Uriinæ (uriine)

pl. [NL., The fowl urile, of which there is great plenty in Kamtschatka. Kraschenninikoff , Kamtschatka (trans.), p. 157. urim (ū'rim), n. pl. [ urim , pl. of ur , light, ür , shine.] Certain objects mentioned in the Old Testament, with the thummim (Ex. xxviii. 30, etc.) or alone (Num. xxvii. 21; 1 Sam. xxviii. 6), as connected with the rational, or breastplate of the Jewish high priest, and with oracular responses given by him. The true nature of the urim and thummim (literally 'lights and perfections') is not known. They seem to have been small objects kept inside the so-called "breastplate," which was folded double, and many authorities believe them to have been precious stones or figures, used as lots or otherwise. There is no indication of their use after the time of David, and after the captivity they are alluded to as lost. urinaccelerator (uri-nak-sel'e-ra-tor), n.; pl. urinacceleratores (-sele-ra-toʻrez). [L. urina, urine, + NL. accelerator.] A muscle which facilitates urination; the accelerator urinæ. Coues, 1887.