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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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Ŭn'der-bêar'er, n. p. 1438One who underbears, supports, or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one who bears the corpse.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.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.Ŭn'der-brāce', v. t. p. 1438To brace, fasten, or bind below.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. SpencerŬn'der-brĕd, a. p. 1438Of inferior breeding or manners.Ŭn'der-brŭsh, n. p. 1438Shrubs and small trees in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth.Un'der-buy', v. t. p. 1438To buy at less than the real value or worth. [Rare.] Beau. & Fl.Ŭn'der-cast, v. t. p. 1438To cast under or beneath.Ŭn'der-chām'ber-lain, n. p. 1438A deputy chamberlain of the exchequer.Ŭn'der-chaps, n. pl. p. 1438The lower chaps or jaw.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.Ŭn'der-chārge, n. p. 1438A charge less than is usual or suitable.Ŭn'der-clāy, n. p. 1438(Geol.) A stratum of clay lying beneath a coal bed, often containing the roots of coal plants, especially the Stigmaria.Un'der-cliff, n. p. 1438A subordinate cliff on a shore, made of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above. Dana.Ŭn'der-clōthes, n. pl. p. 1438Clothes worn under others.Un'der-clōth'ing, n. p. 1438Garments worn under the shirt for warmth.Ŭn'der-cōat, n. p. 1438A coat worn under another.Ŭn'der-cŏn'duct, n. p. 1438An under or lower conduct or conduit; a subterranean conduit. [Obs.] We should first of all dig wells and cisterns, and other underconducts and conveyances, for the sullage of the house. Wotton.Ŭn'der-creep', v. i. p. 1438To creep secretly or privily. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Ŭn'der-crĕst', v. t. p. 1438To support as a crest; to bear. [Obs. and rare.] Shak.Un'der-crōft, n. p. 1438A vault under the choir or chancel of a church; also, a vault or secret walk under ground.Ŭn'der-crŭst, n. p. 1438The lower crust; as, the under-crust of a pie; hence, the lower classes; as, the under-crust of society. [Sportive.]Ŭn'der-cry', v. i. p. 1438To cry aloud. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Un'der-cûr/rent, n. p. 1438A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface. Totten.Un'der-daub'er, n. p. 1438A lower or inferior dauber. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.Un'der-deal'ing, n. p. 1438Crafty, unfair, or underhand dealing; unfair practice. [Rare.] Milton.Un'der-del've, v. t. p. 1438To delve or dig under. [Obs.]Un'der-dig, v. t. p. 1438To dig under or beneath; to undermine. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Un'der-ditch', v. t. p. 1438To form a deep ditch or trench to drain the surface of.Un'der-dō', v. i. p. 1438To act below one's abilities. B. Jonson. 2. To do less than is requisite. Grew.Un'der-dō', v. t. p. 1438To do less than is requisite; to cook insufficiently; as, the beef was underdone.Ŭn/der-dōse′, v. t. & i. p. 1438To give or take, or cause to take, small doses.Un'der-drāin, n. p. 1438A covered drain or trench below the surface of the ground, with joints, interstices, or openings, through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.Ŭn'der-drāin', v. t. p. 1438To drain by forming a covered channel below the surface.Un′der-dressed, a. p. 1438Not dressed enough.Un'der-ē's'ti-māte, v. t. p. 1438To set too low a value on.Ŭn'der-feed', v. t. p. 1438To feed with too little food; to supply with an insufficient quantity of food.Un'der-fel'low, n. p. 1438A mean, sorry wretch. [Rare.]Ŭn'der-fīl'ing, n. p. 1438The lower part of a building. [Rare.] Wotton.Under-fōl'lōw, v. t. p. 1438To follow closely or immediately after. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Ŭn'der-fŏng', v. t. p. 1438To take in hand; to circumvent; to entrap. [Obs. and rare.] Spenser.Ŭn'der-fo͝ot', adv. p. 1438Beneath.Ŭn'der-fo͝ot', a. p. 1438Low; base; abject; trodden down.Ŭn'der-fûr'nish, v. t. p. 1438To supply with less than enough.Ŭn'der-fūr/rōw, v. t. p. 1438To cover as under a furrow; to plow in.Ŭn'der-gēt', v. t. p. 1438To get under or beneath. R. of Gl. 2. To understand. R. of Gl.Ŭn'der-gird', v. t. p. 1438To bind below; to gird round the bottom. They used helps, undergirding the ship. Acts xxvii. 17.Un'der-gō', v. t. p. 1438To go or move below or under. [Obs.] 2. To be subjected to; to bear; to pass through; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain; to undergo grief or anxiety; to undergo…Un'der-gōd, n. p. 1439A lower or inferior god; a subordinate deity.Un'der-gown, n. p. 1439A gown worn under another, or under some other article of dress. Her dress was an undergown and kirtle of pale sea-green silk. W. Scott.Un'der-grād'ū-ate, n. p. 1439A student or member of a university or college, who has not taken his first degree.Un'der-grād'ū-ate-ship, n. p. 1439The state of being an undergraduate.Un'der-grōan', v. t. p. 1439To groan beneath; to creak under. [Obs. and rare.] Earth underground their high-raised feet. Chapman.Un'der-ground, n. p. 1439A place or space beneath the surface of the ground.Ŭn'der-ground, a. p. 1439Being below the surface of the ground; as, an under-ground story or apartment.Un'der-ground, adv. p. 1439Beneath the surface of the earth.Un'der-grōw', v. i. p. 1439To grow to an inferior or less than the usual size or height. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Un'der-grōwth, n. p. 1439That which grows under trees; shrubs or small trees growing among large ones.Un'der-grāb', v. i. p. 1439To form a mine under, or to undermine something. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.