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UNCONSONANT Un*con"so*nant, a.

Defn: Incongruous; inconsistent. "A thing unconsonant.' Hooker.

UNCONSPICUOUS Un`con*spic"u*ous, a.

Defn: Inconspicuous. [R.] Ed. Rev.

UNCONSTANCY Un*con"stan*cy, n.

Defn: Inconstancy. [Obs.] "The unconstancy of the foundation." Fuller.

UNCONSTANT Un*con"stant, a.

Defn: Not constant; inconstant; fickle; changeable. [Obs.] Shak. -- Un*con"stant*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Un*con"stant*ness, n. [Obs.]

UNCONSTITUTIONAL Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al, a.

Defn: Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an officer. Burke. -- Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al"i*ty, n. -- Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al-ly, adv.

UNCONSTRAINT Un`con*straint", n.

Defn: Freedom from constraint; ease. Felton.

UNCONSUMMATE Un`con*sum"mate, a.

Defn: Not consummated; not accomplished. [Obs.] Dryden.

UNCONTESTABLE Un`con*test"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incontestable.

UNCONTINENT Un*con"ti*nent, a.

Defn: Not continent; incontinent. Wyclif (2 Tim. iii. 3).

UNCONTROLLABLE Un`con*trol"la*ble, a.

1. Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events.

2. Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an uncontrollable maxim; an uncontrollable title. [R.] Swift. -- Un`con*trol"la*ble*ness, n. -- Un`con*trol"la*bly, adv.

UNCONTROVERSORY Un*con`tro*ver"so*ry, a.

Defn: Not involving controversy. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

UNCONTROVERTIBLE Un*con`tro*ver"ti*ble, a.

Defn: Incontrovertible.

UNCONTROVERTIBLY Un*con`tro*ver"ti*bly, adv.

Defn: Incontrovertibly.

UNCONVENIENT Un`con*ven"ient, a.

Defn: Inconvenient. Bale. -- Un`con*ven"ient*ly, adv. Udall.

UNCONVERSION Un`con*ver"sion, n.

Defn: The state of being unconverted; impenitence. [R.]

UNCONVERTED Un`con*vert"ed, a.

1. Not converted or exchanged.

2. Not changed in opinion, or from one faith to another. Specifically: -- (a) Not persuaded of the truth of the Christian religion; heathenish. Hooker. (b) Unregenerate; sinful; impenitent. Baxter.

UNCORD Un*cord", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cord.]

Defn: To release from cords; to loosen the cord or cords of; to unfasten or unbind; as, to uncord a package.

UNCORK Un*cork", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cork.]

Defn: To draw the cork from; as, to uncork a bottle.

UNCORRECT Un`cor*rect", a.

Defn: Incorrect. Dryden.

UNCORRIGIBLE Un*cor"ri*gi*ble, a.

Defn: Incorrigible; not capable of correction. [Obs.]

UNCORRUPT Un`cor*rupt", a.

Defn: Incorrupt.

UNCORRUPTIBLE Un`cor*rupt"i*ble, a.

Defn: Incorruptible. "The glory of the uncorruptible God." Rom. i. 23.

UNCORRUPTION Un`cor*rup"tion, n.

Defn: Incorruption.

UNCOUPLE Un*cou"ple, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + couple.]

Defn: To loose, as dogs, from their couples; also, to set loose; to disconnect; to disjoin; as, to uncouple railroad cars.

UNCOUPLE Un*cou"ple, v. i.

Defn: To roam at liberty. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNCOURTLINESS Un*court"li*ness, n.

Defn: Absence of courtliness; rudeness; rusticity. Addison.

UNCOUS Un"cous, a. Etym: [L. uncus hooked, as n., a hook.]

Defn: Hooklike; hooked. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

UNCOUTH Un*couth", a. Etym: [OE. uncouth, AS. unc unknown, strange: un- (see Un- not) + c known, p. p. of cunnan to know. See Can to be able, and cf. Unco, Unked.]

1. Unknown. [Obs.] "This uncouth errand." Milton. To leave the good that I had in hand, In hope of better that was uncouth. Spenser.

2. Uncommon; rare; exquisite; elegant. [Obs.] Harness . . . so uncouth and so rish. Chaucer.

3. Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners. "Uncouth in guise and gesture." I. Taylor. I am surprised with an uncouth fear. Shak. Thus sang the uncouth swain. Milton.

Syn. -- See Awkward. -- Un*couth"ly, adv. -- Un*couth"ness, n.

UNCOVENABLE Un*cov"e*na*ble, a.

Defn: Not covenable; inconvenient. [Obs.] Wyclif (1 Tim. iv. 7).

UNCOVENANTED Un*cov"e*nant*ed, a.

1. Not covenanted; not granted or entered into under a covenant, agreement, or contract. Bp. Horsley.

2. Not having joined in a league, or assented to a covenant or agreement, as to the Solemn League and Covenant of the Scottish people in the times of the Stuarts. In Scotland a few fanatical nonjurors may have grudged their allegiance to an uncovenanted king. Sir T. E. May.

3. (Theol.)

Defn: Not having entered into relationship with God through the appointed means of grace; also, not promised or assured by the divine promises or conditions; as, uncovenanted mercies.

UNCOVER Un*cov"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uncovered; p. pr. & vb. n. Uncovering.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + cover.]

1. To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's body.

2. To show openly; to disclose; to reveal. "To uncover his perjury to the oath of his coronation." Milton.

3. To divest of the hat or cap; to bare the head of; as, to uncover one's head; to uncover one's self.

UNCOVER Un*cov"er, v. i.

1. To take off the hat or cap; to bare the head in token of respect. We are forced to uncover after them. Addison.

2. To remove the covers from dishes, or the like. Uncover, dogs, and lap. Shak.

UNCOWL Un*cowl", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cowl.]

Defn: To divest or deprive of a cowl. Pope.

UNCREATE Un`cre*ate", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + create.]

Defn: To deprive of existence; to annihilate. Who can uncreate thee, thou shalt know. Milton.

UNCREATE Un`cre*ate", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + create, a.]

Defn: Uncreated; self-existent. Book of Common Prayer.

UNCREATED Un`cre*at"ed, a. Etym: [In sense 1, properly p. p. of uncreate; in senses 2 and 3, pref. un- + created.]

1. Deprived of existence; annihilated. Beau. & Fl.

2. Not yet created; as, misery uncreated. Milton.

3. Not existing by creation; self-existent; eternal; as, God is an uncreated being. Locke.

UNCREATEDNESS Un`cre*at"ed*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being uncreated.

UNCREDIBLE Un*cred"i*ble, a.

Defn: Incredible. Bacon.

UNCREDIT Un*cred"it, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + credit.]

Defn: To cause to be disbelieved; to discredit. [Obs.] Fuller.

UNCREDITABLE Un*cred"it*a*ble, a.

Defn: Discreditable. [Obs.]

UNCROWN Un*crown", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + crown.]

Defn: To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence, to discrown; to dethrone. He hath done me wrong, And therefore I'll uncrown him ere't be long. Shak.

UNCRUDDED Un*crud"ded, a. Etym: [See Un- not, and Curd.]

Defn: Not cruddled, or curdled. [Obs.] Her breast like to a bowl of cream uncrudded. Spenser.

UNCTION Unc"tion, n. Etym: [OE. unccioun, uncioun, OF. oncion, onction, F. onction, fr. L. unctio, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See Unguent.]

1. The 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. To be heir, and to be king By sacred unction, thy deserved right. Milton.

2. That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive. The king himself the sacred unction made. Dryden. Lay not that flattering unction to your soul. Shak.

3. Divine or sanctifying grace. [R.]

4. That quality in language, address, or the like, which excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and tenderness; sometimes, a simulated, factitious, or unnatural fervor. The delightful equivoque and unction of the passage in Farquhar. Hazlitt. The mention of thy glory Is unction to the breast. Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard). Extreme unction (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.), the sacrament of anointing in the last hours; the application of consecrated oil by a priest to all the senses, that is, to eyes, ears, nostrils, etc., of a person when in danger of death from illness, -- done for remission of sins. [James v. 14, 15.]

UNCTIOUS Unc"tious, a.

Defn: Unctuous. [Obs.]

UNCTUOSITY Unc`tu*os"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. onctuosité.]

Defn: Quality or state of being unctuous. Sir T. Browne.

UNCTUOUS Unc"tu*ous, a. Etym: [F. onctueux, LL. unctuosus, fr. L. unctus anointment, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See Unguent.]

1. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy. "The unctuous cheese." Longfellow.

2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.

3. Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid. -- Unc"tu*ous*ly, adv. -- Unc"tu*ous*ness, n.

UNCULPABLE Un*cul"pa*ble, a.

Defn: Inculpable; not blameworthy. [R.] Hooker.

UNCULT Un*cult", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + L. cultus, p. p. of colere to cultivate. Cf. Incult.]

Defn: Not cultivated; rude; illiterate. [Obs.]

UNCULTURE Un*cul"ture, n.

Defn: Want of culture. "Idleness, ill husbandry . . . unculture." Bp. Hall.

UNCUNNING Un*cun"ning, a.

Defn: Ignorant. [Obs.] I am young and uncunning, as thou wost [knowest]. Chaucer.

UNCUNNINGLY Un*cun"ning*ly, adv.

Defn: Ignorantly. [Obs.]

UNCUNNINGNESS Un*cun"ning*ness, n.

Defn: Ignorance. [Obs.]

UNCURABLE Un*cur"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incurable.

UNCURABLY Un*cur"a*bly, adv.

Defn: In an uncurable manner.

UNCURBABLE Un*curb"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not capable of being curbed. Shak.

UNCURL Un*curl", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + curl.]

Defn: To loose from curls, or ringlets; to straighten out, as anything curled or curly. He sheaths his paw, uncurls his angry mane. Dryden.

UNCURL Un*curl", v. i.

Defn: To become uncurled, or straight.

UNCURRENT Un*cur"rent, a.

Defn: Not current. Specifically: Not passing in common payment; not receivable at par or full value; as, uncurrent notes. Shak.

UNCURSE Un*curse", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + curse.]

Defn: To free from a curse or an execration. Shak.

UNCURTAIN Un*cur"tain, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + curtain.]

Defn: To remove a curtain from; to reveal. Moore.

UNCUS Un"cus, n.; pl. Unci. Etym: [L.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A hook or claw.

UNCUSTOMABLE Un*cus"tom*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not customable, or subject to custom duties.

UNCUSTOMED Un*cus"tomed, a.

Defn: Uncustomable; also, not having paid duty or customs. Smollett.

UNCUT Un*cut", a.

1. Not cut; not separated or divided by cutting or otherwise; -- said especially of books, periodicals, and the like, when the leaves have not been separated by trimming in binding.

2. Not ground, or otherwise cut, into a certain shape; as, an uncut diamond. Uncut velvet,a fabric woven like velvet, but with the loops of the warp threads uncut.

UNCUTH Un*cuth", a.

Defn: Unknown; strange. [Obs.] -- n.

Defn: A stranger. [Obs.]

UNCUT VELVET Un*cut" vel"vet.

Defn: A fabric woven like velvet, but with the loops of the warp threads uncut.

UNCYPHER Un*cy"pher, v. t.

Defn: See Uncipher.

UNDAM Un*dam", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dam.]

Defn: To free from a dam, mound, or other obstruction. Dryden.

UNDAMPNED Un*damp"ned, a.

Defn: Uncondemned. [Obs.] Wyclif (Acts xvi. 37).

UNDATED Un"da*ted, a. Etym: [L. undatus, p. p. of undare to rise in waves, to wave, to undulate, fr. unda a wave. See Undulate.] (Bot.)

Defn: Rising and falling in waves toward the margin, as a leaf; waved.

UNDATED Un*dat"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + dated.]

Defn: Not dated; having no date; of unknown age; as, an undated letter.

UNDAUNTABLE Un*daunt"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable. Bp. Hall.

UNDAUNTED Un*daunt"ed, a.

Defn: Not daunted; not subdued or depressed by fear. Shak.

Syn. -- Bold; fearless; brave; courageous; intrepid. -- Un*daunt"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*daunt"ed*ness, n.

UNDE Un"dé, a. Etym: [F. ondé.] (Her.)

Defn: Waving or wavy; -- applied to ordinaries, or division lines.

UNDEADLY Un*dead"ly, a.

Defn: Not subject to death; immortal. [Obs.] -- Un*dead"li*ness, n. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDEAF Un*deaf", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + deaf.]

Defn: To free from deafness; to cause to hear. [Obs.] Shak.

UNDECAGON Un*dec"a*gon, n. Etym: [L. undecim eleven + Gr. (Geom.)

Defn: A figure having eleven angles and eleven sides.

UNDECANE Un"de*cane, n. Etym: [L. undecim eleven.] (Chem.)

Defn: A liquid hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the methane series, found in petroleum; -- so called from its containing eleven carbon atoms in the molecule.

UNDECEIVE Un`de*ceive", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + deceive.]

Defn: To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake. South.

UNDECENCY Un*de"cen*cy, n.

Defn: Indecency. [Obs.] "Decency and undecency." Jer. Taylor.

UNDECENNARY Un`de*cen"na*ry, a. Etym: [L. undecim eleven (unus one + decem ten) + -ennary as in decennary. Cf. Undecennial.]

Defn: Occurring once in every period of eleven years; undecennial. An undecennary account laid before Parliament. E. Stiles.

UNDECENNIAL Un`de*cen"ni*al, a. Etym: [See Undecennary, and cf. Decennial.]

Defn: Occurring or observed every eleventh year; belonging to, or continuing, a period of eleven years; undecennary; as, an undecennial festival.

UNDECENT Un*de"cent, a.

Defn: Indecent. [Obs.]

UNDECIDE Un`de*cide", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + decide.]

Defn: To reverse or recant, as a previous decision.

UNDECISIVE Un`de*ci"sive, a.

Defn: Indecisive. [R.] Glanvill.

UNDECK Un*deck", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + deck.]

Defn: To divest of ornaments. Shak.

UNDECKED Un*decked, a.

1. Not decked; unadorned. [Eve] undecked, save with herself, more lovely fair. Milton.

2. Not having a deck; as, an undecked vessel.

UNDECOLIC Un`de*col"ic, a. Etym: [Undecylenic + propiolic.] (Chem.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C11H18O2, of the propiolic acid series, obtained indirectly from undecylenic acid as a white crystalline substance.

UNDECREED Un`de*creed", a.

1. Etym: [Pref. un- not + decreed.]

Defn: Not decreed.

2. Etym: [1st pref. un- + decree.]

Defn: Reversed or nullified by decree, as something previously decreed.

UNDECYL Un"de*cyl, n. Etym: [Undecane + -yl.] (Chem.)

Defn: The radical regarded as characteristic of undecylic acid.

UNDECYLENIC Un*dec`y*len"ic, a. (Chem.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid C11H20O2, homologous with acrylic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the distillation of castor oil.

UNDECYLIC Un`de*cyl"ic, a. (Chem.)

Defn: Related to, derived from, or containing, undecyl; specifically, designating that member of the fatty acids which corresponds to undecane, and is obtained as a white crystalline substance, C11H22O2.

UNDEEDED Un*deed"ed, a.

1. Not deeded or transferred by deed; as, undeeded land.

2. Not made famous by any great action. [Obs.] Shak.

UNDEFATIGABLE Un`de*fat"i*ga*ble, a.

Defn: Indefatigable. [Obs.] "Undefatigable pains." Camden.

UNDEFEASIBLE Un`de*fea"si*ble, a.

Defn: Indefeasible. [Obs.]

UNDEFINE Un`de*fine", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + define.]

Defn: To make indefinite; to obliterate or confuse the definition or limitations of.

UNDEIFY Un*de"i*fy, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + deify.]

Defn: To 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. Addison.

UNDENIABLE Un`de*ni"a*ble, a.

1. Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true; indisputable; obvious; as, undeniable evidence.

2. Unobjectionable; unquestionably excellent; as, a person of undeniable connections. [Colloq.] G. Eliot.

UNDENIABLY Un`de*ni"a*bly, adv.

Defn: In an undeniable manner.

UNDEPARTABLE Un`de*part"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being parted; inseparable. [Obs.] Chaucer. Wyclif.

UNDER Un"der, prep. Etym: [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. sq. root201. Cf. Inferior.]

1. Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house. Fruit put in bottles, and the bottles let down into wells under water, will keep long. Bacon. Be gathered now, ye waters under heaven, Into one place. Milton.

2. Hence, in many figurative uses which may be classified as follows; -- (a) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.

Both Jews and Gentiles . . . are all under sin. Rom. iii. 9. That led the embattled seraphim to war Under thy conduct. Milton. Who have their provand Only for bearing burdens, and sore blows For sinking under them. Shak.

(b) Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short. Three sons he dying left under age. Spenser. Medicines take effect sometimes under, and sometimes above, the natural proportion of their virtue. Hooker. There are several hundred parishes in England under twenty pounds a year. Swift. It was too great an honor for any man under a duke. Addison.

Note: Hence, it sometimes means at, with, or for, less than; as, he would not sell the horse under sixty dollars. Several young men could never leave the pulpit under half a dozen conceits. Swift.

(c) Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep. A crew who, under names of old renown . . . abused Fanatic Egypt. Milton. Mr. Duke may be mentioned under the double capacity of a poet and a divine. Felton. Under this head may come in the several contests and wars betwixt popes and the secular princes. C. Leslie.

(d) Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion. Abject and lost, lay these, covering the flood, Under amazement of their hideous change. Milton. Under arms. (Mil.) (a) Drawn up fully armed and equipped. (b) Enrolled for military service; as, the state has a million men under arms. -- Under canvas. (a) (Naut.) Moved or propelled by sails; -- said of any vessel with her sail set, but especially of a steamer using her sails only, as distinguished from one under steam. Under steam and canvas signifies that a vessel is using both means of propulsion. (b) (Mil.) Provided with, or sheltered in, tents. -- Under fire, exposed to an enemy's fire; taking part in a battle or general engagement. -- Under foot. See under Foot, n. -- Under ground, below the surface of the ground. -- Under one's signature, with one's signature or name subscribed; attested or confirmed by one's signature. Cf. the second Note under Over, prep. -- Under sail. (Naut.) (a) With anchor up, and under the influence of sails; moved by sails; in motion. (b) With sails set, though the anchor is down. (c) Same as Under canvas (a), above. Totten. -- Under sentence, having had one's sentence pronounced. -- Under the breath, with low voice; very softly. -- Under the lee (Naut.), to the leeward; as, under the lee of the land. -- Under the rose. See under Rose, n. -- Under water, below the surface of the water. -- Under way, or Under weigh (Naut.), in a condition to make progress; having started.

UNDER Un"der, adv.

Defn: In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; - - used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail. I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection. 1 Cor. ix. 27. The minstrel fell, but the foeman's chain Could not bring his proud soul under. Moore.

Note: Under is often used in composition with a verb to indicate lowness or inferiority in position or degree, in the act named by the verb; as, to underline; to undermine; to underprop.

UNDER Un"der, a.

Defn: Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff. Under covert (Zoöl.), one of the feathers situated beneath the bases of the quills in the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. under Bird.

UNDERACT Un`der*act", v. t.

Defn: To perform inefficiently, as a play; to act feebly.

UNDERACTION Un"der*ac`tion, n.

Defn: Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode. The least episodes or underactions . . . are parts necessary or convenient to carry on the main design. Dryden.

UNDERACTOR Un"der*ac`tor, n.

Defn: A subordinate actor.

UNDER-AGE Un"der-age`, a.

Defn: Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish. [Obs.] I myself have loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation. J. Webster.

UNDERAGENT Un"der*a`gent, n.

Defn: A subordinate agent.

UNDERAID Un`der*aid", v. t.

Defn: To aid clandestinely. [Obs.]

UNDER-ARM Un"der-arm, a. (Cricket)

Defn: Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm.

UNDERBACK Un"der*back`, n. (Brewing)

Defn: A vessel which receives the wort as it flows from the mashing tub.

UNDERBEAR Un`der*bear", v. t. Etym: [AS. underberan. See Under, and Bear to support.]

1. To support; to endure. [Obs.] Shak.

2. To line; to guard; to face; as, cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel. [Obs.] Shak.

UNDERBEARER Un"der*bear`er, n.

Defn: One who supports or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one of those who bear the copse, as distinguished from a bearer, or pallbearer, who helps to hold up the pall.

UNDERBID Un`der*bid", v. t.

Defn: To bid less than, as when a contract or service is offered to the lowest bidder; to offer to contract, sell, or do for a less price than.

UNDERBIND Un`der*bind", v. t.

Defn: To bind beneath. Fairfax.

UNDERBOARD Un"der*board`, adv.

Defn: Under the board, or table; hence, secretly; unfairly; underhand. See the Note under Aboveboard.

UNDERBRACE Un`der*brace, v. t.

Defn: To brace, fasten, or bind underneath or below. Cowper.

UNDERBRANCH Un"der*branch`, n.

1. A lower branch.

2. A twig or branchlet. [Obs.] Spenser.

UNDERBRED Un"der*bred`, a.

Defn: Not thoroughly bred; ill-bred; as, an underbred fellow. Goldsmith.

UNDERBRUSH Un"der*brush`, n.

Defn: Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth.

UNDERBUILDER Un"der*build`er, n.

Defn: A subordinate or assistant builder. An underbuilder in the house of God. Jer. Taylor.

UNDERBUILDING Un"der*build`ing, n.

Defn: Same as Substruction.

UNDERBUY Un`der*buy", v. t.

Defn: To buy at less than the real value or worth; to buy cheaper than. [R.] J. Fletcher.

UNDERCAST Un`der*cast", v. t.

Defn: To cast under or beneath.

UNDERCHAMBERLAIN Un`der*cham"ber*lain, n.

Defn: A deputy chamberlain of the exchequer.

UNDERCHANTER Un`der*chant"er, n.

Defn: Same as Subchanter.

UNDERCHAPS Un"der*chaps`, n. pl.

Defn: The lower chaps or jaw. Paley.

UNDERCHARGE Un`der*charge", v. t.

1. To charge below or under; to charge less than is usual or suitable fro; as, to undercharge goods or services.

2. To put too small a charge into; as, to undercharge a gun. Undercharged mine (Mil.), a mine whose crater is not as wide at top as it is deep. W. P. Craighill.

UNDERCHARGE Un"der*charge`, n.

Defn: A charge that is less than is usual or suitable.

UNDERCLAY Un"der*clay`, n. (Geol.)

Defn: A stratum of clay lying beneath a coal bed, often containing the roots of coal plants, especially the Stigmaria.

UNDERCLIFF Un"der*cliff`, n.

Defn: A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above.

UNDERCLOTHES Un"der*clothes`, n. pl.

Defn: Clothes worn under others, especially those worn next the skin for warmth.

UNDERCLOTHING Un"der*cloth`ing, n.

Defn: Same as Underclothes.

UNDERCOAT Un"der*coat`, n.

1. A coat worn under another; a light coat, as distinguished from an overcoat, or a greatcoat.

2. A growth of short hair or fur partially concealed by a longer growth; as, a dog's undercoat.

UNDERCONDUCT Un"der*con`duct, n.

Defn: A lower conduit; a subterranean conduit. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

UNDERCONSUMPTION Un`der*con*sump"tion, n. (Polit. Econ.)

Defn: Consumption of less than is produced; consumption of less than the usual amount. F. A. Walk

UNDERCRAFT Un"der*craft`, n.

Defn: A sly trick or device; as, an undercraft of authors. [R.] Sterne.

UNDERCREEP Un`der*creep", v. i.

Defn: To creep secretly or privily. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDERCREST Un`der*crest", v. t.

Defn: To support as a crest; to bear. [Obs. & R.] Shak.

UNDERCROFT Un"der*croft, n. Etym: [Under + Prov. E. croft a vault; cf. OD. krochte crypt, and E. crypt.] (Arch.)

Defn: A subterranean room of any kind; esp., one under a church (see Crypt), or one used as a chapel or for any sacred purpose.

UNDERCRY Un`der*cry", v. i.

Defn: To cry aloud. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDERCURRENT Un"der*cur`rent, n.

1. A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface. Totten.

2. Hence, figuratively, a tendency of feeling, opinion, or the like, in a direction contrary to what is publicly shown; an unseen influence or tendency; as, a strong undercurrent of sentiment in favor of a prisoner. All the while there was a busy undercurrent in her. G. Eliot.

UNDERCURRENT Un"der*cur`rent, a.

Defn: Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] "Undercurrent woe." Tennyson.

UNDERCUT Un"der*cut`, n.

Defn: The lower or under side of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.

UNDERCUT Un`der*cut", v. t.

Defn: To cut away, as the side of an object, so as to leave an overhanging portion.

UNDERDEALING Un"der*deal`ing, n.

Defn: Crafty, unfair, or underhand dealing; unfair practice; trickery. Milton.

UNDERDELVE Un`der*delve", v. t.

Defn: To delve under. [Obs.]

UNDERDIG Un`der*dig", v. t.

Defn: To dig under or beneath; to undermine. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDERDITCH Un`der*ditch", v. t.

Defn: To dig an underground ditches in, so as to drain the surface; to underdrain; as, to underditch a field or a farm.

UNDERDO Un`der*do", v. i.

Defn: To do less than is requisite or proper; -- opposed to overdo. Grew.

UNDERDO Un`der*do", v. t.

Defn: To do less thoroughly than is requisite; specifically, to cook insufficiently; as, to underdo the meat; -- opposed to overdo.

UNDERDOER Un"der*do`er, n.

Defn: One who underdoes; a shirk.

UNDERDOLVEN Un`der*dolv"en, obs.

Defn: p. p. of Underdelve.

UNDERDOSE Un"der*dose`, n.

Defn: A dose which is less than required; a small or insufficient dose.

UNDERDOSE Un`der*dose", v. t. & i.

Defn: To give an underdose or underdoses to; to practice giving insufficient doses.

UNDERDRAIN Un"der*drain`, n.

Defn: An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.

UNDERDRAIN Un`der*drain", v. t.

Defn: To drain by forming an underdrain or underdrains in; as, to underdrain land.

UNDERDRESSED Un`der*dressed", a.

Defn: Not dresses enough.

UNDERESTIMATE Un`der*es"ti*mate, v. t.

Defn: To set to

UNDERESTIMATE Un`der*es"ti*mate, n.

Defn: The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.

UNDERFACTION Un"der*fac`tion, n.

Defn: A subordinate party or faction.

UNDERFACULTY Un"der*fac`ul*ty, n.

Defn: An inferior or subordinate faculty.

UNDERFARMER Un"der*farm`er, n.

Defn: An assistant farmer.

UNDERFEED Un`der*feed", v. t.

Defn: To feed with too little food; to supply with an insufficient quantity of food.

UNDERFELLOW Un"der*fel`low, n.

Defn: An underling [R.] Sir P. Sidney.

UNDERFILLING Un"der*fill`ing, n.

Defn: The filling below or beneath; the under part of a building. Sir H. Wotton.

UNDERFOLLOW Un`der*fol"low, v. t.

Defn: To follow closely or immediately after. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDERFONG Un`der*fong", v. t. Etym: [AS. underfongen, p. p. of underf to undertake; under under + f to take. See Fang to seize.]

1. To undertake; to take in hand; to receive. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Rom. of R.

2. To insnare; to circumvent. [Obs.] Spenser.

3. To sustain; to support; to guard. Nash.

UNDERFOOT Un`der*foot", adv.

Defn: Under the feet; underneath; below. See Under foot, under Foot, n.

UNDERFOOT Un`der*foot", a.

Defn: Low; base; abject; trodden down.

UNDERFRINGE Un"der*fringe`, n.

Defn: A lower fringe; a fringe underneath something. Broad-faced, with underfringe of russet beard. Tennyson.

UNDERFURNISH Un`der*fur"nish, v. t.

Defn: To supply with less than enough; to furnish insufficiently. Collier.

UNDERFURROW Un`der*fur"row, v. t.

Defn: To cover as under a furrow; to plow in; as, to underfurrow seed or manure.

UNDER-GARMENT Un"der-gar`ment, n.

Defn: A garment worn below another.

UNDERGET Un`der*get", v. t.

Defn: To get under or beneath; also, to understand. [Obs.] R. of Gloucester.

UNDERGIRD Un`der*gird", v. t.

Defn: To blind below; to gird round the bottom. They used helps, undergirding the ship. Acts xxvii. 17.

UNDERGLAZE Un"der*glaze`, a.

Defn: Applied under the glaze, that is, before the glaze, that is, before the glaze is put on; fitted to be so applied; -- said of colors in porcelain painting.

UNDERGO Un`der*go", v. t. [imp. Underwent; p. p. Undergone; p. pr. & vb. n. Undergoing.] Etym: [AS. undergan. See Under, and Go.]

1. To go or move below or under. [Obs.]

2. To be subjected to; to bear up against; to pass through; to endure; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain, grief, or anxiety; to undergothe operation of amputation; food in the stomach undergoes the process of digestion. Certain to undergo like doom. Milton.

3. To be the bearer of; to possess. [Obs.] Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace, As infinite as man may undergo. Shak.

4. To undertake; to engage in; to hazard. [Obs.] I have moved already Some certain of the noblest-minded Romans To undergo with me an enterprise. Shak.

5. To be subject or amenable to; to underlie. [Obs.] Claudio undergoes my challenge. Shak.

UNDERGOD Un"der*god`, n.

Defn: A lower or inferio

UNDERGORE Un`der*gore", v. t.

Defn: To gore underneath.

UNDERGOWN Un"der*gown`, n.

Defn: A gown worn under another, or under some other article of dress. An undergown and kirtle of pale sea-green silk. Sir W. Scott.

UNDERGRADUATE Un`der*grad"u*ate, n.

Defn: A member of a university or a college who has not taken his first degree; a student in any school who has not completed his course.

UNDERGRADUATE Un`der*grad"u*ate, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to an undergraduate, or the body of undergraduates.

UNDERGRADUATESHIP Un`der*grad"u*ate*ship, n.

Defn: The position or condition of an undergraduate.

UNDERGROAN Un`der*groan, v. t.

Defn: To groan beneath. [Obs.] Earth undergroaned their high-raised feet. Chapman.

UNDERGROUND Un"der*ground`, n.

Defn: The place or space beneath the surface of the ground; subterranean space. A spirit raised from depth of underground. Shak.

UNDERGROUND Un"der*ground`, a.

1. Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment.

2. Done or occurring out of sight; secret. [Colloq.] Underground railroad or railway. See under Railroad.

UNDERGROUND Un"der*ground`, adv.

Defn: Beneath the surface of the earth.

UNDERGROUND INSURANCE Un"der*ground` in*sur"ance.

Defn: Wildcat insurance.

UNDERGROVE Un"der*grove`, n.

Defn: A grove of shrubs or low trees under taller ones. Wordsworth.

UNDERGROW Un`der*grow", v. i.

Defn: To grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height. Wyclif.

UNDERGROW Un`der*grow", a.

Defn: Undergrown. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNDERGROWN Un`der*grown", a.

Defn: Of small stature; not grown to a full height or size.

UNDERGROWTH Un"der*growth`, n.

Defn: That which grows under trees; specifically, shrubs or small trees growing among large trees. Milton.

UNDERGRUB Un`der*grub", v. t.

Defn: To undermine. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

UNDERHAND Un"der*hand`, a.

1. Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent. Addison.

2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)

Defn: Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow.

UNDERHAND Un"der*hand`, adv.

1. By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly. Such mean revenge, committed underhand. Dryden. Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, underhand, with meal for their maintenance. Sir W. Scott.

2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)

Defn: In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.

UNDERHANDED Un"der*hand`ed, a.

1. Underhand; clandestine.

2. Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated. Norway . . . might defy the world, . . . but it is much underhanded now. Coleridge.

UNDERHANDEDLY Un"der*hand`ed*ly, adv.

Defn: In an underhand manner.

UNDERHANG Un`der*hang", v. t. & i.

Defn: To hang under or down; to suspend. Holland.

UNDERHANGMAN Un"der*hang`man, n.

Defn: An assistant or deputy hangman. Shak.

UNDERHEAD Un"der*head`, n.

Defn: A blockhead, or stupid person; a dunderhead. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

UNDERHEAVE Un`der*heave", v. i.

Defn: To heave or lift from below. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDERHEW Un`der*hew", v. t.

Defn: To hew less than is usual or proper; specifically, to hew, as a piece of timber which should be square, in such a manner that it appears to contain a greater number of cubic feet than it really does contain. Haldeman.

UNDERHONEST Un`der*hon"est, a.

Defn: Not entirely honest. [R.] "We think him overproud and underhonest." Shak.

UNDERHUNG Un`der*hung", a.

1. (Carp.)

Defn: Resting on a track at the bottom, instead of being suspended; - - said of a sliding door. Forney.

2. Having the lower jaw projecting. T. Hughes.

UNDERJAW Un"der*jaw`, n.

Defn: The lower jaw. Paley.

UNDERJOIN Un`der*join", v. t.

Defn: To join below or beneath; to subjoin. Wyclif.

UNDERKEEP Un`der*keep", v. t.

Defn: To keep under, or in subjection; to suppress. [Obs.] Spenser.

UNDERKEEPER Un"der*keep`er, n.

Defn: A subordinate keeper or guardian. Gray.

UNDERKIND Un"der*kind`, n.

Defn: An inferior kind. Dryden.

UNDERKINGDOM Un"der*king`dom, n.

Defn: A subordinate or dependent kingdom. Tennyson.

UNDERLABORER Un"der*la`bor*er, n.

Defn: An assistant or subordinate laborer. Locke.

UNDERLAID Un`der*laid", a.

Defn: Laid or placed underneath; also, having something laid or lying underneath.

UNDERLAY Un`der*lay", v. t. Etym: [AS. underlecgan. See Under, and Lay, v. t.]

1. To lay beneath; to put under.

2. To raise or support by something laid under; as, to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See Underlay, n., 2.

3. To put a tap on (a shoe). [Prov. Eng.]

UNDERLAY Un`der*lay", v. i. (Mining)

Defn: To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode.

UNDERLAY Un"der*lay`, n.

1. (Mining)

Defn: The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; -- called also underlie.

2. (Print.)

Defn: A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the from, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper height; also, something placed back of a part of the tympan, so as to secure the right impression.

UNDERLAYER Un"der*lay`er, n.

1. One who, or that which, underlays or is underlaid; a lower layer.

2. (Mining)

Defn: A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at any required depth. Weale.

UNDERLEAF Un"der*leaf`, n.

Defn: A prolific sort of apple, good for cider. [Obs.] Mortimer.

UNDERLEASE Un"der*lease, n. (Law)

Defn: A lease granted by a tenant or lessee; especially, a lease granted by one who is himself a lessee for years, for any fewer or less number of years than he himself holds; a sublease. Burrill.

UNDERLET Un`der*let", v. t.

1. To let below the value. All my farms were underlet. Smollett.

2. To let or lease at second hand; to sublet.

UNDERLETTER Un"der*let`ter, n.

Defn: A tenant or lessee who grants a lease to another.

UNDERLIE Un`der*lie", v. t. Etym: [AS. underlicgan. See Under, and Lie to be prostrate.]

1. To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.

2. To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.

3. To be subject or amenable to. [R.] The knight of Ivanhoe . . . underlies the challenge of Brian der Bois Guilbert. Sir W. Scott.

UNDERLIE Un`der*lie", v. i.

Defn: To lie below or under.

UNDERLIE Un"der*lie`, n.

Defn: See Underlay, n., 1.

UNDERLINE Un`der*line", v. t.

1. To mark a line below, as words; to underscore.

2. To influence secretly. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

UNDERLING Un"der*ling, n. Etym: [Under + -ling.]

Defn: An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; hence, a mean, sorry fellow. Milton. he fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. Shak.

UNDERLIP Un"der*lip`, n.

Defn: The lower lip.

UNDERLOAD STARTER Un"der*load start`er. (Elec.)

Defn: A motor starter provided with an underload switch.

UNDERLOAD SWITCH Underload switch. (Elec.)

Defn: A switch which opens a circuit when the current falls below a certain predetermined value, used to protect certain types of motors from running at excessive speed upon decrease of load.

UNDERLOCK Un"der*lock`, n.

Defn: A lock of wool hanging under the belly of a sheep.

UNDERLOCKER Un"der*lock`er, n. (Mining)

Defn: A person who inspects a mine daily; -- called also underviewer.

UNDERLYING Un`der*ly"ing, a.

Defn: Lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles.

UNDERMANNED Un`der*manned", a. (Naut.)

Defn: Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.

UNDERMASTED Un"der*mast`ed, a. (Naut.)

Defn: Having masts smaller than the usual dimension; -- said of vessels. Totten.

UNDERMASTER Un"der*mas`ter, n.

Defn: A master subordinate to the principal master; an assistant master.

UNDERMATCH Un"der*match`, n.

Defn: One who is not a match for another. Fuller.

UNDERMEAL Un"der*meal`, n. Etym: [AS. under under + m part or portion; cf. AS. underm midday. See Under, Meal a part, and cf. Undern.]

1. The inferior, or after, part of the day; the afternoon. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] In undermeals and in mornings. Chaucer.

2. Hence, something occurring or done in the afternoon; esp., an afternoon meal; supper; also, an afternoon nap; a siesta. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Another great supper, or undermeal, was made ready for them, coming home from ditching and plowing. Withals (1608). I think I am furnished with Cattern [Catharine] pears for one undermeal. B. Jonson. In a narrower limit than the forty years' undermeal of the seven sleepers. Nash.

UNDERMINE Un`der*mine", v. t.

1. To excavate the earth beneath, or the part of, especially for the purpose of causing to fall or be overthrown; to form a mine under; to sap; as, to undermine a wall. A vast rock undermined from one end to the other, and a highway running through it. Addison.

2. Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state. He should be warned who are like to undermine him. Locke.

UNDERMINER Un`der*min"er, n.

Defn: One who undermines.

UNDERMINISTER Un`der*min"is*ter, v. t.

Defn: To serve, or minister to, in a subordinate relation. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDERMINISTRY Un`der*min"is*try, n.

Defn: A subordinate or inferior ministry. Jer. Taylor.

UNDERMIRTH Un"der*mirth`, n.

Defn: Suppressed or concealed mirth. [Obs.] The Coronation.

UNDERMONEYED Un`der*mon"eyed, a.

Defn: Bribed. [R.] Fuller.

UNDERMOST Un"der*most, a. Etym: [From Under; cf. Aftermost.]

Defn: Lowest, as in place, rank, or condition. Addison.

UNDERN Un"dern, n. Etym: [AS. undern; akin to OS. undorn, OHG. untarn, untorn, Icel. undorn mid afternoon, mid forenoon, Goth. undaúrnimats the midday meal. Cf. Undermeal, Undertime.]

Defn: The time between; the time between sunrise and noon; specifically, the third hour of the day, or nine o'clock in the morning, according to ancient reckoning; hence, mealtime, because formerly the principal meal was eaten at that hour; also, later, the afternoon; the time between dinner and supper. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Betwixt undern and noon was the field all won. R. of Brunne. In a bed of worts still he lay Till it was past undern of the day. Chaucer.

UNDERNEATH Un`der*neath", adv. Etym: [OE. undirnepe. See Under, and Beneath.]

Defn: Beneath; below; in a lower place; under; as, a channel underneath the soil. Or sullen mole, that runneth underneath. Milton.

UNDERNEATH Un`der*neath", prep.

Defn: Under; beneath; below. Underneath this stone lie As much beauty as could die. B. Jonson.

UNDERNICENESS Un`der*nice"ness, n.

Defn: A want of niceness; indelicacy; impropriety.

UNDERNIME Un`der*nime", v. t. [imp. Undernom.] Etym: [OE. undernimen. See Under, and Nim.]

1. To receive; to perceive. [Obs.] He the savor undernom Which that the roses and the lilies cast. Chaucer.

2. To reprove; to reprehend. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

UNDEROFFICER Un"der*of`fi*cer, n.

Defn: A subordinate officer.

UNDERPART Un"der*part`, n.

Defn: A subordinate part. It should be lightened with underparts of mirth. Dryden.

UNDERPAY Un`der*pay", v. t.

Defn: To pay inadequately.

UNDERPEEP Un`der*peep", v. t.

Defn: To peep under. "The flame . . . would underpeep her lids." [R.] Shak.

UNDERPEER Un`der*peer", v. t.

Defn: To peer under. [R.]

UNDERPEOPLED Un`der*peo"pled, a.

Defn: Not fully peopled.

UNDERPIGHT Un`der*pight",

Defn: imp. of Underpitch.

UNDERPIN Un`der*pin", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underpinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Underpinning.]

1. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.

2. To support by some solid foundation; to place something underneath for support.

UNDERPINNING Un"der*pin`ning, n.

1. The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like.

2. (Arch.) (a) That by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already constructed. (b) The foundation, esp. of a frame house. [Local, U.S.]

UNDERPITCH Un`der*pitch", v. t. [imp. Underpight.] Etym: [OE. underpicchen. See Under, and Pitch to throw, fix.]

Defn: To fill underneath; to stuff. [Obs.] He drank and well his girdle underpight. Chaucer.

UNDERPLANT Un`der*plant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underplanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Underplanting.]

Defn: To plant under; specif. (Forestry),

Defn: to plant (young trees) under an existing stand.

UNDERPLAY Un`der*play", v. i.

1. To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part.

2. (Card Playing)

Defn: To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.

UNDERPLAY Un"der*play`, n. (Card Playing)

Defn: The act of underplaying.

UNDERPLOT Un"der*plot`, n.

1. A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it. Dryden.

2. A clandestine scheme; a trick. Addison.

UNDERPOISE Un`der*poise", v. t.

Defn: To weigh, estimate, or rate below desert; to undervalue. [R.] Marston.

UNDERPOSSESSOR Un"der*pos*sess`or, n.

Defn: One who possesses or holds anything subject to the superior of another. Jer. Taylor.

UNDERPRAISE Un`der*praise", v. t.

Defn: To praise below desert.

UNDERPRIZE Un`der*prize", v. t.

Defn: To undervalue; to underestimate. Shak.

UNDERPRODUCTION Un`der*pro*duc"tion, n. (Polit. Econ.)

Defn: The production of less than is demanded or of less than the usual supply. F. A. Walker.

UNDERPROOF Un"der*proof`, a.

Defn: Containing less alcohol than proof spirit. See Proof spirit, under Spirit.

UNDERPROP Un`der*prop", v. t.

Defn: To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold. Underprop the head that bears the crown. Fenton.

UNDERPROPORTIONED Un`der*pro*por"tioned, a.

Defn: Of inadequate or inferior proportions; small; poor. Scanty and underproportioned returns of civility. Collier.

UNDERPROPPER Un"der*prop`per, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, underprops or supports.

UNDERPULL Un`der*pull", v. i.

Defn: To exert one's influence secretly. [Obs.] Ld. North.

UNDERPULLER Un"der*pull`er, n.

Defn: One who underpulls. [Obs.]

UNDERPUT Un`der*put", v. t.

Defn: To put or send under. [Obs.]

UNDERRATE Un`der*rate", v. t.

Defn: To rate too low; to rate below the value; to undervalue. Burke.

UNDERRATE Un"der*rate`, n.

Defn: A price less than the value; as, to sell a thing at an underrate. Cowley.

UNDERRECKON Un`der*reck"on, v. t.

Defn: To reckon below what is right or proper; to underrate. Bp. Hall.

UNDERRUN Un`der*run", v. t.

Defn: To run or pass under; especially (Naut.), to pass along and under, as a cable, for the purpose of taking it in, or of examining it.

Note: The cable passes over the bows and stern of the boat used, while the men haul the boat along by pulling upon the cable. Totten. To underrun a tackle (Naut.), to separate its parts and put them in order.

UNDERSAIL Un`der*sail", v. i.

Defn: To sail alongshore. [Obs.]

UNDERSAILED Un"der*sailed`, a.

Defn: Inadequately equipped with sails. [Obs.]

UNDERSATURATED Un`der*sat"u*ra`ted, a.

Defn: Not fully saturated; imperfectly saturated.

UNDERSAY Un`der*say", v. t.

Defn: To say by way of derogation or contradiction. [Obs.] Spenser.

UNDERSCORE Un`der*score", v. t.

Defn: To draw a mark or line under; to underline. J. Tucker.

UNDERSECRETARY Un`der*sec"re*ta*ry, n.

Defn: A secretary who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an assistant secretary; as, an undersecretary of the Treasury.

UNDERSELL Un`der*sell", v. t.

Defn: To sell the same articles at a lower price than; to sell cheaper than.

UNDERSERVANT Un"der*serv`ant, n.

Defn: An inferior servant.

UNDERSET Un`der*set", v. t.

Defn: To prop or support. Bacon.

UNDERSET Un"der*set`, n. (Naut.)

Defn: Undercurrent.

UNDERSETTER Un"der*set`ter, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, undersets or supports; a prop; a support; a pedestal.

UNDERSETTING Un"der*set`ting, n.

Defn: Something set or built under as a support; a pedestal. Sir H. Wotton.

UNDERSHAPEN Un"der*shap`en, a.

Defn: Under the usual shape or size; small; dwarfish. [Poetic] His dwarf, a vicious undershapen thing. Tennyson.

UNDERSHERIFF Un"der*sher`iff, n.

Defn: A sheriff's deputy.

UNDERSHERIFFRY Un"der*sher`iff*ry, n.

Defn: Undershrievalty. [Obs.]

UNDERSHIRT Un"der*shirt`, n.

Defn: A shirt worn next the skin, under another shirt; -- called also undervest.

UNDERSHOOT Un`der*shoot", v. t.

Defn: To shoot short of (a mark).

UNDERSHOT Un"der*shot`, a.

1. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.

2. Moved by water passing beneath; -- said of a water wheel, and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot wheel.

UNDERSHRIEVALTY Un"der*shriev"al*ty, n.

Defn: The office or position of an undersheriff.

UNDERSHRIEVE Un"der*shrieve`, n. (Bot.)

Defn: A low shrub; a woody plant of low stature.

UNDERSHRUB Un"der*shrub`, a.

Defn: Partly shrublike.

UNDERSHUT Un"der*shut`, a.

Defn: Closed from beneath. Undershut valve (Mach.), a valve which shuts by being lifted against a seat facing downward. Knight.

UNDERSIDE Un"der*side`, n.

Defn: The lower or lowest side of anything. Paley.

UNDERSIGN Un`der*sign", v. t.

Defn: To write one's name at the foot or end of, as a letter or any legal instrument. The undersigned, the person whose name is signed, or the persons whose names are signed, at the end of a document; the subscriber or subscribers.

UNDERSIZED Un"der*sized`, a.

Defn: Of a size less than is common.

UNDERSKINKER Un"der*skink`er, n.

Defn: Undertapster. [Obs.]

UNDERSKIRT Un"der*skirt`, n.

Defn: A petticoat; the foundation skirt of a draped dress.

UNDERSKY Un"der*sky`, n.

Defn: The lower region of the sky. Floating about the undersky. Tennyson.

UNDERSLEEVE Un"der*sleeve`, n.

Defn: A sleeve of an under-garment; a sleeve worn under another,

UNDERSLUNG; UNDERHUNG Un"der*slung`, Un"der*hung", a.

Defn: Of an automobile body, suspended from the springs in such a manner that the frame of the chassis is below the axles, the object being to lower the center of gravity of the car.

UNDERSOIL Un"der*soil`, n.

Defn: The soil beneath the surface; understratum; subsoil.

UNDERSOLD Un`der*sold"

Defn: p. p. of Undersell.

UNDERSONG Un"der*song`, n.

1. The burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain. Dryden.

2. Accompanying strain; subordinate and underlying meaning; accompaniment; undertone. In the very [poetry] there often an undersong of sense which none beside the poetic mind . . . can comprehend. Landor.

UNDERSPARRED Un"der*sparred`, a. (Naut.)

Defn: Having spars smaller than the usual dimension; -- said of vessels.

UNDERSPEND Un`der*spend", v. t.

Defn: To spend less than.

UNDERSPHERE Un"der*sphere`, n.

1. A sphere which is smaller than, and in its movements subject to, another; a satellite.

2. An inferior sphere, or field of action.

UNDERSPORE Un`der*spore", v. t.

Defn: To raise with a spar, or piece of wood, used as a lever. [Obs.] Give me a staff that I may underspore. Chaucer.

UNDERSTAIR Un"der*stair`, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the kitchen, or the servants' quarters; hence, subordinate; menial. [Obs.]

UNDERSTAIRS Un"der*stairs`, n.

Defn: The basement or cellar.

UNDERSTAND Un`der*stand", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Understood, and Archaic Understanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Understanding.] Etym: [OE. understanden, AS. understandan, literally, to stand under; cf. AS. forstandan to understand, G. verstehen. The development of sense is not clear. See Under, and Stand.]

1. To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink. Speaketh [i. e., speak thou] so plain at this time, I you pray, That we may understande what ye say. Chaucer. I understand not what you mean by this. Shak. Understood not all was but a show. Milton. A tongue not understanded of the people. Bk. of Com. Prayer.

2. To be apprised, or have information, of; to learn; to be informed of; to hear; as, I understand that Congress has passed the bill.

3. To recognize or hold as being or signifying; to suppose to mean; to interpret; to explain. The most learned interpreters understood the words of sin, and not of Abel. Locke.

4. To mean without expressing; to imply tacitly; to take for granted; to assume. War, then, war, Open or understood, must be resolved. Milton.

5. To stand under; to support. [Jocose & R.] Shak. To give one to understand, to cause one to know. -- To make one's self understood, to make one's meaning clear.

UNDERSTAND Un`der*stand", v. i.

1. To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an intelligent being. Imparadised in you, in whom alone I understand, and grow, and see. Donne.

2. To be informed; to have or receive knowledge. I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah. Neh. xiii. 7.

UNDERSTANDABLE Un`der*stand"a*ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being understood; intelligible. Chillingworth.

UNDERSTANDER Un`der*stand"er, n.

Defn: One who understands, or knows by experience. [R.] Dryden.

UNDERSTANDING Un`der*stand"ing, a.

Defn: Knowing; intelligent; skillful; as, he is an understanding man.

UNDERSTANDING Un`der*stand"ing, n.

1. The act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of the verb; knowledge; discernment; comprehension; interpretation; explanation.

2. An agreement of opinion or feeling; adjustment of differences; harmony; anything mutually understood or agreed upon; as, to come to an understanding with another. He hoped the loyalty of his subjects would concur with him in the preserving of a good understanding between him and his people. Clarendon.

3. The power to understand; the intellectual faculty; the intelligence; the rational powers collectively conceived an designated; the higher capacities of the intellect; the power to distinguish truth from falsehood, and to adapt means to ends. There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the Almighty them understanding. Job xxxii. 8. The power of perception is that which we call the understanding. Perception, which we make the act of the understanding, is of three sorts: 1. The perception of ideas in our mind; 2. The perception of the signification of signs; 3. The perception of the connection or repugnancy, agreement or disagreement, that there is between any of our ideas. All these are attributed to the understanding, or perceptive power, though it be the two latter only that use allows us to say we understand. Locke. In its wider acceptation, understanding is the entire power of perceiving an conceiving, exclusive of the sensibility: the power of dealing with the impressions of sense, and composing them into wholes, according to a law of unity; and in its most comprehensive meaning it includes even simple apprehension. Coleridge.

4. Specifically, the discursive faculty; the faculty of knowing by the medium or use of general conceptions or relations. In this sense it is contrasted with, and distinguished from, the reason. I use the term understanding, not for the noetic faculty, intellect proper, or place of principles, but for the dianoetic or discursive faculty in its widest signification, for the faculty of relations or comparisons; and thus in the meaning in which "verstand" is now employed by the Germans. Sir W. Hamilton.

Syn. -- Sense; intelligence; perception. See Sense.

UNDERSTANDINGLY Un`der*stand"ing*ly, adv.

Defn: In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension; intelligently; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly. The gospel may be neglected, but in can not be understandingly disbelieved. J. Hawes.

UNDERSTATE Un`der*state", v. t.

Defn: To state or represent less strongly than may be done truthfully.

UNDERSTATEMENT Un"der*state`ment, n.

Defn: The act of understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is understated; a statement below the truth.

UNDERSTOCK Un`der*stock", v. t.

Defn: To supply insufficiently with stock. A. Smith.

UNDERSTOOD Un`der*stood",

Defn: imp. & p. p. of Understand.

UNDERSTRAPPER Un"der*strap`per, n.

Defn: A petty fellow; an inferior agent; an underling. This was going to the fountain head at once, not applying to the understrappers. Goldsmith.

UNDERSTRAPPING Un"der*strap`ping, a.

Defn: Becoming an understrapper; subservient. [R.] Sterne.

UNDERSTRATUM Un"der*stra`tum, n.; pl. L. Understrata (, E. Understratums (.

Defn: The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the mold, or soil, rests; subsoil.

UNDERSTROKE Un`der*stroke", v. t.

Defn: To underline or underscore. Swift.

UNDERSTUDY Un"der*stud`y, v. t. & i. (Theater)

Defn: To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part.

UNDERSTUDY Un"der*stud`y, n.

Defn: One who studies another's part with a view to assuming it in an emergency.

UNDERSUIT Un"der*suit`, n.

Defn: A suit worn under another suit; a suit of underclothes.

UNDERTAKABLE Un`der*tak"a*ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being undertaken; practicable.

UNDERTAKE Un`der*take", v. t. [imp. Undertook; p. p. Undertaken; p. pr. & vb. n. Undertaking.] Etym: [Under + take.]

1. To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt. To second, or oppose, or undertake The perilous attempt. Milton.

2. Specifically, to take upon one's self solemnly or expressly; to lay one's self under obligation, or to enter into stipulations, to perform or to execute; to covenant; to contract. I 'll undertake to land them on our coast. Shak.

3. Hence, to guarantee; to promise; to affirm. And he was not right fat, I undertake. Dryden. And those two counties I will undertake Your grace shall well and quietly enjoiy. Shak. I dare undertake they will not lose their labor. Woodward.

4. To assume, as a character. [Obs.] Shak.

5. To engage with; to attack. [Obs.] It is not fit your lordship should undertake every companion that you give offense to. Shak.

6. To have knowledge of; to hear. [Obs.] Spenser.

7. To take or have the charge of. [Obs.] "Who undertakes you to your end." Shak. Keep well those that ye undertake. Chaucer.

UNDERTAKE Un`der*take", v. i.

1. To take upon one's self, or assume, any business, duty, or province. O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me. Isa. xxxviii. 14.

2. To venture; to hazard. [Obs.] It is the cowish terror of his spirit That dare not undertake. Shak.

3. To give a promise or guarantee; to be surety. But on mine honor dare I undertake For good lord Titus' innocence in all. Shak.

UNDERTAKER Un`der*tak"er, n.

1. One who undertakes; one who engages in any project or business. Beau. & Fl.