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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. 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.
  2. Un-cûrl', v. i.p. 1437To fall from a curled state, as ringlets; to become straight.
  3. Un-cŭr'rent, a.p. 1437Not current; not passing in common payment; not receivable at par or full value; as, uncurrent coin or notes.
  4. 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.
  5. Un-cûr'tain, v. t.p. 1438To remove a curtain or covering from.
  6. Un-cus'tom-a-ble, a.p. 1438Not liable to custom-house duties.
  7. Un-cûs'tomed, a.p. 1438Not subjected to customs or duty. 2. Not having paid duty, or been charged with customs. Smollett.
  8. 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.
  9. Un-eûth’, n.p. 1438(A-S. Law.) A stranger. [Obs.]
  10. Un-dăm', v. t.p. 1438To free from a dam, mound, or obstruction.
  11. Un-dăm'pned, a.p. 1438Uncondemned. [Obs.]
  12. Un'da-ted, a.p. 1438(Bot.) Rising and falling in waves toward the margin, as a leaf; waved. Lee.
  13. Un-dät'ed, a.p. 1438Not dated; having no date; of unknown age; as, an undated letter.
  14. Un-däunt'a-ble, a.p. 1438Not to be daunted; intrepid; fearless.
  15. Un-däunt'ed, a.p. 1438Not daunted; not to be subdued or depressed by fear; intrepid. Syn.—Bold; fearless; brave; courageous; intrepid.
  16. Un-däunt'ed-ly, adv.p. 1438In an undaunted manner; boldly; intrepidly.
  17. Un-däunt'ed-ness, n.p. 1438State or quality of being undaunted; boldness; fearless bravery; intrepidity.
  18. Un-dĕad', a.p. 1438Not dead; living. [Obs.]
  19. Un-dĕad'li-ness, n.p. 1438The state of being undeadly; immortality. [Obs.]
  20. Un-dĕad'ly, a.p. 1438Not subject to death; immortal. [Obs.]
  21. Un-deaf', v. t.p. 1438To free from deafness. [Obs. and rare.]
  22. Un-dĕc'a-gŏn, n.p. 1438(Geom.) A figure of eleven angles, and consequently of eleven sides.
  23. Ŭn'de-cêive', v. t.p. 1438To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, cheat, fallacy, or mistake.
  24. 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.
  25. Un'de-cên'nial, a.p. 1438Occurring or observed every eleventh year, or every eleven years; belonging to a period of eleven years.
  26. Un-dē'cen-cy, n.p. 1438Indecency. [Obs.]
  27. Un-dē'cent, a.p. 1438Not decent; indecent. [Obs.]
  28. Un-dê'cent-ly, adv.p. 1438Indecently. [Obs.]
  29. Ŭn'de-cī'sive, a.p. 1438Indecisive. [Rare.]
  30. Un-dĕck', v. t.p. 1438To divest of ornaments. Shak.
  31. Un-dĕck'ed', p. a.p. 1438Not decked; not adorned. “Eve undecked, save with herself.” Milton.
  32. 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.
  33. Ŭn'de-făt'i-ga-ble, a.p. 1438Indefatigable. [Obs.]
  34. Ŭn'de-féas'i-ble, a.p. 1438Indefeasible. [Obs.]
  35. 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.
  36. Un'de-mōn'stra-tive, a.p. 1438Not giving any outward indications of feeling; reserved, whether from modesty, diffidence, or policy.
  37. Un'de-nî'a-ble, a.p. 1438Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true; obvious; as, undeniable evidence.
  38. Ŭn'de-nĭ'a-bly, adv.p. 1438In an undeniable manner; so plainly as to admit no contradiction or denial.
  39. Un'de-pârt'a-ble, a.p. 1438Incapable of being parted. [Obs.]
  40. 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…
  41. 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…
  42. 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…
  43. 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.
  44. Ŭn'der-ăct'or, n.p. 1438An inferior or subordinate actor.
  45. 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.
  46. Ŭn'der-ā'gent, n.p. 1438A subordinate agent.
  47. 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.
  48. Ŭn'der-bêar'er, n.p. 1438One who underbears, supports, or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one who bears the corpse.
  49. Un'der-bid', v. t.p. 1438To bid or offer less than, as in auctions, when a contract or service is set up to the lowest bidder.
  50. Ŭn'der-bīnd', v. t.p. 1438To bind beneath. But the good prince, his hand more fit for blows, With his huge weight the pagan underbound. Fairfax.
  51. Ŭn'der-brāce', v. t.p. 1438To brace, fasten, or bind below.
  52. Ŭn'der-brănch, n.p. 1438A lower or inferior branch. It can not sink into my mind That under-branches e'er can be Of worth and value as the tree. Spencer
  53. Ŭn'der-brĕd, a.p. 1438Of inferior breeding or manners.
  54. Ŭn'der-brŭsh, n.p. 1438Shrubs and small trees in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth.
  55. Un'der-buy', v. t.p. 1438To buy at less than the real value or worth. [Rare.] Beau. & Fl.
  56. Ŭn'der-cast, v. t.p. 1438To cast under or beneath.
  57. Ŭn'der-chām'ber-lain, n.p. 1438A deputy chamberlain of the exchequer.
  58. Ŭn'der-chaps, n. pl.p. 1438The lower chaps or jaw.
  59. Un'der-chärge', v. t.p. 1438To charge below or under; to charge less than is usual or suitable; as, to undercharge goods or services. Undercharged mine (Mil.), a mine whose crater is not as wide at top as it is deep. Craighill.
  60. Ŭn'der-chārge, n.p. 1438A charge less than is usual or suitable.