Urim, in Garth’s Dispensary, is designed for Dr. Atterbury.
Urim was civil and not void of sense,
Had humor and courteous confidence, ...
Constant at feasts, and each decorum knew,
And soon as the dessert appeared, withdrew.
The Dispensary, i. (1699).
Urra´ca, sister of Sancho II. of Castile, and queen of Zamōra.--Poema del Cid Campeador (1128).
Urre (Sir), one of the knights of the Round Table. Being wounded, the king and his chief knights tried on him the effect of “handling the wounds” (i.e., touching them to heal them), but failed. At last, Sir Launcelot was invited to try, and as he touched the wounds they severally healed.--Arthurian Romance.
Urrie (Sir John), a parliamentary leader.--Sir W. Scott, Legend of Montrose (time, Charles I.).
Ursa Major, Calisto, daughter of Lycāon, violated by Jupiter, and converted by Juno into a bear; whereupon the king of gods and man placed her in the Zodiac as a constellation. The Great Bear is also called “Hellicê.”