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Un"ion
(; 277), n.[F., from L. unio oneness, union, a single large pearl, a kind of onion, fr. unus one. See One, and cf. Onion, Unit.]
1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.
Union differs from connection, as it implies that the bodies are in contact, without an interening body; whereas things may be connected by the invention of a third body, as by a cord or chain.
2. Agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will, affections, or the like; harmony; concord.
3. 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. A. Hamilton.
4. A textile fabric composed of two or more materials, as cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together.
5. A large, fine pearl. [Obs.
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