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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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Un-tie', v. t. p. 1451To loosen; to disengage the parts of, as a knot. Sacharissa's captive fain Would untie his iron chain. Waller. 2. To free from any fastening; to let loose; to unbind. Though you untie the winds, and…Un-tight'en, v. t. p. 1451To make less tight or tense; to loosen.Un-tíl', prep. p. 1451To; till; as far as; — in respect to time, place, or degree; — rarely employed in modern usage, except with regard to time. He and his sons were priests of the tribe of Dan until the day of the…Un-tĭl′, conj. p. 1451As far as; to the point that; to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; till. The scepter shall not depart from Judah . . . until Shiloh come. Gen. xlix. 10. In open prospect…Un-tīle', v. t. p. 1451To take the tiles from; to uncover by removing tiles.Un-tīme'ly, a. p. 1451Not timely; happening before the usual or natural time; premature; unseasonable; as, untimely frost; untimely death; untimely fate.Un-tīme'ly, adv. p. 1451Before the natural or usual time; prematurely; unseasonably. “What is untimely done.” Shak.Un-tīm'e-oŭs, a. p. 1451Untimely. [Rare.] W. Scott.Un-tīm'e-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 1451Untimely. [R.] W. Scott.Un-tīr'ing, a. p. 1451Not tiring; not becoming tired or exhausted; enduring; patient; as, untiring patience.Un-tīr'ing-ly, adv. p. 1451In an untiring manner; indefatigably.Un-tīthed', a. p. 1451Not subjected to tithes. Pollok.Un'to, prep. p. 1451To;— now used only in antiquated, formal, or scriptural style. See TO.Un-tōld', a. p. 1451Not told; not related; not revealed. 2. Not numbered or counted; as, money untold.Un-tomb', v. t. p. 1451To take from the tomb; to disinter.Un-tōngue', v. t. p. 1451To deprive of a tongue, or of voice. [Obs.] Fuller.Un-tōoth’, v. t. p. 1451To take out the teeth of; to deprive of teeth.Un-tō'ward, a. p. 1451Froward; perverse; refractory. “This untoward generation.” Acts ii. 40. 2. Awkward; ungraceful. “Untoward words.” Creech. “Untoward manner.” Swift. 3. Inconvenient; troublesome; unmanageable; as, an…Un-tō'ward-ly, adv. p. 1451In an untoward manner; perversely; ungainly.Un-tō'ward-ly, a. p. 1451Perverse; froward; awkward; untoward.Un-tō'ward-ness, n. p. 1451The state or quality of being untoward; frowardness; perverseness; awkwardness.Un-trāct'a-ble, a. p. 1451Intractable. [Rare.]Un-trāined', a. p. 1451Not trained or disciplined. 2. Not capable of being trained; ungovernable; indocile. [Obs.]Un-trā'veled, a. p. 1451Not traveled; not trodden by passengers; as, an untraveled forest. 2. Having never seen foreign countries; not having gained experience by travel; as, an untraveled Englishman.Un-trēad', v. t. p. 1451To tread back; to follow back in the same steps; to retrace. Shak.Un-trĕas′ure, v. t. p. 1451To bring forth, as treasure; to set out; to display. “The quaintness with which he untreasured, as by rote, the stores of his memory.” J. Mitford.Un-tri'umph-a-ble, a. p. 1451Admitting no triumph. [Barbarous and obs.] Hudibras.Un-trōw'a-ble, a. p. 1451Incredible. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Un-tru'e, a. p. 1451Not true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is untrue. 2. Not faithful; inconstant; not fulfilling duties; false; disloyal.Un-tru'ly, adv. p. 1451In an untrue manner; not truly; falsely; not according to reality.Un-trŭss', v. t. p. 1451To loose from a truss, or as from a truss; to untie or unfasten; to let out. [R.] Dryden.Un-trŭst'ful, a. p. 1451Not trustful or trusting. 2. Not to be trusted; not trusty. [R.] W. Scott.Un-truth', n. p. 1451The quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; falsehood; want of veracity; treachery; want of fidelity. 2. That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a lie. No untruth can possibly…Un-tŭck′, v. t. p. 1451To unfold or undo, as a tuck; to release from a tuck or fold.Un-tūne', v. t. p. 1451To make incapable of harmony; to put out of tune. “Untune that string.” Shak. 2. To disorder; to confuse. “Untuned and jarring senses.” Shak.Un-twāin′, v. t. p. 1451To rend in twain; to tear in two; to tear asunder. [Obs.] Skelton.Un-twine', v. t. p. 1451To untwist; to open; to disentangle; to separate, as that which winds or clasps. It requires a long and powerful counter-sympathy in a nation to untwine the ties of custom which bind a people to the…Un-twirl', v. t. p. 1451To untwist.Un-twist', v. t. or i. p. 1451To separate and open, as threads twisted; to turn back that which is twisted, or as that which is twisted. When a twister, a-twisting, will twist him a twist, For the twisting of his twist he three…Un-tȳ', v. t. p. 1451To untie. See UNTIE.Un-ū'sa'ge, n. p. 1451Want or lack of usage. [Obs.]Un-ū'su-al, a. p. 1451Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual graces or erudition.Un-ū'sū-al-ly, adv. p. 1451In an unusual manner; not commonly; not frequently; rarely.Un-ū'sū-al-ness, n. p. 1451The quality of being unusual; uncommonness; infrequency; rareness of occurrence.Un-ūt'ter-a-ble, a. p. 1451Incapable of being uttered or expressed; ineffable; inexpressible; as, unutterable anguish; unutterable joy. Sighed and looked unutterable things. Thomson.Un-vāil', v. t. p. 1451To remove a vail from.Un-vāl'ū-a-ble, a. p. 1451Invaluable. [Obs.]Un-vāl'ūed, a. p. 1451Not valued; without value; having no value. 2. Having a value greater than can be estimated; invaluable. [Obs.] Two golden apples of unvalued price. Spenser.Un-vā'ri-a-ble, a. p. 1451Invariable. [Obs.]Un-vār'nished, a. p. 1451Not overlaid with varnish. 2. Not artificially colored or adorned; not artfully embellished; plain. I will a round, unvarnished tale deliver. Shak.Un-veil', v. t. p. 1451To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; as, she unveiled her face.Un-veil'er, n. p. 1451One who unveils, or removes a veil.Un-vĕs'sel, v. t. p. 1451To cause to be no longer a vessel; to empty. [Obs. and rare.] Ford.Un-vĭs'ard, v. t. p. 1451To take the visard or mask from; to unmask. [Obs.] Milton.Un-vĭs'ĭ-ble, a. p. 1451Invisible. [Obs.] — Wycliffe.Un-vīs'i-bly, adv. p. 1451Invisibly. [Obs.]Un-vōl'un-ta-ry, a. p. 1451Involuntary. [Obs.] “Unvoluntary terrors.” Fuller.Un-vōte’, v. t. p. 1451To contravene by vote, as a former vote; to annul by a new vote. [Rare.] Burke.Un-vow'eled, a. p. 1451Having no vowels. [Written also unvowelled.] Skinner.Un-voy'age-a-ble, a. p. 1451Not capable of being navigated; innavigable. [Rare.] De Quincey.