Defn: Ugly; offensive; loathsome. [Obs.] — Ug"some*ness, n. [Obs.]
"The horror and ugsomeness of death." Latimer.
UHLAN Uh"lan, n. Etym: [G. uhlan, Pol. ulan, hulan, from Turk. oglan a youth, lad; of Tartar origin.] [Written also ulan, and formerly hulan.]
1. One of a certain description of militia among the Tartars.
2. (Mil.)
Defn: One of a kind of light cavalry of Tartaric origin, first introduced into European armies in Poland. They are armed with lances, pistols, and sabers, and are employed chiefly as skirmishers.
UINTATHERIUM
U*in`ta*the"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Uinta, the Indian name of the
region where the animals were discovered + Gr. qhri`on beast.]
(Paleon.)
Defn: An extinct genus of large Eocene ungulates allied to Dinoceras. This name is sometimes used for nearly all the known species of the group. See Dinoceras.
UITLANDER
Uit"land`er, n. [D. Cf. Outlander.]
Defn: A foreigner; an outlander. [South Africa]
UKASE U*kase", n. Etym: [F., fr. Russ. ukas'; pref. u- + kazate to show, to say.]