English Dictionary: Uhrschlag | by the DICT Development Group |
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Urcelate \Ur"ce*late\, a. [L. urceolus, dim. of urceus a pitcher or waterpot.] (Nat. Hist.) Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contrasted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla. | |
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Urceolar \Ur"ce*o*lar\, a. Urceolate. | |
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Urceole \Ur"ce*ole\, n. [See {Urceolate}.] (R. C. Ch.) A vessel for water for washing the hands; also, one to hold wine or water. | |
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d8Urceolus \[d8]Ur*ce"o*lus\, n.; pl. {Urceoli}. [L., a little pitcher.] (Bot.) Any urn-shaped organ of a plant. | |
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Urocele \U"ro*cele\, n. [1st uro + Gr. [?] tumor.] (Med.) A morbid swelling of the scrotum due to extravasation of urine into it. | |
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Uroglaucin \U`ro*glau"cin\, n. [1st uro- + L. glaucus bright.] (Physiol. Chem.) A body identical with indigo blue, occasionally found in the urine in degeneration of the kidneys. It is readily formed by oxidation or decomposition of indican. | |
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Drill \Drill\, n. 1. An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with its end, by revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a succession of blows, as in drilling stone; also, a drill press. 2. (Mil.) The act or exercise of training soldiers in the military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution of evolutions, and the like; hence, diligent and strict instruction and exercise in the rudiments and methods of any business; a kind or method of military exercises; as, infantry drill; battalion drill; artillery drill. 3. Any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity and by constant repetition; as, a severe drill in Latin grammar. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A marine gastropod, of several species, which kills oysters and other bivalves by drilling holes through the shell. The most destructive kind is {Urosalpinx cinerea}. {Bow drill}, {Breast drill}. See under {Bow}, {Breast}. {Cotter drill}, [or] {Traverse drill}, a machine tool for drilling slots. {Diamond drill}. See under {Diamond}. {Drill jig}. See under {Jig}. {Drill pin}, the pin in a lock which enters the hollow stem of the key. {Drill sergeant} (Mil.), a noncommissioned officer whose office it is to instruct soldiers as to their duties, and to train them to military exercises and evolutions. {Vertical drill}, a drill press. | |
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Ursal \Ur"sal\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The ursine seal. See the Note under 1st {Seal}. | |
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Ursula \Ur"su*la\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A beautiful North American butterfly ({Basilarchia, [or] Limenitis, astyanax}). Its wings are nearly black with red and blue spots and blotches. Called also {red-spotted purple}. | |
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Ursuline \Ur"su*line\, n. [Cf. F. ursuline.] (R. C. Ch.) One of an order of nuns founded by St. Angela Merici, at Brescia, in Italy, about the year 1537, and so called from St. Ursula, under whose protection it was placed. The order was introduced into Canada as early as 1639, and into the United States in 1727. The members are devoted entirely to education. | |
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Ursuline \Ur"su*line\, a. Of or pertaining to St. Ursula, or the order of Ursulines; as, the Ursuline nuns. |