Defn: Destitute of an usher. Marston.
USHERSHIP
Ush"er*ship, n.
Defn: The office of an usher; usherdom.
USITATIVE
Us"i*ta*tive, a. Etym: [L. usitari to use often.]
Defn: Denoting usual or customary action. "The usitative aorist."
Alford.
USNEA
Us"ne*a, n. Etym: [NL., from Ar. usnah moss.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of lichens, most of the species of which have long, gray, pendulous, and finely branched fronds. Usnea barbata is the common bearded lichen which grows on branches of trees in northern forests.
USNIC
Us"nic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid obtained, as a yellow crystalline substance, from certain genera of lichens (Usnea, Parmelia, etc.).
USQUEBAUGH
Us"que*baugh, n. Etym: [Ir. or Gael. uisge beatha, literally, water
of life; uisge water + beatha life; akin to Gr. bi`os life. See
Quick, a., and cf. Whisky.]