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TYROTOXICON n.
other dairy products, and producing symptoms similar to cholera infantum. Chemically, it appears to be related to, or identical with, diazobenzol.
UNBORN a.
Not born; no yet brought into life; being still to appear; future. Some unborn sorrow, ripe in fortune's womb. Shak. See future sons, and daughters yet unborn. Pope.
UNDERHEW v.
ecifically, 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.
UNDULATION n. 5 definitions
A wavy appearance or outline; waviness. Evelyn.
UNEMBARRASSED a. 4 definitions
Not perplexed in mind; not confused; as, the speaker appeared unembarrassed.
UNIFORM n. 5 definitions
on worn by persons in the same service or order by means of which they have a distinctive appearance; as, the uniform of the artillery, of the police, of the Freemasons, etc. There are many things which, a soldier will do in his plain clothes which he scorns to do in his uniform. F. W. Robertson. In full uniform (Mil.)…
UNTURNED a.
ing untried for accomplishing one's purpose. [He] left unturned no stone To make my guilt appear, and hide his own. Dryden.
UPOKORORO n.
ater New Zealand fish (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus) of the family Haplochitonidæ. In general appearance and habits, it resembles the northern lake whitefishes and trout. Called also grayling.
UPRISE v. 3 definitions
To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon. "Uprose the sun." Cowley. Uprose the virgin with the morning light. Pope.
URUS n.
d savage extinct bovine animal (Bos urus or primigenius) anciently abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius Cæsar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and tur.
UTIA n.
Any species of large West Indian rodents of the genus Capromys, or Utia. In general appearance and habits they resemble rats, but they are as large as rabbits.
VADIMONY n.
A bond or pledge for appearance before a judge on a certain day. [Obs.]
VAMP n. 4 definitions
Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t.
VANDYKE a. 3 definitions
ith a deep pointed or scalloped edge, worn lying on the shoulders; - - so called from its appearance in pictures by Vandyke. -- Vandyke edge, an edge having ornamental triangular points.
VAPID a.
speech; a vapid state of the blood. A cheap, bloodless reformation, a guiltless liberty, appear flat and vapid to their taste. Burke. -- Vap"id*ly, adv. -- Vap"id*ness, n.
VAPOR n. 10 definitions
cy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting. For what is your life It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. James iv. 14.
VARIEGATE v.
To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with marble of different colors. The shells are filled with a white spar, which variegates and adds to the beauty of the stone. Woodward.
VARIOLITE n.
f diorite or diabase containing imbedded whitish spherules, which give the rock a spotted appearance.
VARNISH n. 5 definitions
That which resembles varnish, either naturally or artificially; a glossy appearance. The varnish of the holly and ivy. Macaulay.
VARNISHER n. 2 definitions
One who disguises or palliates; one who gives a fair external appearance. Pope.
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