Under
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Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen;
as, an .under current;under tone;under dose;under -garment;under officer;under sheriff
Under covert (Zoöl.),
one of the feathers situated beneath the bases of the quills in the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. under
