utricle 
bule of the membranous labyrinth of the ear 
(the smaller one being! lie saec'ulc), lodged in tin 
fovea limnielliptica, of oval and laterally com- 
pressed sli:i|n', communicating with the open- 
ings of t.lieineiiibraiMiusseiiiiiMreiilareHiials.anil 
indirectly also with the Hiicciile. Also called 
xiii'i'iilii.i riiiiiiHHiiix, xiirrnliis In nm-l/i/iln-ii *, mif- 
riiliix xi'iiiiiiriiliti, iitrii'iilitK 1'nxtihnli. 3. In hut., 
-.1 si'ed-vessel i-iniMstiug of a very thin Ions.' 
pericarp, inclosing a single seed; nnythin bot- 
tle-liko or bladder-like body, us tint perigyni- 
um of Caret. Hen cuts under tiarfoluitun and 
I'lriifi/iiiiini, Also ttlricntn.^ in nil senses. 
Internal or primordial utricle. See primordial. 
Utricle of the urethra. Same aaproitatic reM(whlch 
see, under pruHtatir). Kor other imim'8, gee uterus inoicu* 
linu, uniltr tttertu.- Utricle Of the vestibule. See 
(icf. >. 
ntricular (u-trik'u-liir), . [= F. utriculaire = 
Sp. I'g. itlrifiilar'; cf. L. utriculariun, a bagpi- 
per, a ferryman, lit. pertaining to a bag, < L. 
iiini-iilmt, a leather bag: see utricle.'} 1. Of or 
pertaining to a utricle, in any sense ; resem- 
bling a utricle; forming a utricle, or having 
utricles. 2. Resembling a utricle or bag : spe- 
cifically applied in chemistry to the condition 
of certain substances, as sulphur, the vapor of 
which, on coming in contact with cold bodies, 
condenses in the form of globules, composed of 
a soft external pellicle fined with liquid. 
Utricularia (u-trik-u-la'ri-ii), n. [NL. (Linnte- 
us, 1737), < L. utrictilun, a bag: see utricle.'} A 
remarkable genus of plants, the bladderworts, 
the type of the order Lentibulariete, once known 
as Lriitihiilnriii (Rivinus, 1690). They are charac- 
terized by having a two- parted calyx with entire segments. 
The L;cmis comprises about 160 species, or nearly the entire 
order, principally tropical, and American or Australian, 
some of t IK-ID widely distributed over the world. Their 
characteristic habit is that of elongated floating rootless 
stems, clothed with close whorls of capillary and repeat- 
edly forking green leaves, by some considered as branches, 
in most cases elegantly dissected and fringe-like. These 
become massed together at the apex into a small, bright- 
green roundish ball or winter-bud. The flowers are soli- 
tary or racuineil, two-lipped, strongly personate and 
spurred, usually yellow, aiid bonie on mostly naked 
scapes projecting from the water ; they resemble other- 
wise those of the other personate orders, but have a glo- 
bose free central placenta, like the Primulaceee. Moat 
species produce great numbers of smiill, obliquely ovoid 
bladders, formed of a thin, delicate membrane, open- 
ing at the smaller end by a very elastic valvular llct, and 
covered within by projecting quadrfnd processes, serving 
as absorbent organs, and each composed of four divergent 
arms mounted on a short pedicel. The bladders serve, 
like various appendages in other insectivorous plants, for 
the absorption of soft animal matter, funning traps for 
minute water-insects, larvee, entomostracans, and tardl- 
grades. Other species are terrestrial, growing upon moist 
earth, and often bearing a rosette of linear or spatulate 
leaves, or sometimes covered with bladders, as the aquatic 
species. A few species are epiphytes, and produce blad- 
ders on multitld rhizomes, as in I', montana of tropical 
America. In this and several other species the plant also 
forms numerous tubers, which serve as reservoirs of water, 
and enable these, unlike nil other species, to grow In dry 
Flowering Plant of Greater Bladderwort {Vtrifttlaria vKtfaru). 
a, corolla ; t>, pistil, longitudinal section ; c, fruit ; J, part of the leaf 
with a bladder. 
places. There are 14 species in the United States, of which 
U. mdgarii is the most widely distributed. U. clandetina, 
a common coast species, bears numerous globose whitish 
clistogamous flowers, besides the normal ones, which are 
broadly personate and yellow. Two species, chiefly of the 
Atlantic coast, (7. purpurea and IT. remtpinata. ore excep- 
tional in their purple flowers. / ". ntlumbffolia of Brazil 
is singular In its growing only in water lodged in thedilated 
leaf- 1 >:isfs of a large Tiilandia, and propagating not only 
by seeds, hut also by runners, which grow from one host 
plant to the next 
utriculate (u-trik'u-lat), a. [< NL. ulrirulatiix, 
< L. utriculus, a little bag: see utricle.] Hav- 
ing a utricle : formed into a utricle; utricular. 
Utriculi, >i. Plural of utriculitx. 
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Utriculiferous (u-trik-u-lif'e-riij.i/. l< I.- utri- 
i-K/ii.1, ;i little ling. + fi-ri'i = V.. In nr> . | In hot.. 
bearing or i>ro<lnring utricles or bladder*. 
utriculiform (u-trik'ii-li-rorm i. </. |< 1.. n. 
lux, a littlo bag (see irn-/i-i. + fnruin, form: 
see/orHi.] Iii Dot., having the form of a utri- 
cle; utricular. 
utriculoid (u-trik'u-loid), a. [< L. utrirulun, a 
little bag, + Or. tiior, form.] Same as utrietili- 
fnrni. 
utriculose (u-trik'u-los), . [<. L. utriruinx, \\ 
little bag: see utricle.] In hot., same as ///r- 
iiln i'. 
Utriculus (u-trik'u-lus), n. ; pi. utriculi (-li). 
[NL. : see utricle.} In mini., .mil., and hut., 
same as utricle. 
The differences which are seen In it are partly due to 
the way in which the two cavities of the vestibule, the 
utrtcuinn and sacculus, are connected together, and to the 
course taken by the semicircular canals which spring 
from the former. Geyenbaur, romp. Anut. (trans-X p. 536. 
Utriculus homlnlB. utriculus mascullnua. Same as 
utcria ttuuculinu*. See prottatic vesicle, under protUttic. 
Utriculus prostaticus. .Same at, ;/rofafi<-inu*(whlch 
see, uudcrvrustaHc). Utriculus urethra, the prosUUc 
vesicle. -Utriculus vestlbull. Same as utrielt, 2. 
utriform (u'tri-form), a. [< L. liter, a leather 
bottle, + forma, form.] Shaped like a leather 
bottle. 
They may In- leathern-bottle-shaped (utrtform). 
Quart. Jour. Geol. Soe., XLV, 111. 606. 
utter (ut'er), a. and n. [< ME. utter, uttur, nitre, 
< AS. utera, utterra, ultra, ytra = OFries. Mere 
= OHO. uzero, uzzero = Icel. ytri = Sw. yttre = 
Dan. ydre, adj. ; cf. early ME. utter, < AS. utor, 
or = OS. utar = OHG. u;ar,u;er,MHG. uzcr, 
G. ausser, adv. and prep. ; compar. of AS. fit, 
etc., out : see out, and cf. outer 1 , of which utter 
is a doublet.] I. a. It. That is or lies on the 
exterior or outside ; outer. 
romon [yeoman] vasher be-fore the dore, 
n i-ii n r chambur lies on the flore. 
Babea Boot (E. E. T. 8-X P- 316. 
To the Bridge's utter gate I came. 
Spenirr, . Q., IV. x. U. 
Then he brought me forth Into the utter court. 
Ezek. xlvi. 21. 
He compassed the inner Citty with three walls, & the 
utter Citty with as many. I'ltrehai, Pilgrimage, p. .'it!. 
2f. Situated at or beyond the limits of some- 
thing; remote from some center ; outward; out- 
side of any place or space. 
Ther lakketh nothing to thyn utter eyen 
That thou nart blind. 
Chaucer, Second Nun's Tale, 1. 498. 
Through utter and through middle darkness borne. 
Milton, P. L., Iii. 16. 
3. Complete; total; entire ; perfect ; absolute. 
Thy foul disgrace 
And utter ruin of the house of York. 
Skat., 3 Hen. VI., I. 1. 254. 
Gentlemen, ye be utter strangers to me; I know you not. 
Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress, p. lt>4. 
A low despairing cry 
Of f ler misery : " Let me die I " 
Whittier, The Witch's Daughter. 
4. Peremptory; absolute; unconditional; un- 
qualified; final. 
I'll: f refusal. Clarendon. 
Utter barrister. See outer bar, under outorl. 
II. n. The extreme; the utmost. 
I take my leave readie to countervail all your cour- 
tesies to the utter of my power. 
Aubrey, Lives, Walter Raleigh. 
[Excessive pressure] produces an irregular indented sur- 
face, which by workmen is said to be full of utter*. 
O. Byrne, Artisan's Handbook, p. 336. 
Utter (ut'er), i). t. [< ME. uttreti, outren (= LG. 
iitern = MHG. uzern, inzern, Q. aussern = Sw. 
yttra = Dan. ytre), put out utter, < AS. utor, 
uttor, out, outside : see utter, a. Cf.out,v.] 1. 
To put out or forth ; expel ; emit. 
Who, having this Inward overthrow in himself, was the 
more vexed that he could not utter the rage thereof upon 
his outward enemies. Sir P. Sidney, Arcadia, iii. 
He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his 
broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds 
of tobacco-smoke instead of idle speeches. 
Irnng, Rip Tan Winkle. 
2. To dispose of to the public or in the way of 
trade; specifically, to put into circulation, as 
money, notes, base com, etc. : now used only 
in the latter specific sense. 
With danger uttrrn we al our chaffare ; 
Qret prees at market maketh dere ware. 
Chaucer, Prol. to Wife of Bath's Tale (ed. Tyrwhitt), 
[1. 521. 
Marchauntes do utter . . . wares and commodities. 
Sir T. Elyot, The Oovernour, III. 30. 
Such mortal drugs I have ; but Mantua's law 
Is death to any he that utter* them. 
., R. and J., v. 1. 67. 
utterer 
roinage of 1723 (which waa nevrr >.n. ,..' in Ire- 
I. iinl). ui 1-lh i i lit,, vli. 
3. To give publii- e\|ire.-.-n>n in: di-i'lci.-e: pub- 
lish : pronounce; speak: retlexively, to i;i\. 
terance to, an one's thoughts; i-\|in--> one's self. 
Hut might fur-that no moche of drede had, 
That vnne thes rnyght outre wurde ne sajr. 
nf Partrnav (K. K. T. M.\ 1. 2818. 
These very words 
I've heard him utter to his son-in-law. 
fihat.. Hen. VIII., I. 2. 180. 
Stay, sister, I would utter to you a bualneas, 
Hut I am very loath. 
Wtbtter, Devil's Law-Case, 111. 3. 
In reasou's ear they all rejoice, 
And vtter forth a glorious voice. 
Adiluan, Ode, Spectator, No. 466. 
4. In in a-, to deliver, or offer to deliver, as an 
unlawful thing for an unlawful purpose. =8yn, 3. 
tHter, Enunciate, Pronounce, Deliver, express, broach. 
Utter ls the most general of the Italicized words; It ap- 
plies to any audible voice : as, to utter a sigh, a shriek, 
an exclamation. The rest apply to words. Enunciate ex- 
presses careful utterance, meaning that each sound or 
word hi made completely audible: as, enunciate your words 
distinctly. Pnmtmnce applies to units of speech : as, he 
cannot pronounce the letter "r" ; he jiromuneet his words 
Indistinctly ; he pronounced an oration at the grave ; he 
pronounced the sentence of death : the last two of these 
imply a solemn and formal utterance. Deliver refers to 
the whole speech, Including not only utterance, but what- 
ever there may IK- of help front skilful management of the 
voice, gesture, etc.: as, "a poor speech well delivered Is 
generally more effective than a good speech twdly delir. 
end." Deliver still has, however, sometimes Its old sense 
of simply uttering or making known In any way. 
Uttert (ut'er), adv. [< utter, a.] 1. Outside; 
on the outside ; out. 
Tin' portlr with his plkls tho put him rtlrre, 
And warned him the wlckett while the wacche durid. 
Itiehard the Redclett, lit 232. 
2. Utterly. 
So utter empty of those excellencies 
That tame authority. 
I!: mi. and Ft., King and No King, IT. 1. 
It utter excludes his former excuse of an allegory. 
Sandye, Travalles, p. 47. 
Utterable (ut'*r-a-bl), a. [< utter + -able.] 
Capable of being uttered, pronounced, or ex- 
pressed. 
He hath changed the Ineffable name Into a name utter- 
able by man, and desirable by all the world. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1886), I. 63. 
utterableness (ut'er-a-bl-nes), n. The charac- 
ter of being utterable. 
utterance 1 (ut'er-ans), n. [< utter + -anee.] 
1. The act of uttering, (a) A putting forth ; disposal 
by sale or otherwise ; circulation. 
What of our comodities haue most ctterance there, and 
what prices will be giuen for them. 
Hakluyft Voyaget, I. SIX). 
But the English have so 111 utterance for their warm 
clothes In these hot countries. Sandys, Travalles, p. >.>. 
(b) The act of sounding or expressing with the voice ; vocal 
expression ; also, power of speaking ; speech. 
Where so euer knowledge doth accompanie the witte, 
there best utterance doth alwaies awaite vpon the tonge. 
Afi'liniii, The Scholemaster, p. 29. 
They . . . began to speak with other tongues, as the 
Spirit gave them utterance. Acts li. 4. 
Even as a man that in some trance hath seen 
More than his wondering utterance can unfold. 
Drayton, Idea, Ivil. 
Her Charms are dumb, they want Utterance. 
Steele, Grief A-la-Mode, ill. 1. 
2. That which is uttered or conveyed by the 
voice ; a word or words : as, the utterances of the 
pulpit. 
I hear a sound of many languages. 
The utterance of nations now no more. 
Bryant, Earth. 
Tlit-ir emotional utterances [those of the lower animals] 
are rich and various, and, when we once get the right clue 
to their interpretation, reveal a vast life of pleasure and 
pain, want and satisfaction. 
./. Sully, Sensation and Intuition, p. 16. 
Barrel-organ utterance, the involuntary repetition of 
a word or phrase just uttered by the speaker or another ; 
echolalla. See also recurring utterances. Recurring 
utterances. Sec recurring Scanning utterance. 
Same as gt/llalnc utterance. Staccato utterance. Same 
latyllabic utterance. Syllabic utterance, a defect in 
speech consisting In an Inability to enunciate as a whole 
a word of more than one syllable, in consequence of which 
each syllable must be sounded independently as A sepa- 
rate word. 
Utterance 2 t (ut'er-ans), n. [An expanded form, 
due to confusion with utter, uttermost, of *ut- 
trancf, uttraunce, earlier outranee: see entrance. ] 
The last or utmost extremity ; the bitter end ; 
death. 
Come fate Into the list, 
And champion me to the utterance ! 
Shot., Macbeth, ill. 1. 72. 
Utterer (ut'er-er), w. [< utter, r., + -crl.] One 
who utters. Specifically (a) One who disposes of, by 
sale or otherwise, 
f/tterer* of fish, maintained chiefly by fishing. 
Privy Council ( Arlwr s Eng. Garner, I. 301). 
