under r,.vr, underdrain 
-Under cover, protect,.,! fr.,m the enemy', flre. Sec underbearer (iiii'der-bar'i-r). it. One wlm helps Of or pertaining to the under-color; 
r """ 1 ' 1 
.-ri , in,.,. * ; " im :- v ," 
avoi.l.,1. BrWMf* Pop. .Inlii/. (\ < t < ), p. 35. of most birds ami Insists. 
Nc. IIKIII knows pri'i-lKfly how he will behave In battle Underbid ( im-diT-liid'). r. /. : ).ret. intili rhiil, pp. Ullder-COnductt (iin'der-kon'dukt), H. An un 
until in ii;i* i.rcn i///.;. r/iv. The Century, XXXVI. 24'.i. muli r/mliliii or iiuilrrlitd, ppr. underbidding. To derground or Hubterraneun conduit. N/r //. 
Under foot, (at) rmli-r tin; real vainr. bid or offer less than (another), as at auctions; Wotton, Keliquia?, p. 19. 
Ilic.hU ..... .iiindi.whii-h his mother, the Li.ly Ann Her- offer to execute work, supply goods, etc., at a under-craftt (un 'der-kraft), M. A sly trick. 
hcrt, purchased, as appears by tin iii-rii* mail, to in -r hy lower pnt'o than (another). Sterne, Tristram Shandy, vii. 19. 
thtt name, whtohluithoir;iundi might he held morj underbill (nn-<ler-bil'), ' To bill at less undercreept (un-der-krep'). v. i. [MK. umt-r- 
S'v!:,;,;. MM! *ffXsttS* 'Jr,! 1 -. ac ' ual measure or wei ht: ^ to -- m ^" ; < Sr + SKA creep 8ecretly or 
hud my grandfiitlur siiHVreil him. BWWfl treight. imperceptibly. Hyctif, Deut. xv. 9. 
Lord Herbert of Cherbury, Llfe(ed. Howells), p. 24. underbind (un-der-bind'), '' * To bind under- under-crest (un-der-krest'), V. t. To support 
They would ho forced to sell their means (be It lands or neath. l-'inri'iis. [Kare.] BH a crest, or as if a crest. [Bare.] 
goods) far under. *>. Bamn, Usury (ed. 18(44). underbitten (un'der-bit'n), . In etching, in- i mea n to stride your steed and at til times 
(b) In a state of subjection. sn (lie ieiitly affected by the application of a cor- To under crat your good addition. 
Harold, secure the while and proud of his new Victoria, rosiveacid: noting copper plates Or lines. Un- Shot., Cor., I 9. 71 
thought all his Encmlos now underfoot. derbitten lines are not deep enough to print with undercroft (un'der-kroft), it. Any vault or se- 
Mtm, Hist. Eng., TI. the requisite effect. ,-r. -t passage under ground. Hock, Church of 
M yf. directly under the how: said of an anchor when underboardt (un'der-bord), adv. Secretly; our Fathers, III. 299. 
fftnSUf^S&f&JSeSC clandestinely; underhand; unfairly: O^U undercut "nHler-kri' ),.. [ME. undercryen; < 
der hatches, see AofcAi. -Under metal, the position to "'<'/wiW. Baxter, Crucifying the World, under + cry.] To cry out. II 'yclif, Luke xxiii. 21. 
of a gun when the muzzle is depressed below the line $ xvii. undercurrent (un'der-kur'ent), a. and . I ti. 
! a i xl8 -- Under nlghtt. In the night; secretly; underbrace (un-der-braV), ' To fasten or Running below or out of sight; hidden. Ten- 
keep in place by bands or ties beneath or at nyson, Maud, xviii. [Rare.] 
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The Vouytai Trayedy (Child's Ballads, H. 116). under brancnt (un der-branch), w. A twig or liquid, or in the atmosphere, below the upper 
Under one's hand, signature, or seal. See hand.- tajnchlet. /^'f; or superficial currents. 2. Figuratively, some- 
Under one's nose. See nowi. Under one's wing, underbred (un-der-bred ), n. 1. Of inferior thing at work below the surface or out of sight, 
See wing. Under sail. 8eeafli. breeding or manners; vulgar. Goldsmith, The as influence or feeling, which has a tendency 
Braver ships never Haunch of Venison. 2. Not pure-bred or opposite to or different from what is visible or 
mJ&^^MMtVlllia -bloody! : as, an nrfer&r e rf horse. Encyc. Brit., apparent. 
Under the (one's) belt, in one's stomach. , S1 ang, underbrush (un'der- brush), n. Shrubs and ttZ&SSZ&l&SE!? *****" 
'I hey got me down to Clerihugh's, and there we sat blrl- small trees growing under large trees in a Oearge Eliot, Mill on the Flow, v. B. 
ing, til I had a fair tappit '"^^^^^ ^ wood or forest ; brush ; undergrowth. 3. In hydra*, mining, an arrangement on the 
Under the breath. See breath.'- Under the harrow Underbrush (un'der-bmsh) r. i< underbrush, sluices which is intended to aid in saving the 
Seeharrmei. Under the or one's lee(ixiu<.), to the lee- "-J lo work in the underbrush, as in cutting gold. The coarser material Is separated from the finer 
ward : as, under the lee of the land. and clearing; clear away underbrush from, by means of a "gruzly" (a set of Iron or steel bars placed 
We thought good to try lirst the way we were taking ; [Colloq.] ?hTs Ut Cr in mat a erla? Is ^toftoto the "Sn'dem'ir^nt" 
.1 tWtfi 1 *"* T.V'T U ' lee ' "^^m""" 1 underbnrn (un^er-bern'). r. t. It. To burn $!gJBffiu^<KJ&+ ! Stt 
assist us, if other means failed up Wyclif, Nahum ii. 13. 2. To burn too farge dimensions, much wider than tne main riulce, and 
s Eng. Garner, I. 410). uttle Trc. Diet, IV. 158. paved with blocks, Iron rails, or cobbles, thus forming 
Under the rose. See rotei. Under the sun, the nnHorVinoVi i n,,',i,'. ,-.i, ,,>!, i ^;. ,,,,.. . ,/,, kind of broad sluice by the side of and beneath the main 
weather, etc. Seethe nouns.-Under water, way, etc. under busn (un dfei -bush), . hame as under- On6i ^ , n the newe / t arrangemente DllYln( , a con.ide,.. 
See the nouns. = Syn. Beneath, etc. See .,///. ably steeper grade. The material which escapes from the 
II. rtrfi). In a lower place; in a lower, subject, Underbush (un'der-bush), r. i. [< unrlerbuuli, undercurrent Is led back Into the main sluice lower down. 
or subordinate condition or degree. The adverb "-1 To work in the uiiderbush, as in clearing. As many as six, or even more of these undercurrents are 
under is much used in composition -(a) With verbs and Xaturt, XXXIII. 269. occasionally introduced Into the sluice-line. 
participles, and some nouns, (1) indicating Inferiority of under-butter (un'der-but'er), n. The butter Undercurved (un-der-kervd ), a. In entom., 
uderbuy (rt' t. ; pret. and pp. un- *ey curve dwnward and inard at the sides. 
underdone, underpaid, underrate, understate, etc. (6) With derbought ppr. undrrbiiuinq. 1 To buy at less Undercut (un-aer-kut )> * *> pret. and pp. w- 
nouns, denoting persons, as a quasi-adjective (whence In than th vali Jtftiu iinii fl 2 To hnv at dercut, ppr. undercutting. In carving and seulit- 
some cases as an independent adjective), -Inferior, subor- *' *' * Dnv at ture t <-nt ftwav the Vifttoril o thlt thn r>rt 
dinatc, deputy' (equivalent to iub-), as In wuter-Ourif. a lower price than (another). a t Ait^l 
kr.teacher under-Kcretary, etc. Compounds of these undercast (iin'der-kast), n. In coal-mining, an wcted (o f the figure or design) stands free of 
classes may be formed Indefinitely; only the principal air-course carried under a mine-road or -wav tne background, or overhangs: as, the carving 
ones n use are here given (without etymological note, ei- . mparis of ftn a ; r .-ht KOX or a. rm> ITP out of the frieze is much undercut. 
pt In special cases). Compare remarks under the prep- J rc JOX, or a passi cut j t /..-.'.IA- kllM Sftm( , 
ltion. through the rock or coal beneath the floor. unaercut (,un r-Kut), n. am 
osltion. . 
Ye purpose to keep iinrfCT the children of Judah and Je- Undercharge (un-der-charj'), e. t. 1. To charge _*,"_ , , ,,., , .,. ^ . 
rusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you. less than a fair sum or price for, as goods. 2. Ulldercutter (un der-kut'6r), n. One who un- 
2 Chron. xxvlil. 10. To put an ill8ufficient cl T arge int o : as, to under- d . ercuts ' r ^P 1 or "i^ 1 P e ' 8ed '" undercut - 
But I keep under my body and bring It Into subjection, charge a gun.-Undercharged mine See m.^2. tl "f' Thehnfftneer, LXXI 59. 
i Cor. it 27. d ^ - h o rd /,", a., under-dealing (un'der-de'ling), . Clandes- 
Eall under. See i.n.- To bring under. See bring. * '^TJn ' tine dealing; artifice. Milton, Answer to Eikon 
To knock under. See Imoct. ""V or ' " 4 </ ) Basilike. 
under (un'der), <i. [< under, adv. See note at under-day (un der-kla), w. Beds of clay fre- underdeereedt(un''der-de-gred'),rt. Of inferior 
Hirirr, rfr.] 1. Lower in 'position; situated ^^^^SSS^^S^S^!^. TgreeoTrauk. R if krA%, Clarissa Harlowe' 
beneath : opposed to upper : as, the under side ; ? al - VJ7 are K eralI 5; believed ' b the ; u ln * hll ;h i v 48 
, 
the m^r mandible.-U Lower in rank or del tSfSfe'SaC underdelvet (un-der-delV), r. t. [< ME. 
gree. See under, adv., note (6). 3. Of sounds, wn, etc. delven, < AS. underdelfan, dig under, < unrfer, 
lower in pitch. -Under bevel. See 6erd, i. Under under-clerkship (un'der-klerk'ship), n. A sub- under, + del/an, delve: see dflve.] To dig 
taU-coverts, under wing-coverts, In omith., lesser ordinate clerkship. down. Wuclif Rom xi 3 
'^ C TSSrt^ "" nl8 ' the ta " r W '" g - 8eC under-cliff (un'.ler-klif), n. The name given underditch (un-der-dich ; ), p. t. In agri., to 
underact (un-der-akf). P. t. To act or perform, J 101 ^ P ar ts of the west of England, as near form a deep ditch or trench in order to drain 
as a play or part, inefficiently. L /me Regis in Dorsetshire, England, to a strip the surface of. 
underaction (un'drr-ak'shon"), . 1. Subordi- of very broken ground formed by the combined underdo dm-der-d6'), r. [< ME. underdo*, < 
nate action. Itryden, yEne'id, bed. 2. Action actlo . n f. ln a . nd , 8 a on a ma88 of Ktrata of AS - ""derdon (= OHG. untartuon, MHG. ter- 
less than is normal; defective action. Buck'* varymg lithological character tun, G. unterthun), put under, subject, < under, 
lliunllinoL (./' Mi, I sd IV 656 underclotned (un-der-kloTHd'), a. Not suffl- under, + don, put, do: see rfol.] I. trans. If. To 
underagent (iin'(i(-r-a'jent'),n.' A subordinate iently clothed ; not properly clad. iMncet, No. put under; subject. 2. To do less thoroughly 
agent Smith Sermons" II iv ' P' 105<> ' than is requisite; especially, to cook insuffi- 
underaid (uu-dor-ad'), r. t. To aid or assist underclothes (un'der-kloTHz), n.pl. Garments ciently : as, the beef is underdone. 
secretly. Ihinirl [Rare.] worn under others ; specifically, those worn next II. intrang. 1. To act below one's abilities ; 
under-back (un'der-bak),'n. In a brewery or th j 8ki . n - do lesa than one can- 
vinegar-factory, a tank or vessel beneath the underclothing (un der-klo'Ming), n. Same Yon overact when you should underdo. 
mash-tun into which the wort from the tun isundn-clotlien. B. Joium, Catiline, U. s. 
is discharged, and from which it is pumped under-coat (un der-kot), . 1. A coat for 3. To do less than is requisite. 
into the copper to be boiled with hops. E. H, house-wear, or for use in mild weather, as Nitnre mn< . h oft<mer OTerdoea than Hndtrdoel . , 
Knight. distinguished from an overcoat. 2. In long- , ha ll find twenty eggs with two yolks for one that hath 
underbeart (un-der-bar'), f. t. [< ME. under- haired animals, the under layer of hair. none. 
lin-ni. iii,,l,'fhrrn, onderberen, < AS. uinlrrlx-ritn. under-color (un'der-kul'or), . Color beneath nnderdoer (un-der-dS'er), n. One who does 
support, < inidi'i; under, + beran, bear: see the exterior or surface color: as, the under- less than is necessary, required, or expedient. 
feearl.] 1. To support; endure. Sliak., K. John, cotor of some white-plumaged fowls is blue, of Richardson. 
iii. 1. (io. 2. To line: make or put in a back- some brown-plumaged fowls gray; the under- underdose (un-der-dos'), r. To give or take 
ground for. color of nn animal's fur. small or insufficient doses. 
The Duchess of Milan's gown. . . . underborne with a under-colored(uu'der-kul'ord), n. 1. Not col- underdrain (un-der-dran'), t. t. To drain by 
bluish tins,! Shale., Much Ado, iii. 4. 21. ored sufficiently; showing a lack of color. 2. forming channels under ground. 
