Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Ulema (2)

‖U′le‐ma″ (?), n. [Turk. & Ar. 'ulamā the wise or learned men, pl. of 'ālim wise, learned.] (Mohammedanism) A college or body composed of the hierarchy (the imams, muftis, and c...

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Ulexite

U″lex‐ite (?), n.(Min.) A mineral occurring in white rounded crystalline masses. It is a hydrous borate of lime and soda.

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Uliginose

{ U‐lig″i‐nose′ (?), U‐lig″i‐nous (?), } a. [L. uliginosus, fr. uligo, -inis, moisture, fr. uvere to be moist.] Muddy; oozy; slimy; also, growing in muddy places. Woodward.

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Ullage

Ul″lage (ŭl″lā̍j; 48), n. [OF. eullage, ouillage, the filling up of a cask, fr. ouillier, oillier, euillier, to fill a wine cask; properly, to add oil to prevent evaporation, as...

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Ullet

Ul″let (ŭl″lĕt), n. [Cf. OF. hullote, E. howlet.] (Zoöl.) A European owl (Syrnium aluco) of a tawny color; — called also uluia.

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Ullmannite

Ull″mann‐ite (?), n. [So named after J. C. Ullman, a German chemist.] (Min.) A brittle mineral of a steel-gray color and metallic luster, containing antimony, arsenic, sulphur, ...

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Ulluco

Ul‐lu″co (?), n.(Bot.) See Melluc�o.

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Ulmaceous

Ul‐ma″ceous (?), a. [L. ulmus an elm.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a suborder of urticaceous plants, of which the elm is the type.

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Ulmate

Ul″mate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of ulmic acid.

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Ulmic

Ul″mic (?), a. [L. ulmus an elm: cf. F. ulmique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to ulmin; designating an acid obtained from ulmin.

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Ulmin

Ul″min (?), n. [L. ulmus an elm: cf. F. ulmine.] (Chem.) A brown amorphous substance found in decaying vegetation. Cf. Humin. [Formerly written ulmine.]

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Ulmus

‖Ul″mus (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of trees including the elm.

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Ulna

‖Ul″na (ŭl″nȧ), n. [L., the elbow. See Ell.] 1. (Anat.) The postaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See Radius.2. (O. Eng. Law)...

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Ulnage

Ul″nage (?), n. [See Ulna, and cf. Alnage.] (Old Eng. Law) Measurement by the ell; alnage.

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Ulnar

Ul″nar (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow; as, the ulnar nerve.

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Ulnare

‖Ul‐na″re (?), n.; pl.Ulnaria (#). [NL. See Ulna.] (Anat.) One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, which articulates with the ulna and corresponds to the cuneiform in man.

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Ulodendron

‖U′lo‐den″dron (?), n.(Paleon.) A genus of fossil trees.

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Uloid

U″loid (?), a. [Written also ouloid.] [Gr. � scar + -oid.] (Med.) Resembling a scar; scarlike.

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Ulonata

‖U′lo‐na″ta (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of insects nearly equivalent to the true Orthoptera.

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Ulotrichan

U‐lot″ri‐chan (?), a.(Anthropol.) Of or pertaining to the Ulotrichi. — n. One of the Ulotrichi.

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Ulotrichi

‖U‐lot″ri‐chi (?), n. pl.(Anthropol.) The division of mankind which embraces the races having woolly or crispy hair. Cf. Leiotrichi.

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Ulotrichous

U‐lot″ri‐chous (?), a.(Anthropol.) Having woolly or crispy hair; — opposed to leiotrichous.

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Ulster

Ul″ster (?), n. A long, loose overcoat, worn by men and women, originally made of frieze from Ulster, Ireland.

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Ulterior

Ul‐te″ri‐or (?), a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond, on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond,...

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Ulterior (2)

Ul‐te″ri‐or, n. Ulterior side or part. Coleridge.

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Ulteriorly

Ul‐te″ri‐or‐ly, adv. More distantly or remotely.

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Ultima

‖Ul″ti‐ma (ŭl″iĭ‐mȧ), a. [L., fem. of ultimus last.] Most remote; furthest; final; last.Ultima ratio, the last reason or argument; the last resort. — Ultima Thule. See Thule.