2. Having a nail, claw, or hoof attached; — said of certain bones of
the feet.
Un*guard" (?), v. t. [1 st pref. un- + guard.] To deprive of a guard;
to leave unprotected. [R.] Sterne.
Un"gue*al (?), a. [Cf. F. onguéal. See Ungual.] Ungual.
Un"guent (?; 277), n. [L. unguentum, from unguere, ungere, to anoint:
cf. F. onguent. See Ointment, and cf. Unction, Unctuous.] A lubricant
or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment. Cowper.
An unguent is stiffer than a liniment, but softer than a cerate.
Un"guen*ta*ry (?), a. [L. unguentarius.] Like an unguent, or partaking
of its qualities.
Un*guen"tous (?), a. Unguentary.
Un*guest"like (?), adv. In a manner not becoming to a guest. [R.]
Milton.
Un"guic*al (?), a. [L. unguis a nail or claw. Cf. Ungual.] Ungual.
Un*guic"u*lar (?), a. [L. unguiculus, dim. of unguis a nail.] Of or
pertaining to a claw or a nail; ungual.
||Un*guic`u*la"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. unguiculus a finger nail.]
||(Zoöl.) An extensive division of Mammalia including those having
||claws or nails, as distinguished from the hoofed animals (Ungulata).
||
Un*guic"u*late (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Unguiculata.
{ Un*guic"u*late, Un*guic"u*la`ted (?), } a. 1. Furnished with nails,
claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under Nail, n., 1.
2. (Bot.) Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the
petals of a carnation.
Un*guif"er*ous (?), a. [L. unguis nail or claw + -ferous.] Producing,
having, or supporting nails or claws.
Un"gui*form (?), a. [L. unguis a nail or claw + -form.] Having the form
of a claw or claws.
Un"gui*nous (?), a. [L. unguinosus, fr. unguen, -inis, fat, ointment.]
Consisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; oily; unctuous; oleaginous.
||Un"guis (?), n.; pl. Ungues (#). [L., nail, claw, or hoof.] 1. The
||nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
||
2. (Zoöl.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
3. (Bot.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called
also ungula.
||Un"gu*la (?), n.; pl. Ungulæ (#). [L., a claw, hoof, from unguis a
||nail, claw, hoof.] 1. A hoof, claw, or talon.
||
2. (Geom.) A section or part of a cylinder, cone, or other solid of
revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the base; — so called from
its resemblance to the hoof of a horse.