Grammar, a letter which affords a complete sound of itself, or a letter so simple as only to need a bare opening of the mouth to make it heard, and to form a distinct voice. The vowels are six in number, viz. A, E, I, O, U, Y.

Vowel, John. See Hooker.

Upholster, Upholsterer, or Upholder, a tradesman that makes beds, and all sorts of furniture thereunto belonging, &c.

Upland, denotes high ground, or, as some call it, terra firma, by which it stands opposed to such as is moorish, marshy, or low.