Fruit put in bottles, and the bottles let down into wells under water, will keep long. Bacon.

Be gathered now, ye waters under heaven,
Into one place. Milton.

Both Jews and Gentiles . . . are all under sin. Rom. iii. 9.

That led the embattled seraphim to war
Under thy conduct. Milton.

Who have their provand
Only for bearing burdens, and sore blows
For sinking under them. Shak.

(b)

I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection. 1 Cor. ix. 27.

The minstrel fell, but the foeman's chain
Could not bring his proud soul under. Moore.

* Under is often used in composition with a verb to indicate lowness or inferiority in position or degree, in the act named by the verb; as, to underline; to undermine; to underprop.

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 Bird.