Urim

u'riml n. A part of the breastplate of the high priest among the ancient Jews, in connection with which Jehovah revealed his will on certain occasions. See Thummim. > Urine, u'rin, n. A brackish, amber-colored fluid secreted by the kidneys, whence it is conveyed into the bladder by the ureters, and through the urethra dis- Rock charged. — U'rinal, -rin-al, re. A ve el for containing urine; a convenience for urinating purposes.— with U'rinary, a. Of, or pert, to, urine; resembling, or of the nature of, urine. — U'rinate, v. i. To discharge urine, make water. — U'rin a'tive, -tiv, a. Provoking the flow of urine; diuretic. — U'rinose', -rin-os', U'rinous, -us, a. Pert, to urine, or partaking of its the qualities; having the character of urine. — Ure'ter, n. (Anat.) One of the excretory ducts of the kidney, a tube conveying the urine from the kidney to the bladder. — Ure'thra, -thra, n. The canal by which the urine is conducted from the bladder and -risthra. discharged. — Ure'thral, a. Of, or pert, to, the ure- -T-us, Urn, era, n. A ve el of various forms, usually largest or in the middle, and furnished with a foot or pedestal. — v. t. To inclose in, or as if in, an urn. roots, Ursa, er'sa, n. A bear. — Ursa Major. (Astron.) The Great Bear, one of the most conspicuous of the; end, eve, term; In, Ice; Odd, tone, 6r i us 481 northern constellations, situated near the pole. — U. Minor. The Little Bear, the constellation nearest the north pole: it contains the polestar. — Ur's iform, -sl-f6rm, a. In the shape of a bear. — Ur's ine, -sin, a. Of, pert, to, or resembling, a bear. — Ur's uline, -su-lin, n. (Rom. Oath. Church) One Ursa Major, of an order of nuns, J so called from St. 493