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Not favorable; not adapted to promote or support any object; as, weather unfriendly to health. -- Un*friend"li*ness, n.

Producing, having, or supporting nails or claws.

To remove (something hanging or swinging) from that which supports it; as, to unhang a gate.

A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often represented in heraldry as a supporter.

One who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal supporter of a federal union, as that of the United States.

Not supported by pleas; undefended; as, an unpleaded suit.

To remove a prop or props from; to deprive of support.

Not supported by reason; unreasonable. "Unreasoned habits." Burke.

Not seconded; not supported, aided, or assisted; as, the motion was unseconded; the attempt was unseconded.

To bear up; to raise aloft; to support in an elevated situation; to sustain. Spenser. One short sigh of breath, upbore Even to the seat of God. Milton. A monstrous wave upbore The chief, and dashed him on the craggy shore. Pope.

To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain. Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. Prov. xxix 3. Faulconbridge, In spite of spite, alone upholds the day. Shak.

One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer.

To sustain; to support. [Obs.] "His massy spear upstayed." Milton.

The prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body, which supports the feathers of the tail; the rump; -- sometimes called pope's nose.

Of or pertaining to utilitarianism; supporting utilitarianism; as, the utilitarian view of morality; the Utilitarian Society. J. S. Mill.

sufficient strength or force; founded in truth; capable of being justified, defended, or supported; not weak or defective; sound; good; efficacious; as, a valid argument; a valid objection. An answer that is open to no valid exception. I. Taylor.

Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity; as, the validity of a will; the validity of a contract, claim, or title.

usual in the United States. -- Valley rafter, or Valley piece (Arch.), the rafter which supports the valley. -- Valley roof (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See Valley, 2, above.

A decorative cabinet, of a form originating in Spain, the body being rectangular and supported on legs or an ornamental framework and the front opening downwards on hinges to serve as a writing desk.

The doctrine of papal supremacy; extreme views in support of the authority of the pope; ultramontanism; -- a term used only by persons who are not Roman Catholics.