English Dictionary: upright piano | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uberous \U"ber*ous\, a. [L. uber.] Fruitful; copious; abundant; plentiful. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert. | |
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Upbreak \Up*break"\, v. i. To break upwards; to force away or passage to the surface. | |
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Upbreak \Up"break`\, n. A breaking upward or bursting forth; an upburst. --Mrs. Browning. | |
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Upbrought \Up*brought"\, a. Brought up; educated. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Upburst \Up"burst`\, n. The act of bursting upwards; a breaking through to the surface; an upbreak or uprush; as, an upburst of molten matter. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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 thing; the upper house of a legislature. {The upper hand}, the superiority; the advantage. See {To have the upper hand}, under {Hand}. --Jowett (Thucyd.). {Upper Bench} (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of common law (formerly King's Bench) during the Commonwealth. {Upper case}, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases. See the Note under 1st {Case}, n., 3. {Upper covert} (Zo[94]l.), one of the coverts situated above the bases of the tail quills. {Upper deck} (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the spar deck. {Upper leather}, the leather for the vamps and quarters of shoes. {Upper strake} (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes. {Upper ten thousand}, [or] (abbreviated) {Upper ten}, the ten thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [Colloq.] {Upper topsail} (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail. {Upper works} (Naut.), all those parts of the hull of a vessel that are properly above water. {Upper world}. (a) The atmosphere. (b) Heaven. (c) This world; the earth; -- in distinction from the {underworld}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Case \Case\ (k[amac]s), n. [OF. casse, F. caisse (cf. It. cassa), fr. L. capsa chest, box, case, fr. capere to take, hold. See {Capacious}, and cf. 4th {Chase}, {Cash}, {Enchase}, 3d {Sash}.] 1. A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book. 2. A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods; a case of instruments. 3. (Print.) A shallow tray divided into compartments or [bd]boxes[b8] for holding type. Note: Cases for type are usually arranged in sets of two, called respectively the upper and the lower case. The {upper case} contains capitals, small capitals, accented and marked letters, fractions, and marks of reference: the {lower case} contains the small letters, figures, marks of punctuation, quadrats, and spaces. 4. An inclosing frame; a casing; as, a door case; a window case. 5. (Mining) A small fissure which admits water to the workings. --Knight. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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 thing; the upper house of a legislature. {The upper hand}, the superiority; the advantage. See {To have the upper hand}, under {Hand}. --Jowett (Thucyd.). {Upper Bench} (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of common law (formerly King's Bench) during the Commonwealth. {Upper case}, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases. See the Note under 1st {Case}, n., 3. {Upper covert} (Zo[94]l.), one of the coverts situated above the bases of the tail quills. {Upper deck} (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the spar deck. {Upper leather}, the leather for the vamps and quarters of shoes. {Upper strake} (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes. {Upper ten thousand}, [or] (abbreviated) {Upper ten}, the ten thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [Colloq.] {Upper topsail} (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail. {Upper works} (Naut.), all those parts of the hull of a vessel that are properly above water. {Upper world}. (a) The atmosphere. (b) Heaven. (c) This world; the earth; -- in distinction from the {underworld}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Case \Case\ (k[amac]s), n. [OF. casse, F. caisse (cf. It. cassa), fr. L. capsa chest, box, case, fr. capere to take, hold. See {Capacious}, and cf. 4th {Chase}, {Cash}, {Enchase}, 3d {Sash}.] 1. A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book. 2. A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods; a case of instruments. 3. (Print.) A shallow tray divided into compartments or [bd]boxes[b8] for holding type. Note: Cases for type are usually arranged in sets of two, called respectively the upper and the lower case. The {upper case} contains capitals, small capitals, accented and marked letters, fractions, and marks of reference: the {lower case} contains the small letters, figures, marks of punctuation, quadrats, and spaces. 4. An inclosing frame; a casing; as, a door case; a window case. 5. (Mining) A small fissure which admits water to the workings. --Knight. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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 thing; the upper house of a legislature. {The upper hand}, the superiority; the advantage. See {To have the upper hand}, under {Hand}. --Jowett (Thucyd.). {Upper Bench} (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of common law (formerly King's Bench) during the Commonwealth. {Upper case}, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases. See the Note under 1st {Case}, n., 3. {Upper covert} (Zo[94]l.), one of the coverts situated above the bases of the tail quills. {Upper deck} (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the spar deck. {Upper leather}, the leather for the vamps and quarters of shoes. {Upper strake} (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes. {Upper ten thousand}, [or] (abbreviated) {Upper ten}, the ten thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [Colloq.] {Upper topsail} (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail. {Upper works} (Naut.), all those parts of the hull of a vessel that are properly above water. {Upper world}. (a) The atmosphere. (b) Heaven. (c) This world; the earth; -- in distinction from the {underworld}. | |
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Sonoran \So*no"ran\, a. (Biogeography) Pertaining to or designating the arid division of the Austral zone, including the warmer parts of the western United States and central Mexico. It is divided into the {Upper Sonoran}, which lies next to the Transition zone, and the {Lower Sonoran}, next to the Tropical. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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 thing; the upper house of a legislature. {The upper hand}, the superiority; the advantage. See {To have the upper hand}, under {Hand}. --Jowett (Thucyd.). {Upper Bench} (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of common law (formerly King's Bench) during the Commonwealth. {Upper case}, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases. See the Note under 1st {Case}, n., 3. {Upper covert} (Zo[94]l.), one of the coverts situated above the bases of the tail quills. {Upper deck} (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the spar deck. {Upper leather}, the leather for the vamps and quarters of shoes. {Upper strake} (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes. {Upper ten thousand}, [or] (abbreviated) {Upper ten}, the ten thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [Colloq.] {Upper topsail} (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail. {Upper works} (Naut.), all those parts of the hull of a vessel that are properly above water. {Upper world}. (a) The atmosphere. (b) Heaven. (c) This world; the earth; -- in distinction from the {underworld}. | |
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Uppricked \Up*pricked"\, a. Upraised; erect; -- said of the ears of an animal. --Mason. | |
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Upraise \Up*raise"\, v. t. To raise; to lift up. | |
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Upright \Up"right`\, a. (Golf) Designating a club in which the head is approximately at a right angle with the shaft. | |
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Upright \Up"right`\, n. (Basketwork) A tool made from a flat strip of steel with chisel edges at both ends, bent into horseshoe, the opening between the cutting edges being adjustable, used for reducing splits to skeins. Called in full {upright shave}. | |
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Upright \Up"right`\, n. Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building. See Illust. of {Frame}. | |
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Upright \Up"right`\, a. [AS. upright, uppriht. See {Up}, and {Right}, a.] 1. In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree. With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright. --Dryden. All have their ears upright. --Spenser. 2. Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man upright in all his ways. And that man [Job] was perfect and upright. --Job i. 1. 3. Conformable to moral rectitude. Conscience rewards upright conduct with pleasure. --J. M. Mason. 4. Stretched out face upward; flat on the back. [Obs.] [bd] He lay upright.[b8] --Chaucer. {Upright drill} (Mach.), a drilling machine having the spindle vertical. Note: This word and its derivatives are usually pronounced in prose with the accent on the first syllable. But they are frequently pronounced with the accent on the second in poetry, and the accent on either syllable is admissible. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Upright \Up"right`\, a. [AS. upright, uppriht. See {Up}, and {Right}, a.] 1. In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree. With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright. --Dryden. All have their ears upright. --Spenser. 2. Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man upright in all his ways. And that man [Job] was perfect and upright. --Job i. 1. 3. Conformable to moral rectitude. Conscience rewards upright conduct with pleasure. --J. M. Mason. 4. Stretched out face upward; flat on the back. [Obs.] [bd] He lay upright.[b8] --Chaucer. {Upright drill} (Mach.), a drilling machine having the spindle vertical. Note: This word and its derivatives are usually pronounced in prose with the accent on the first syllable. But they are frequently pronounced with the accent on the second in poetry, and the accent on either syllable is admissible. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Piano \Pi*an"o\, Pianoforte \Pi*an"o*for`te\, n. [It. piano soft (fr. L. planus even, smooth; see {Plain}, a.) + It. forte strong, fr. L. fortis (see {Fort}).] (Mus.) A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by keys. {Dumb piano}. See {Digitorium}. {Grand piano}. See under {Grand}. {Square piano}, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong case. {Upright piano}, one with an upright frame and vertical wires. | |
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Upright \Up"right`\, n. (Basketwork) A tool made from a flat strip of steel with chisel edges at both ends, bent into horseshoe, the opening between the cutting edges being adjustable, used for reducing splits to skeins. Called in full {upright shave}. | |
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Uprighteously \Up*right"eous*ly\, adv. [See {Righteous}.] In an upright or just manner. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Uprightly \Up"right`ly\, adv. In an upright manner. | |
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Uprightness \Up"right`ness\, n. the quality or state of being upright. | |
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Uprise \Up*rise"\, v. i. 1. To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon. [bd]Uprose the sun.[b8] --Cowley. Uprose the virgin with the morning light. --Pope. 2. To have an upward direction or inclination. Uprose the mystic mountain range. --Tennyson. | |
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Uprise \Up*rise"\, n. The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising. [R.] Did ever raven sing so like a lark, That gives sweet tidings of the sun's uprise? --Shak. | |
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Uprising \Up*ris"ing\, n. 1. Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent. [bd]The steep uprising of the hill.[b8] --Shak. 2. An insurrection; a popular revolt. --J. P. Peters. | |
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Uprist \Up*rist"\, n. Uprising. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Uprist \Up*rist"\, obs. imp. of {Uprise}. Uprose. --Chaucer. Nor dim nor red, like God's own head The glorious sun uprist. --Coleridge. | |
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Uprouse \Up*rouse"\, v. t. To rouse up; to rouse from sleep; to awake; to arouse. --Shak. | |
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Uprush \Up*rush"\, v. i. To rush upward. --Southey. | |
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Uprush \Up"rush`\, n. Act of rushing upward; an upbreak or upburst; as, an uprush of lava. --R. A. Proctor. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Upper Grand Lagoon, FL (CDP, FIPS 73312) Location: 30.16298 N, 85.74087 W Population (1990): 7855 (4331 housing units) Area: 21.4 sq km (land), 19.9 sq km (water) | |
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Upper Jay, NY Zip code(s): 12987 | |
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Upper Kalskag, AK (city, FIPS 81320) Location: 61.53913 N, 160.32895 W Population (1990): 172 (51 housing units) Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) | |
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Upper Saddle Riv, NJ Zip code(s): 07458 | |
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Upper Saddle River, NJ (borough, FIPS 75140) Location: 41.06340 N, 74.10049 W Population (1990): 7198 (2410 housing units) Area: 13.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Upper Saint Clai, PA Zip code(s): 15241 | |
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Upper Saint Regi, NY Zip code(s): 12945 | |
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Upper Sandusky, OH (city, FIPS 79044) Location: 40.83096 N, 83.28076 W Population (1990): 5906 (2529 housing units) Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43351 | |
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Upper St. Clair, PA (CDP, FIPS 79312) Location: 40.33573 N, 80.08374 W Population (1990): 19692 (6806 housing units) Area: 25.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Upperglade, WV Zip code(s): 26266 | |
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Upperstrasburg, PA Zip code(s): 17265 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Upper Side-Band modulation sinusoidal {carrier}. [Details?] (1997-07-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Upright Database Technology AB database. (2002-06-03) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Upharsin and they divide, one of the words written by the mysterious hand on the wall of Belshazzar's palace (Dan. 5:25). It is a pure Chaldean word. "Peres" is only a simple form of the same word. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Upharsin, divided |