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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Unilabiate \U`ni*la"bi*ate\, a. [Uni- + labiate.] (Bot.) Having one lip only; as, a unilabiate corolla. | |
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Unilobar \U`ni*lo"bar\, a. [Uni- + lobar.] Consisting of a single lobe. | |
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Spike \Spike\, n. [Akin to LG. spiker, spieker, a large nail, D. spijker, Sw. spik, Dan. spiger, Icel. sp[c6]k; all perhaps from L. spica a point, an ear of grain; but in the sense of nail more likely akin to E. spoke of a wheel. Cf. {Spine}.] 1. A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward. 2. Anything resembling such a nail in shape. He wears on his head the corona radiata . . .; the spikes that shoot out represent the rays of the sun. --Addison. 3. An ear of corn or grain. 4. (Bot.) A kind of flower cluster in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis. {Spike grass} (Bot.), either of two tall perennial American grasses ({Uniola paniculata}, and {U. latifolia}) having broad leaves and large flattened spikelets. {Spike rush}. (Bot.) See under {Rush}. {Spike shell} (Zo[94]l.), any pteropod of the genus {Styliola} having a slender conical shell. {Spike team}, three horses, or a horse and a yoke of oxen, harnessed together, a horse leading the oxen or the span. [U.S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Unlabored \Un*la"bored\, a. 1. Not produced by labor or toil. [bd]Unlabored harvests.[b8] --Dryden. 2. Not cultivated; untitled; as, an unlabored field. 3. Not laboriously produced, or not evincing labor; as, an unlabored style or work. --Tickell. | |
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Unlap \Un*lap"\, v. t. [1st un- + lap.] To unfold. [Obs.] --Wyclif. | |
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Unlawful \Un*law"ful\, a. Not lawful; contrary to law. -- {Un*law"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Un*law"ful*ness}, n. {Unlawful assembly}. (Law) See under {Assembly}. | |
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Unlawful \Un*law"ful\, a. Not lawful; contrary to law. -- {Un*law"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Un*law"ful*ness}, n. {Unlawful assembly}. (Law) See under {Assembly}. | |
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{Assembly room}, a room in which persons assemble, especially for dancing. {Unlawful assembly} (Law), a meeting of three or more persons on a common plan, in such a way as to cause a reasonable apprehension that they will disturb the peace tumultuously. {Westminster Assembly}, a convocation, consisting chiefly of divines, which, by act of Parliament, assembled July 1, 1643, and remained in session some years. It framed the [bd]Confession of Faith,[b8] the [bd]Larger Catechism,[b8] and the [bd]Shorter Catechism,[b8] which are still received as authority by Presbyterians, and are substantially accepted by Congregationalists. Syn: See {Assemblage}. | |
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Unlawful \Un*law"ful\, a. Not lawful; contrary to law. -- {Un*law"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Un*law"ful*ness}, n. {Unlawful assembly}. (Law) See under {Assembly}. | |
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Unlawful \Un*law"ful\, a. Not lawful; contrary to law. -- {Un*law"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Un*law"ful*ness}, n. {Unlawful assembly}. (Law) See under {Assembly}. | |
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Unleavened \Un*leav"ened\, a. Not leavened; containing no leaven; as, unleavened bread. | |
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Bread \Bread\, n. [AS. bre[a0]d; akin to OFries. br[be]d, OS. br[?]d, D. brood, G. brod, brot, Icel. brau[?], Sw. & Dan. br[94]d. The root is probably that of E. brew. [?] See {Brew}.] 1. An article of food made from flour or meal by moistening, kneading, and baking. Note: {Raised bread} is made with yeast, salt, and sometimes a little butter or lard, and is mixed with warm milk or water to form the dough, which, after kneading, is given time to rise before baking. {Cream of tartar bread} is raised by the action of an alkaline carbonate or bicarbonate (as saleratus or ammonium bicarbonate) and cream of tartar (acid tartrate of potassium) or some acid. {Unleavened bread} is usually mixed with water and salt only. {A[89]rated bread}. See under {A[89]rated}. {Bread and butter} (fig.), means of living. {Brown bread}, {Indian bread}, {Graham bread}, {Rye and Indian bread}. See {Brown bread}, under {Brown}. {Bread tree}. See {Breadfruit}. 2. Food; sustenance; support of life, in general. Give us this day our daily bread. --Matt. vi. 11 | |
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Unlive \Un*live"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + live.] To [?][?]ve in a contrary manner, as a life; to live in a manner contrary to. [R.] --Glanvill. | |
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Unlived \Un*lived"\, a. [See 1st pref. {Un-}, and {Life}, {Live}.] Bereft or deprived of life. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Unlove \Un*love"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + love.] To cease to love; to hate. [Obs.] | |
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Unlovely \Un*love"ly\, a. Not lovely; not amiable; possessing qualities that excite dislike; disagreeable; displeasing; unpleasant. -- {Un*love"li*ness}, n. | |
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Unlovely \Un*love"ly\, a. Not lovely; not amiable; possessing qualities that excite dislike; disagreeable; displeasing; unpleasant. -- {Un*love"li*ness}, n. | |
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]: | |
unnilbium Symbol: Unb Name proposed by the {IUPAC} to settle the dispute over naming the 102nd element {nobelium}. | |
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]: | |
unnilpentium Symbol: Unp Atomic number: 105 Atomic weight: (262) Radioactive transactinide element. Half-life of 1.6s. Discovered in 1970 by Berkeley researchers. So far, seven isotopes have been discovered. |