Webster's Dictionary 1913

2161

Upholster (2)

Up‐hol″ster, n. 1. A broker. Caxton.2. An upholsterer. Strype.

2162

Upholsterer

Up‐hol″ster‐er (?), n. [A substitution for older upholder, in OE., broker, tradesman, and formerly also written upholster, upholdster. See Upholder, and -ster.] One who provides...

2163

Upholstery

Up‐hol″ster‐y (?), n. The articles or goods supplied by upholsterers; the business or work of an upholsterer.

2164

Uphroe

U″phroe (?), n.(Naut.) Same as Euphroe.

2165

Upkeep

Up″keep′ (?), n. The act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance. “Horse artillery... expensive in the upkeep.” Scribner's Mag.Small outlays for repairs or upkeep of building...

2166

Upland

Up″land (?), n. 1. High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; — op...

2167

Upland (2)

Up″land, a. 1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.Sometimes, with secure delightThe upland hamlets will in...

2168

Uplander

Up″land‐er (?), n. 1. One dwelling in the upland; hence, a countryman; a rustic.2. (Zoöl.) The upland sandpiper.

2169

Uplandish

Up‐land″ish (?), a. Of or pertaining to uplands; dwelling on high lands. Chapman.2. Rude; rustic; unpolished; uncivilized.His presence made the rudest peasant melt,That in the w...

2170

Uplay

Up‐lay″ (?), v. t. To hoard. Donne.

2171

Uplead

Up‐lead″ (?), v. t. To lead upward.

2172

Uplean

Up‐lean″ (?), v. i. To lean or incline upon anything. Spenser.

2173

Uplift

Up‐lift″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Uplifting.] To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock. Cowper.Satan, talking to his nearest mate,Wit...

2174

Uplift (2)

Up″lift′ (?), n.(Geol.) A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.

2175

Uplock

Up‐lock″ (?), v. t. To lock up. Shak.

2176

Uplook

Up‐look″ (?), v. i. To look or gaze up.

2177

Upmost

Up″most′ (?), a. [Cf. Uppermost.] Highest; topmost; uppermost. Spenser. Dryden.

2178

Upokororo

U′po‐ko‐ro″ro (?), n.(Zoöl.) An edible fresh-water New Zealand fish (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus) of the family Haplochitonidæ. In general appearance and habits, it resembles the n...

2179

Upon

Up‐on″ (?), prep.[AS. uppan, uppon; upp up + on, an, on. See Up, and On.] On; — used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable. “Upon an hill of flowers.”...

2180

Uppent

Up‐pent′ (?), a. A Pent up; confined.

2181

Upper

Up″per (?), a.; comp. of Up. Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a...

2182

Upper (2)

Up″per, n. The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp.

2183

Uppermost

Up″per‐most′ (?), a. [From Up, Upper; formed like aftermost. Cf. Upmost.] Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost; supreme.Whatever faction happens to be up...

2184

Uppertendom

Up′per‐ten″dom (?), n. [Upper ten + -dom.] The highest class in society; the upper ten. See Upper ten, under Upper.

2185

Uppile

Up‐pile″ (?), v. t. To pile, or heap, up. Southey.

2186

Uppish

Up″pish (?), a. [From Up.] Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority. T. Brown. — Up″pish‐ly, adv. — Up″pish‐ness, n.

2187

Upplight

Up‐plight″ (?), obs.imp. & p. p. of Uppluck.