See Also: underset(1)(dictionary)
underset(2)(dictionary)

underset(1) (iou)



underset noun. E16.
[from UNDER- + SET noun1. In sense 1 abbreviation of UNDERSETTLE.]
A subtenant; = UNDERSETTLE. Scot. rare. Only in E16.
Mining. A lower vein of ore. rare. M18.
Nautical. An undercurrent in a bay caused by the counterflow of water against an onshore wind. E19.