Ush"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ushered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ushering.] To
introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger; to forerun;
— sometimes followed by in or forth; as, to usher in a stranger; to
usher forth the guests; to usher a visitor into the room.
The stars that usher evening rose.
Milton.
The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter, setting forth the
great genius of the author.
Addison.
Ush"er*ance (?), n. The act of ushering, or the state of being ushered
in. [Obs.] Shaftesbury.
Ush"er*dom (?), n. The office or position of an usher; ushership; also,
ushers, collectively. [R.]
Ush"er*less, a. Destitute of an usher. Marston.
Ush"er*ship, n. The office of an usher; usherdom.
Us"i*ta*tive (?), a. [L. usitari to use often.] Denoting usual or
customary action. "The usitative aorist." Alford.
||Us"ne*a (?), n. [NL., from Ar. usnah moss.] (Bot.) A genus of
||lichens, most of the species of which have long, gray, pendulous, and
||finely branched fronds. Usnea barbata is the common bearded lichen
||which grows on branches of trees in northern forests.
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Us"nic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid
obtained, as a yellow crystalline substance, from certain genera of
lichens (Usnea, Parmelia, etc.).
Us"que*baugh (?), n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge beatha, literally, water of
life; uisge water + beatha life; akin to Gr. bi`os life. See Quick, a.,
and cf. Whisky.]