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One more that eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen. Twelve- men's morris. See the Note under Morris. -- Twelve Tables. (Rom. Antiq.) See under Table.

more than two crystals, or parts of crystals. -- Twinning axis, Twinning plane. See the Note under Twin, n.

f the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. -- Tympanic membrane. (Anat.) See the Note under Ear.

d in ancient Tyre from several mollusks, especially Ianthina, Murex, and Purpura. See the Note under Purple, n., 1, and Purple of mollusca, under Purple, n.

morous appellation given to the United States Government. See Uncle Sam, in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

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

'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…

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

Not due; not yet owing; as, an undue debt, note, or bond.

Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under Nail, n., 1.

Furnished with hoofs. See the Note under Nail, n., 1.

-- Universal church, the whole church of God in the world; the catholic church. See the Note under Catholic, a., 1. -- Universal coupling. (Mach.) Same as Universal joint, below. -- Universal dial, a dial by which the hour may be found in any part of the world, or under any elevation of the pole. -- Universal inst…

organisms, nor the power of growth and development; as, the unorganized ferments. See the Note under Ferment, n., 1.

ng the Commonwealth. -- Upper case, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3. -- Upper covert (Zoöl.), one of the coverts situated above the bases of the tail quills. -- Upper deck (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the spar deck. -- Upper leather, the leather for the va…

The ursine seal. See the Note under 1st Seal.

), the araguato. See Illust. under Howler. -- Ursine seal. (Zoöl.) See Sea bear, and the Note under 1st Seal.

The first note in Guido's musical scale, now usually superseded by do. See Solmization.

Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants; intrinsic value. See Note under Value, 2. Value in use is utility, and nothing else, and in political economy should be called by that name and no other. F. A. Walker.

the greatest perfection in politics, laws, and the like. See Utopia, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

ac, or bag; a utricle; especially, a part of the membranous labyrinth of the ear. See the Note under Ear.