Ustrina, Ustrinum, R. (uro, to burn). A public place for burning the bodies of the dead, in contradistinction to Bustum, a private place of cremation, situated within the sepulchral enclosure. It was in the public ustrina that the bodies of people of moderate means as well as the poor were burned.
Uter, R. A wine-skin or large leathern bag made of goat-skin, pig-skin, or ox-hide, and used for holding wine or other liquids. Uter unctus was a goat-skin inflated with air and thoroughly greased on the outside. The peasants of Greece were fond of dancing and leaping upon these wine-skins, which it was extremely difficult to do without frequent falls. This was a very popular rustic game, and formed a principal feature of the second day of the festival of Bacchus, called by the Greeks Ascolia (Ἀσκώλια), ἀσκὸς being the Greek equivalent of uter.
Uti Rogas, R. A voting formula affirmative of the proposition in debate, written on the ticket in the abbreviated form V. R. for uti rogas (as you propose).
Utricularius, R. (from uter). A performer on the bagpipe.
Utriculus. Diminutive of Uter (q.v.).
V.
In mediæval words the initials V and B occasionally interchange:—as Vanneria for Banneria, a banner, &c.
Vacerra, R. (vacca, a cow). An enclosure in which cattle were kept.
Vacons, Hind. Hindoo genii which figure in the celestial hierarchy immediately after Brahma. They are eight in number, and each of them protects one of the eight regions of the world: Paoulestia is the guardian of the North or mineral wealth; Ima, god of the dead and the infernal regions, is the guardian of the South; Indra, god of the ether and the day, the guardian of the East; Pratcheta, god of waters and the ocean, the guardian of the West; Içania, who is looked upon as an incarnation of Siva, is the guardian of the North-East; Pavana, king of the winds, the guardian of the North-West; Agni or Pacava, the god of fire, is the guardian of the South-East; and Nirouti, the prince of the evil genii, is the guardian of the South-West. (Bosc.)
Vagina, R. The scabbard of a sword, made of wood or leather, and generally ornamented with plates and bosses of metal. (See Fig. [44].)