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Any one of numerous species of marine annelids of the family Polynoidae, and allies, which have two rows of scales, or elytra, along the back. See Illust. under Chaetopoda.

• Underglaze
  Applied under the glaze, that is, before the glaze, that is, before the glaze is put on; fitted to be so applied; -- said of colors in porcelain painting.
• Understair
  Of or pertaining to the kitchen, or the servants' quarters; hence, subordinate; menial.
• Undergrub
  To undermine.
• Understratum
  The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the mold, or soil, rests; subsoil.
• Underkingdom
  A subordinate or dependent kingdom.
• Undertime
  The under or after part of the day; undermeal; evening.
• Illustrative
  Tending or designed to illustrate, exemplify, or elucidate.
• Undermanned
  Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.
• Underworked
  of Underwork
• Underaction
  Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode.
• Undernime
  To receive; to perceive.
• UNDERAGE
  Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish. [Obs.] I myself have loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation. J. Webster.
• Underbuilder
  A subordinate or assistant builder.
• Underpraise
  To praise below desert.
• Undercreep
  To creep secretly or privily.
• Undersay
  To say by way of derogation or contradiction.
• Underestimate
  To set to/ low a value on; to estimate below the truth.
• Undershrub
  Partly shrublike.
• Underwent
  of Undergo
• Understairs
  The basement or cellar.

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