. p. 1438In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection;—used chiefly in a few phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to keep under, to maintain in subjection; to control. I keep…Ŭn'der, a. p. 1438Lower in rank or degree; subject; subordinate; as, an under-officer; under-sheriff. ☞ Under is often used in the formation of compounds, denoting that which is less than is right, proper, or…Ŭn'der-ăc'tion, n. p. 1438Subordinate action; action not essential to the main story. The least episodes or under-actions . . . are parts necessary to the main design. Dryden.Ŭn'der-ăct'or, n. p. 1438An inferior or subordinate actor.Ŭn'der-āge, a. p. 1438Not yet arrived at adult age or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; boyish; childish. [Obs.] I myself have loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation. Webster.Ŭn'der-ā'gent, n. p. 1438A subordinate agent.Ŭn'der-bēar′, v. t. p. 1438To support; to endure. Shak. 2. To line; to guard; as, cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel. [Obs.] Shak.Ŭn'der-bêar'er, n. p. 1438One who underbears, supports, or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one who bears the corpse.