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Ungored (?), a. [Pref. un- + gore blood.] Not stained with gore; not bloodied. Sylvester.
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Ungored (?), a. [Pref. un- + gored, p. p. of 3d gore.] Not gored or pierced.
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{ Ungot (?), Ungotten (?), } a. 1. Not gotten; not acquired.
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2. Not begotten. [Obs. or Poetic] “His loins yet full of ungot princes.” Waller.
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Ungovernable (?), a. Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions. -- Ungovernably, adv. Goldsmith.
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Ungown (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + gown.] To strip of a gown; to unfrock.
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Ungowned (?), a. 1. [1st pref. un- + gown.] Stripped of a gown; unfrocked.
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2. [Pref. un- not + gowned.] Not having, or not wearing, a gown.
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Ungraceful (?), a. Not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; deficient in beauty and elegance; inelegant; awkward; as, ungraceful manners; ungraceful speech.
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The other oak remaining a blackened and ungraceful trunk. Sir W. Scott.
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-- Ungracefully, adv. -- Ungracefulness, n.
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Ungracious (?), a. 1. Not gracious; showing no grace or kindness; being without good will; unfeeling. Shak.
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2. Having no grace; graceless; wicked. [Obs.] Shak.
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3. Not well received; offensive; unpleasing; unacceptable; not favored.
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Anything of grace toward the Irish rebels was as ungracious at Oxford as at London. Clarendon.
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-- Ungraciously, adv. -- Ungraciousness, n.
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Ungrate (?), a. Displeasing; ungrateful; ingrate. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
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Ungrateful (?), a. 1. Not grateful; not thankful for favors; making no returns, or making ill return for kindness, attention, etc.; ingrateful. South.
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2. Unpleasing; unacceptable; disagreeable; as, harsh sounds are ungrateful to the ear.
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-- Ungratefully, adv. -- Ungratefulness, n.
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Ungrave (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + grave.] To raise or remove from the grave; to disinter; to untomb; to exhume. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Ungual (?), a. [L. unguis a nail, claw, hoof.]
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1. Of or pertaining to a nail, claw, talon, or hoof, or resembling one.
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2. Having a nail, claw, or hoof attached; -- said of certain bones of the feet.
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Unguard (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + guard.] To deprive of a guard; to leave unprotected. [R.] Sterne.
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Ungueal (?), a. [Cf. F. onguéal. See .] Ungual.
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Unguent (?; 277), n. [L. unguentum, from unguere, ungere, to anoint: cf. F. onguent. See , and cf. , .] A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment. Cowper.
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☞ An unguent is stiffer than a liniment, but softer than a cerate.
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Unguentary (?), a. [L. unguentarius.] Like an unguent, or partaking of its qualities.
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Unguentous (?), a. Unguentary.
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Unguestlike (?), adv. In a manner not becoming to a guest. [R.] Milton.
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Unguical (?), a. [L. unguis a nail or claw. Cf. .] Ungual.
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Unguicular (?), a. [L. unguiculus, dim. of unguis a nail.] Of or pertaining to a claw or a nail; ungual.
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Unguiculata (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. unguiculus a finger nail.] (Zoöl.) An extensive division of Mammalia including those having claws or nails, as distinguished from the hoofed animals (Ungulata).
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Unguiculate (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Unguiculata.
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{ Unguiculate, Unguiculated (?), } a. 1. Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under , n., 1.
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2. (Bot.) Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation.
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Unguiferous (?), a. [L. unguis nail or claw + -ferous.] Producing, having, or supporting nails or claws.
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Unguiform (?), a. [L. unguis a nail or claw + -form.] Having the form of a claw or claws.
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Unguinous (?), a. [L. unguinosus, fr. unguen, -inis, fat, ointment.] Consisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; oily; unctuous; oleaginous.
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Unguis (?), n.; pl. Ungues (#). [L., nail, claw, or hoof.] 1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
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2. (Zoöl.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
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3. (Bot.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also ungula.
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Ungula (?), n.; pl. Ungulæ (#). [L., a claw, hoof, from unguis a nail, claw, hoof.] 1. A hoof, claw, or talon.
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2. (Geom.) A section or part of a cylinder, cone, or other solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the base; -- so called from its resemblance to the hoof of a horse.
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3. (Bot.) Same as , 3.
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Coloq. Spherical ungula (Geom.), a part of a sphere bounded by two planes intersecting in a diameter and by a line of the surface of the sphere.
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Ungular (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a hoof, claw, or talon; ungual.
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Ungulata (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. ungula hoof.] (Zoöl.) An extensive group of mammals including all those that have hoofs. It comprises the Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla.
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Ungulate (?), a. [L. ungulatus. See .] 1. Shaped like a hoof.
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2. (Zoöl.) Furnished with hoofs. See the Note under , n., 1.
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Ungulate, n. (Zoöl.) Any hoofed quadruped; one of the Ungulata.
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Unguled (?), a. [L. ungula a claw.] (Her.) Hoofed, or bearing hoofs; -- used only when these are of a tincture different from the body.
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Unguligrade (?), a. [L. ungula hoof + gradi to walk.] (Zoöl.) Having, or walking on, hoofs.
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Ungulous (?), a. [See .] (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Unhair (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + hair.] To deprive of hair, or of hairs; as, to unhair hides for leather.
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I 'll unhair thy head. Shak.
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Unhallow (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + hallow.] To profane; to desecrate.
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The vanity unhallows the virtue. L'Estrange.
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Unhallowed (?), a. [Pref. un- not + hallowed.] Not consecrated; hence, profane; unholy; impious; wicked.
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In the cause of truth, no unhallowed violence . . . is either necessary or admissible. E. D. Griffin.
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Unhand (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + hand.] To loose from the hand; to let go.
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Hold off! unhand me, gray beard loon!
Eftsoons his hand dropped he. Coleridge.
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Unhandsome (?), a. 1. Not handsome; not beautiful; ungraceful; not comely or pleasing; plain; homely.
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Were she other than she is, she were unhandsome. Shak.
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I can not admit that there is anything unhandsome or irregular . . . in the globe. Woodward.
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2. Wanting noble or amiable qualities; dishonorable; illiberal; low; disingenuous; mean; indecorous; as, unhandsome conduct, treatment, or imputations. “Unhandsome pleasures.” J. Fletcher.
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3. Unhandy; clumsy; awkward; inconvenient. [Obs.]
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The ships were unwieldy and unhandsome. Holland.
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A narrow, straight path by the water's side, very unhandsome for an army to pass that way, though they found not a man to keep the passage. Sir T. North.
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-- Unhandsomely, adv. -- Unhandsomeness, n.
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Unhandy (?), a. Clumsy; awkward; as, an Unhandy man.
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Unhang (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + hang.]
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1. To divest or strip of hangings; to remove the hangings, as a room.
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2. To remove (something hanging or swinging) from that which supports it; as, to unhang a gate.
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Unhap (?), n. Ill luck; misfortune. [Obs.] “The cause of her unhap.” Sir P. Sidney.
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Unhappied (?), a. Made unhappy. [Obs.] Shak.
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Unhappy (?), a. 1. Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an unhappy turn.
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2. In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad; sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by misconduct.
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3. Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy day. “The unhappy morn.” Milton.
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4. Mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] Shak.
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-- Unhappily (#), adv. -- Unhappiness, n.
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Unharbor (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + harbor.] To drive from harbor or shelter.
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Unharbored (?), a. [Pref. un- not + harbored.] 1. Having no harbor or shelter; unprotected.
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2. Affording no harbor or shelter. “Unharbored heaths.” [Obs.] Milton.
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Unharmonious (?), a. Inharmonious; unsymmetrical; also, unmusical; discordant. Swift. -- Unharmoniously, adv.
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Unharness (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + harness.] 1. To strip of harness; to loose from harness or gear; as, to unharness horses or oxen. Cowper.
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2. To disarm; to divest of armor. Holinshed.
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Unhasp (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + hasp.] To unloose the hasp of; to unclose.
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Unhat (?), v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + hat.] To take off the hat of; to remove one's hat, especially as a mark of respect. H. Spenser.
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Unhead (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + head.]
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1. To take out the head of; as, to unhead a cask.
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2. To decapitate; to behead. [Obs.] T. Brown.
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Unheal (?), n. [Pref. un- not + heal health.] Misfortune; calamity; sickness. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Unheal, v. t. To uncover. See . [Obs.]
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Unhealth (?), n. Unsoundness; disease.
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Unheard (?), a. 1. Not heard; not perceived by the ear; as, words unheard by those present.
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2. Not granted an audience or a hearing; not allowed to speak; not having made a defense, or stated one's side of a question; disregarded; unheeded; as, to condem� a man unheard.
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What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard! Dryden.
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3. Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure.
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Nor was his name unheard or unadored. Milton.
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Coloq. Unheard of . (a) Not heard of; of which there are no tidings. (b) Unknown to fame; obscure. Glanvill.
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Unheard-of (?), a. New; unprecedented; unparalleled. Swift.
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Unheart (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + heart.] To cause to lose heart; to dishearten. [Obs.] Shak.
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Unheedy (?), a. Incautious; precipitate; heedless. [Obs.] Milton.
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Unheired (?), a. Destitute of an heir.
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To leave him utterly unheired. Chapman.
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Unhele (?), n. Same as , n. [Obs.]
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Unhele, v. t. [AS. unhelian. See 1st , and to cover.] To uncover. [Obs.] Spenser. Marston.
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Unhelm (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + helm.] To deprive of the helm or helmet. Sir W. Scott.
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Unhelmed (?), a. 1. [Properly p. p. of unhelm.] Divested or deprived of the helm or helmet.
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2. [Pref. un- not + helm.] Not wearing a helmet; without a helmet. Sir W. Scott.
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Unhelmet (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + helmet.] To deprive of the helmet. Sir W. Scott.
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Unhide (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + hide.] To bring out from concealment; to discover. [Obs.] P. Fletcher.
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Unhinge (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + hinge.]
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1. To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door.
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2. To displace; to unfix by violence. Blackmore.
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3. To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves.
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Why should I then unhinge my brains, ruin my mind? South.
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His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had not in the least unhinged his mind. Walpole.
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Unhingement (?), n. The act unhinging, or the state of being unhinged.
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unhitch (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + hitch.] To free from being hitched, or as if from being hitched; to unfasten; to loose; as, to unhitch a horse, or a trace.
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unhive (ŭnhīv), v. t. [1st pref. un- + hive.]
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1. To drive or remove from a hive.
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2. To deprive of habitation or shelter, as a crowd.
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unhoard (ŭnhōrd), v. t. [1st pref. un- + hoard.] To take or steal from a hoard; to pilfer. Milton.
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unhold (ŭnhōld), v. t. [1st pref. un- + hold.] To cease to hold; to unhand; to release. [Obs.] Otway.
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unholy (ŭnhōl�), a. Not holy; unhallowed; not consecrated; hence, profane; wicked; impious. -- unholily (#), adv. -- unholiness, n.
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unhonest (?), a. Dishonest; dishonorable. Ascham. -- Unhonestly, adv. Udall.
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unhood (ŭnh�d), v. t. [1st pref. un- + hood.] To remove a hood or disguise from. Quarterly Rev.
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Unhook (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + hook.] To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or unfastening the hooks of; as, to unhook a fish; to unhook a dress.
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Unhoop (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + hoop.] To strip or deprive of hoops; to take away the hoops of.
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Unhoped (?), a. Not hoped or expected. “With unhoped success.” Dryden.
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Blessings of friends, which to my door
Unasked, unhoped, have come. J. N. Newman.
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Unhoped-for (?), a. Unhoped; unexpected.
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Unhorse (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + horse.] To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount; also, to take a horse or horses from; as, to unhorse a rider; to unhorse a carriage. Cowper.
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Unhosed (?), a. Without hose.
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Unhospitable (?), a. Inhospitable.
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Unhouse (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + house.] To drive from a house or habitation; to dislodge; hence, to deprive of shelter.
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Unhoused (?), a. 1. [Properly p. p. of unhouse.] Driven from a house; deprived of shelter.
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2. [Pref. un- + housed.] Not provided with a house or shelter; houseless; homeless.
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Unhouseled (?), a. Not having received the sacrament. [Obs.] [Written also unhouselled.]
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To die like the houseless dog on yonder common, unshriven and unhouseled. Sir W. Scott.
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Unhuman (?), a. Not human; inhuman.
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Unhumanize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + humanize.] To render inhuman or barbarous. J. Barlow.
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Unhusked (?), a. 1. [Pref. un- not + husked.] Not husked; having the husk on.
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2. [1st pref. un- + husk, n.] Having the husk removed; without husk. Bp. Hall.
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Uni- (?). [L. unus one. See .] A prefix signifying one, once; as in uniaxial, unicellular.
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{ Uniat (?), Uniate (?), } n. (Eccl.) A member of the Greek Church, who nevertheless acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope of Rome; one of the United Greeks. Also used adjectively.
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Uniaxal (?), a. [Uni + axal.] Uniaxial. -- Uniaxally, adv.
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Uniaxial (?), a. [Uni + axial.] 1. (Crystallog.) Having but one optic axis, or line of no double refraction.
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☞ In uniaxial crystals, the optic axis has the direction of the vertical crystallographic axis. All tetragonal and hexagonal crystals are uniaxial.
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2. (Biol.) Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane; -- opposed to multiaxial.
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Uniaxially, adv. In a uniaxial manner.
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Unibranchiate (?), a. [Uni- + branchiate.] (Zoöl.) Having but one gill, as certain molluscs.
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