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 4 definitions foundFrom The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Ur \Ur\, Ure \Ure\, noun (Zo["o]l.) The urus. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Ure \Ure\, verb (used with an object) To use; to exercise; to inure; to accustom by practice. [Obs.] The French soldiers . . . from their youth have been practiced and ured in feats of arms. --Sir T. More. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Ure \Ure\, noun [OE. ure, OF. oevre, ovre, ouvre, work, F. [oe]uvre, L. opera. See {Opera}, {Operate}, and cf. {Inure}, {Manure}.] Use; practice; exercise. [Obs.] --Fuller. Let us be sure of this, to put the best in ure That lies in us. --Chapman. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Urus \U"rus\, noun [L.; of Teutonic origin. See {Aurochs}.] (Zo["o]l.) A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal ({Bos urus} or {Bos primigenius}) anciently abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius C[ae]sar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of domestication. Called also, {ur}, {ure}, and {tur}. | |||
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