Chapter 1795

Un*cord" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + cord .] To release from cords; to loosen the cord or cords of; to unfasten or unbind; as, to uncord a package .

Uncork <Xpage=1568>

Un*cork" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + cork .] To draw the cork from; as, to uncork a bottle .

Uncorrect <Xpage=1568>

Un`cor*rect" (?) , a. Incorrect.

Dryden.

Uncorrigible <Xpage=1568>

Un*cor"ri*gi*ble (?) , a. Incorrigible; not capable of correction. [Obs.]

Uncorrupt <Xpage=1568>

Un`cor*rupt" (?) , a. Incorrupt.

Uncorruptible <Xpage=1568>

Un`cor*rupt"i*ble (?) , a. Incorruptible. "The glory of the uncorruptible God."

Rom. i. 23.

Uncorruption <Xpage=1568>

Un`cor*rup"tion (?) , n. Incorruption.

Uncouple <Xpage=1568>

Un*cou"ple (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + couple .] To loose, as dogs, from their couples; also, to set loose; to disconnect; to disjoin; as, to uncouple railroad cars .

Uncouple <Xpage=1568>

Un*cou"ple , v. i. To roam at liberty. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Uncourtliness <Xpage=1568>

Un*court"li*ness (?) , n. Absence of courtliness; rudeness; rusticity.

Addison.

Uncous <Xpage=1568>

Un"cous (?) , a. [L. uncus hooked, as n., a hook.] Hooklike; hooked. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Uncouth <Xpage=1568>

Un*couth" (?) , a. [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 <Xpage=1568>

Un*cov"e*na*ble (?) , a. Not covenable; inconvenient. [Obs.]

Wyclif (1 Tim. iv. 7).

Uncovenanted <Xpage=1568>

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.) 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 <Xpage=1568>

Un*cov"er (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Uncovered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Uncovering .] [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 <Xpage=1568>

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 <Xpage=1568>

Un*cowl" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + cowl .] To divest or deprive of a cowl.

Pope.

Uncreate <Xpage=1568>

Un`cre*ate" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + create .] To deprive of existence; to annihilate.

Who can uncreate thee, thou shalt know. Milton.

Uncreate <Xpage=1568>

Un`cre*ate" (?) , a. [Pref. un- + create , a.] Uncreated; self-existent.

Book of Common Prayer.

Uncreated <Xpage=1568>

Un`cre*at"ed , a. [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 <Xpage=1568>

Un`cre*at"ed*ness , n. The quality or state of being uncreated.

Uncredible <Xpage=1568>

Un*cred"i*ble (?) , a. Incredible.

Bacon.

Uncredit <Xpage=1568>

Un*cred"it (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + credit .] To cause to be disbelieved; to discredit. [Obs.]

Fuller.

Uncreditable <Xpage=1568>

Un*cred"it*a*ble (?) , a. Discreditable. [Obs.]

Uncrown <Xpage=1568>

Un*crown" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + crown .] 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 <Xpage=1568>

Un*crud"ded (?) , a. [See Un- not, and Curd .] Not cruddled, or curdled. [Obs.]

Her breast like to a bowl of cream uncrudded . Spenser.

Unction <Xpage=1568>

Unc"tion (?) , n. [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 <Xpage=1568>

Unc"tious (?) , a. Unctuous. [Obs.]

Unctuosity <Xpage=1568>

Unc`tu*os"i*ty (?; 135) , n. [Cf. F. onctuosit\'82 .] Quality or state of being unctuous.

Sir T. Browne.

Unctuous <Xpage=1568>

Unc"tu*ous (?; 135) , a. [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 <Xpage=1568>

Un*cul"pa*ble (?) , a. Inculpable; not blameworthy. [R.]

Hooker.

Uncult <Xpage=1568>

Un*cult" (?) , a. [Pref. un- not + L. cultus , p. p. of colere to cultivate. Cf. Incult .] Not cultivated; rude; illiterate. [Obs.]

Unculture <Xpage=1568>

Un*cul"ture (?; 135) , n. Want of culture. "Idleness, ill husbandry . . . unculture ."

Bp. Hall.

Uncunning <Xpage=1568>

Un*cun"ning (?) , a. Ignorant. [Obs.]

I am young and uncunning , as thou wost [knowest]. Chaucer.

Uncunningly <Xpage=1568>

Un*cun"ning*ly , adv. Ignorantly. [Obs.]

Uncunningness <Xpage=1568>

Un*cun"ning*ness , n. Ignorance. [Obs.]

Uncurable <Xpage=1568>

Un*cur"a*ble (?) , a. Incurable.

Uncurably <Xpage=1568>

Un*cur"a*bly , adv. In an uncurable manner.

Uncurbable <Xpage=1568>

Un*curb"a*ble (?) , a. Not capable of being curbed.

Shak.

Uncurl <Xpage=1568>

Un*curl" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + curl .] To loose from curls, or ringlets; to straighten out, as anything curled or curly.

He sheaths his paw, uncurls his angry mane. Dryden.

Uncurl <Xpage=1568>

Un*curl" , v. i. To become uncurled, or straight.

Uncurrent <Xpage=1568>

Un*cur"rent (?) , a. Not current. Specifically: Not passing in common payment; not receivable at par or full value; as, uncurrent notes .

Shak.

Uncurse <Xpage=1568>

Un*curse" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + curse .] To free from a curse or an execration.

Shak.

Uncurtain <Xpage=1568>

Un*cur"tain (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + curtain .] To remove a curtain from; to reveal.

Moore.

Uncus <Xpage=1568>

Un"cus (?) , n. ; pl. Unci (#) . [L.] (Zo\'94l.) A hook or claw.

Uncustomable <Xpage=1568>

Un*cus"tom*a*ble (?) , a. Not customable, or subject to custom duties.

Uncustomed <Xpage=1568>

Un*cus"tomed (?) , a. Uncustomable; also, not having paid duty or customs.

Smollett.

Uncut <Xpage=1568>

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 <Xpage=1568>

Un*cuth" (?) , a. Unknown; strange. [Obs.] -- n. A stranger. [Obs.]

Uncypher <Xpage=1568>

Un*cy"pher (?) , v. t. See Uncipher .

Undam <Xpage=1568>

Un*dam" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + dam .] To free from a dam, mound, or other obstruction.

Dryden.

Undampned <Xpage=1568>

Un*damp"ned (?) , a. Uncondemned. [Obs.]

Wyclif (Acts xvi. 37).

Undated <Xpage=1568>

Un"da*ted (?) , a. [L. undatus , p. p. of undare to rise in waves, to wave, to undulate, fr. unda a wave. See Undulate .] (Bot.) Rising and falling in waves toward the margin, as a leaf; waved.

Undated <Xpage=1568>

Un*dat"ed (?) , a. [Pref. un- + dated .] Not dated; having no date; of unknown age; as, an undated letter .

Undauntable <Xpage=1568>

Un*daunt"a*ble (?) , a. Incapable of being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable.

Bp. Hall.

Undaunted <Xpage=1568>

Un*daunt"ed (?) , a. 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.

Und\'82 <Xpage=1568>

Un"d\'82 (?) , a. [F. ond\'82 .] (Her.) Waving or wavy; -- applied to ordinaries, or division lines.

Undeadly <Xpage=1568>

Un*dead"ly (?) , a. Not subject to death; immortal. [Obs.] -- Un*dead"li*ness , n. [Obs.]

Wyclif.

Undeaf <Xpage=1568>

Un*deaf" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + deaf .] To free from deafness; to cause to hear. [Obs.]

Shak.

Undecagon <Xpage=1568>

Un*dec"a*gon (?) , n. [L. undecim eleven + Gr. <?/ an angle.] (Geom.) A figure having eleven angles and eleven sides.

Undecane <Xpage=1568>

Un"de*cane (?) , n. [L. undecim eleven.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C11H24 , of the methane series, found in petroleum; -- so called from its containing eleven carbon atoms in the molecule.

Undeceive <Xpage=1568>

Un`de*ceive" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + deceive .] To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake.

South.

Undecency <Xpage=1568>

Un*de"cen*cy (?) , n. Indecency. [Obs.] "Decency and undecency ."

Jer. Taylor.

Undecennary <Xpage=1568>

Un`de*cen"na*ry (?) , a. [L. undecim eleven ( unus one + decem ten) + -ennary as in decennary . Cf. Undecennial .] Occurring once in every period of eleven years; undecennial.

An undecennary account laid before Parliament. E. Stiles.

Undecennial <Xpage=1568>

Un`de*cen"ni*al (?) , a. [See Undecennary , and cf. Decennial .] Occurring or observed every eleventh year; belonging to, or continuing, a period of eleven years; undecennary; as, an undecennial festival .

Undecent <Xpage=1568>

Un*de"cent (?) , a. Indecent. [Obs.]

Undecide <Xpage=1568>

Un`de*cide" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + decide .] To reverse or recant, as a previous decision.

Undecisive <Xpage=1568>

Un`de*ci"sive (?) , a. Indecisive. [R.]

Glanvill.

Undeck <Xpage=1568>

Un*deck" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + deck .] To divest of ornaments.

Shak.

Undecked <Xpage=1568>

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 <Xpage=1568>

Un`de*col"ic (?) , a. [ Undec ylenic + propi olic .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C11H18O2 , of the propiolic acid series, obtained indirectly from undecylenic acid as a white crystalline substance.

Undecreed <Xpage=1568>

Un`de*creed" (?) , a. 1. [Pref. un- not + decreed .] Not decreed.

2. [1st pref. un- + decree .] Reversed or nullified by decree, as something previously decreed.

Undecyl <Xpage=1568>

Un"de*cyl (?) , n. [ Undec ane + -yl .] (Chem.) The radical regarded as characteristic of undecylic acid.

Undecylenic <Xpage=1568>

Un*dec`y*len"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) 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 <Xpage=1568>

Un`de*cyl"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) 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 <Xpage=1568>

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 <Xpage=1568>

Un`de*fat"i*ga*ble (?) , a. Indefatigable. [Obs.] " Undefatigable pains."

Camden.

Undefeasible <Xpage=1568>

Un`de*fea"si*ble (?) , a. Indefeasible. [Obs.]

Undefine <Xpage=1568>

Un`de*fine" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + define .] To make indefinite; to obliterate or confuse the definition or limitations of.

Undeify <Xpage=1568>

Un*de"i*fy (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + deify .] 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 <Xpage=1568>

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 <Xpage=1568>

Un`de*ni"a*bly , adv. In an undeniable manner.

Undepartable <Xpage=1568>

Un`de*part"a*ble (?) , a. Incapable of being parted; inseparable. [Obs.]

Chaucer. Wyclif.

Under <Xpage=1568>

Un"der (?) , prep. [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. &root;201. 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; --