The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the
state of being united or joined; junction; coalition;
combination.
Agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will,
affections, or the like; harmony; concord.
That which is united, or made one; something
formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation;
a consolidated body; a league; as, the weavers have formed a union;
trades unions have become very numerous; the United States of
America are often called the Union.
A textile fabric composed of two or more
materials, as cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together.
A large, fine pearl.
A device emblematic of union, used on a national
flag or ensign, sometimes, as in the military standard of Great Britain,
covering the whole field; sometimes, as in the flag of the United States,
and the English naval and marine flag, occupying the upper inner corner,
the rest of the flag being called the fly. Also, a flag having such
a device; especially, the flag of Great Britain.
A joint or other connection
uniting parts of machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender
connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe
fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes and fittings, in such a way as to
facilitate disconnection.
A cask suspended on trunnions,
in which fermentation is carried on.
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