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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Usance \Us"ance\, n. [F. See {Use}, v. t.] 1. Use; usage; employment. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. Custom; practice; usage. [Obs.] --Gower. Chaucer. 3. Interest paid for money; usury. [Obs.] --Shak. 4. (Com.) The time, fixed variously by the usage between different countries, when a bill of exchange is payable; as, a bill drawn on London at one usance, or at double usance. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Use \Use\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Used}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Using}.] [OE. usen, F. user to use, use up, wear out, LL. usare to use, from L. uti, p. p. usus, to use, OL. oeti, oesus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Utility}.] 1. To make use of; to convert to one's service; to avail one's self of; to employ; to put a purpose; as, to use a plow; to use a chair; to use time; to use flour for food; to use water for irrigation. Launcelot Gobbo, use your legs. --Shak. Some other means I have which may be used. --Milton. 2. To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly. [bd]I will use him well.[b8] --Shak. How wouldst thou use me now? --Milton. Cato has used me ill. --Addison. 3. To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use diligence in business. Use hospitality one to another. --1 Pet. iv. 9. 4. To accustom; to habituate; to render familiar by practice; to inure; -- employed chiefly in the passive participle; as, men used to cold and hunger; soldiers used to hardships and danger. I am so used in the fire to blow. --Chaucer. Thou with thy compeers, Used to the yoke, draw'st his triumphant wheels. --Milton. {To use one's self}, to behave. [Obs.] [bd]Pray, forgive me, if I have used myself unmannerly.[b8] --Shak. {To use up}. (a) To consume or exhaust by using; to leave nothing of; as, to use up the supplies. (b) To exhaust; to tire out; to leave no capacity of force or use in; to overthrow; as, he was used up by fatigue. [Colloq.] Syn: Employ. Usage: {Use}, {Employ}. We use a thing, or make use of it, when we derive from it some enjoyment or service. We employ it when we turn that service into a particular channel. We use words to express our general meaning; we employ certain technical terms in reference to a given subject. To make use of, implies passivity in the thing; as, to make use of a pen; and hence there is often a material difference between the two words when applied to persons. To speak of [bd]making use of another[b8] generally implies a degrading idea, as if we had used him as a tool; while employ has no such sense. A confidential friend is employed to negotiate; an inferior agent is made use of on an intrigue. I would, my son, that thou wouldst use the power Which thy discretion gives thee, to control And manage all. --Cowper. To study nature will thy time employ: Knowledge and innocence are perfect joy. --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Usnic \Us"nic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid obtained, as a yellow crystalline substance, from certain genera of lichens ({Usnea}, {Parmelia}, etc.). | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
USG Unix /U-S-G yoo'niks/ n. Refers to AT&T Unix commercial versions after {Version 7}, especially System III and System V releases 1, 2, and 3. So called because during most of the lifespan of those versions AT&T's support crew was called the `Unix Support Group'. See {BSD}, {{Unix}}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
USENIX Since 1975, the USENIX Association has provided a forum for the communication of the results of innovation and research in {Unix} and modern {open system}s. It is well known for its technical conferences, tutorial programs, and the wide variety of publications it has sponsored over the years. USENIX is the original not-for-profit membership organisation for individuals and institutions interested in {Unix} and {Unix}-like systems, by extension, {X}, {object-oriented} technology, and other advanced tools and technologies, and the broad interconnected and interoperable computing environment. USENIX's activities include an annual technical conference; frequent specific-topic conferences and symposia; a highly regarded tutorial program covering a wide range of topics, introductory through advanced; numerous publications, including a book series, in cooperation with The {MIT Press}, on advanced computing systems, proceedings from USENIX symposia and conferences, the quarterly journal "Computing Systems", and the biweekly newsletter; "login: "; participation in various {ANSI}, {IEEE} and {ISO} {standard}s efforts; sponsorship of local and special technical groups relevant to Unix. The chartering of SAGE, the {System Administrators Guild} as a Special Technical Group within USENIX is the most recent. {(http://usenix.org)}. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.org.usenix}. (1994-12-07) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
USG Unix {operating system} /U-S-G yoo'niks/ Refers to AT&T {Unix} commercial versions after {Version 7}, especially System III and System V releases 1, 2, and 3. So called because during most of the lifespan of those versions AT&T's support crew was called the "Unix Support Group". Compare {BSD}. [{Jargon File}] (1997-02-20) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Uzzen-sherah a town probably near Beth-horon. It derived its name from the daughter of Ephraim (1 Chr. 7:24). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Uzzen-sherah, ear of the flesh |