(n.) The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one,
or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition;
combination.
(n.) Agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will, affections,
or the like; harmony; concord.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A textile fabric composed of two or more materials, as
cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together.
(n.) A large, fine pearl.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is
carried on.
