The commercial dictionary of trade products : manufacturing and technical terms, moneys, weights, and measures of all countries / by P.L. Simmonds.

  • Simmonds, P. L. (Peter Lund), 1814-1897.
Date:
1892
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Credit: The commercial dictionary of trade products : manufacturing and technical terms, moneys, weights, and measures of all countries / by P.L. Simmonds. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Unseal, to oi.oii; to lako Off or remove tlic seal which closes a letter or package. Unseaworthy, a ship not safe, or properly found and fitted for navigation, or for . carrying cargo. [any tiling. Unship, to take out of its place, to remove Untamol, a name in Hindustan (or the Indian ipecacuanha, the dried roots of Tylophora astJi mat ica. Untie, to loosen a bandage: to unbind. Ununtamul, a name in India for the roots of Uemulesmus 1 adieus, winch liave long been employed on the Madras coast as a substitute for sarsaparilla. Uper, the Belgian half-pint measure, equal to 0-605 English pint. Upholder, an old name for an upholsterer. * Upholders' Company, one of the minor livery companies of Loudon, which has no hall. Upholsterer, one who supplies the furni- ture and fittings for dwelling-houses. Upholstery, the beds, curtains, furniture, tables, cliuirs, and general household arti- cles sold by an upholsterer. Upper-leather, the vamps and quarters of boots and shoes. Upper Nurse, a head nurse having the care of children in a private family. Upper Servant, a supe-ior female do- mestic in a private family. Upright, a timber supporting a rafter; an iron stanchion or pillar. Urado, a peculiar kind of rock-salt met with in Colombia. tTucniLLA (Spanish), orchilla-weed; archil. UitiNAL, an erection in a street for public convenience ; also a portable water-proof case for travellers and others. Urjoon, a name in Hindustan for the Terminalia alata, the fruit and bark of which are used medicinally. Urkan, the Arab name for tho Lmcsonia inermis, nn important dye-stuff. See Henna. .... . ... . a Urllngs' Lace, a quilling bobbin net, figur- ed; a gassed lace, a showy, low-priced sub- stitute for pillow or thread lace. Urn, a metal hot water receiver for the tea- table, formerly more extensively used; a vase bending outwards at the top; a measure of 3J gallons; a Imllol-box. Urn-powder, a bronzing powder for re- novating the varnish or coating on metal urns. tjRN-ItOQ, a table mat or stand made of various materials, for resting an urn on. fjROOS, UTAHASHA, Indian names for the Adliatodct Vasica, Kccs. All parts of the plant an- bitterish, and slightly aromatic, and supposed to tie antispasmodic; the wood is soft, and much esteemed for mak- ing charcoal for gunpowder. Usage, custom; tho ordinary course of business. Usance, the customary period or space of time allowed for the payment of foreign bills of exchange; days of grace. Userekee. See Umeiti. Usher, nn tinder-teacher; an attendant upon strangers or guests; the doorkeeper of a court of justice. Usine, a glass-house; an iron-work. Usquebaugh, a kind ofwbisky. Ustoruk, a vernacular name in India for storax. Usulsoos, an Arabic name for liquonce- root. Usury, the taking an excessive or exorbi- tant rate of interest for money loaned. Usury laws, or those fixing a legal rate of interest, are now abolished in most trading countries, leaving floating capital to find its proper market value. Uswukunida, a vernacular name for tho saul or sal tree, the Shorea robusta, Rox- burgh, which yields the dammar resin. Utculiic, a small silver money of Turkey, of the value ot 5d. or Gd. English. Utr, an Eastern name for the essential oil or attnr of roses. Utrecht-velvet, a kind of velvet, used lor decorations, furniture, upholstery, and carriage linings. Utrero (Spanish), a hull or heifer between two and three years old. Uvate, a conserve made of grapes. Uvero, a retailer of grapes in Spam. Uzaltun, the half of an abasst in Georgian money. V. ■y 4.AG Wage, a German name for a ba- Vaarsild (Danish), spring herrings. Vaatje, the Dutch name for a b»nel. Vaca, a name in some of the lacmc viScH^.,ef0JaanSt%eCZ°ethe sweet flag, VAfora^mem/or a species of screw pine thePundanus utilis, which abound in the Mauritius and Bourbon, where, from the tough longitudinal fibres of the leaves. Lacks for colonial produce are mado. The leaves are cut every second year, and each plant yields enough for two large l,.ws [in the colonies. Vacuum-pan, a pan used for making sugar V\cuum-pump, n pump attached to ama- llne steam-engine . ,„„„,„ Vadari a vernacular name in India for thev iuiube-tree, /Azyphus Jujuba, which af- fords a largo and very pleasant fruit, called ber and berree. See Jujube. Vade-mecum, a book of ready general refer- ence; a manual of instruction, or recipes. Vagabond, Vagrant, nn idler; a man with VA^GLE^fname in tho Shetland* for a place where meat is hung to ho smoked.