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J (j. J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a later variant form of the Roman letter I, used to express a consonantal sound, that is, originally, the sound of English y in yet. The forms J and I have, until a recent time, been classed together, and they have been used interchangeably.
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In medical prescriptions j is still used in place of i at the end of a number, as a Roman numeral; as, vj, xij.

J is etymologically most closely related to i, y, g; as in jot, iota; jest, gesture; join, jugular, yoke. See I.

J is a compound vocal consonant, nearly equivalent in sound to dzh. It is exactly the same as g in gem. See Guide to Pronunciation,
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Jaal" goat` (?). (Zo\'94l.) A species of wild goat (Capra Nubiana) found in the mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Arabia; -- called also beden, and jaela.
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Jab (j, v. t. [Cf. Job.] To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]
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Jab, n. A thrust or stab. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]
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Jab"ber (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jabbered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Jabbering.] [Cf. Gibber, Gabble.] To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense; to chatter. Swift.
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Jab"ber, v. t. To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble; as, to jabber French. Addison.
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Jab"ber, n. Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish. Swift.
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Jab"ber*er (?), n. One who jabbers.
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Jab"ber*ing*ly, adv. In a jabbering manner.
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Jab"ber*ment (?), n. Jabber. [R.] Milton.
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Jab"ber*nowl` (?), n. Same as Jobbernowl.
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Jab"i*ru (?), n. [Braz. jabir\'a3, jabur\'a3.] (Zo\'94l.) One of several large wading birds of the genera Mycteria and Xenorhynchus, allied to the storks in form and habits.
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Mycteria Americana) is white, with the head and neck black and nearly bare of feathers. The East Indian and Australian (Xenorhynchus Australis) has the neck, head, and back covered with glossy, dark green feathers, changing on the head to purple. The African jabiru (Mycteria Senegalensis or Ephippiorhynchus, Senegalensis) has the neck, head, wing coverts, and tail, black, and is called also saddle-billed stork.
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Jab`o*ran"di (?), n. (Bot.) The native name of a South American rutaceous shrub (Pilocarpus pennatifolius). The leaves are used in medicine as an diaphoretic and sialogogue.
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Jab"o*rine (?), n. [From Jaborandi.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in jaborandi leaves, from which it is extracted as a white amorphous substance. In its action it resembles atropine.
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\'d8Jab"ot (?), n. [F.] 1. Originally, a kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of the shirt.
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2. An arrangement of lace or tulle, looped ornamentally, and worn by women on the front of the dress.
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jaboticaba n. 1. A small evergreen tropical tree (Myrciaria cauliflora) native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern U. S.; it is grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches.
Syn. -- jaboticaba tree, Myrciaria cauliflora.
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2. The tough-skinned purple grapelike tropical fruit of the jaboticaba tree (Myrciaria cauliflora), grown in Brazil.
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Ja*cal" (h, n. [Amer. Sp., fr. Mex. xacalli.] In Mexico and the southwestern United States, a kind of plastered house or hut, usually made by planting poles or timber in the ground, filling in between them with screen work or wickerwork, and daubing one or both sides with mud or adobe mortar; also, this method of construction.
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Jac"a*mar` (?), n. [F. jacamar, Braz. jacamarica; cf. Sp. jacamar.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of tropical American birds of the genus Galbula and allied genera. They are allied to the kingfishers, but climb on tree trunks like nuthatches, and feed upon insects. Their colors are often brilliant.
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Jac"a*na` (?), n. [Cf. Sp. jacania.] (Zo\'94l.) Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus Jacana and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the wings. They are able to run about over floating water weeds by means of their very long, spreading toes. Called also surgeon bird.
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Jacana spinosa. The East Indian or pheasant jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) is remarkable for having four very long, curved, middle tail feathers.
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Jac`a*ran"da (?), n. [Braz.; cf. Sp. & Pg. jacaranda.] (Bot.) (a) The native Brazilian name for certain leguminous trees, which produce the beautiful woods called king wood, tiger wood, and violet wood. (b) A genus of bignoniaceous Brazilian trees with showy trumpet-shaped flowers.
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Jac"a*re` (?), n. [Pg. jacar\'82; of Brazilian origin.] (Zo\'94l.) A cayman. See Yacare.
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Jac"chus (?), n. [NL., fr. L. Jacchus a mystic name of Bacchus, Gr. (Zo\'94l.) The common marmoset (Hapale vulgaris). Formerly, the name was also applied to other species of the same genus.
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Jac"co*net (?), n. See Jaconet.
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Ja"cent (?), a. [L. jacens, p. pr. of jacere to lie: cf. F. jacent.] Lying at length; as, the jacent posture. [R.] Sir H. Wotton.
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Ja"cinth (?), n. [F. jacinthe, L. hyacinthus. See Hyacinth.] See Hyacinth. Tennyson.
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Jack (j, n. [Pg. jaca, Malayalam, tsjaka.] (Bot.) A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow. [Written also jak.]
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Jack (j, n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. Ya 'aq Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. Jacobite, Jockey.]
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1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John.
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You are John Rugby, and you are Jack Rugby. Shak.
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2. An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a clown; also, a servant; a rustic. \'bdJack fool.\'b8 Chaucer.
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Since every Jack became a gentleman,
Jack. Shak.
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3. A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat.
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4. A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient service, and often supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was commonly called Jack; as: (a) A device to pull off boots. (b) A sawhorse or sawbuck. (c) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack. (b) (Mining) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting. (e) (Knitting Machine) A lever for depressing the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles. (f) (Warping Machine) A grating to separate and guide the threads; a heck box. (g) (Spinning) A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine. (h) A compact, portable machine for planing metal. (i) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather. (k) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for multiplying speed. (l) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught. (m) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the quill; -- called also hopper. (n) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night; also, the light itself. C. Hallock.
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5. A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body such as an automobile through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack.
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6. The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls. Shak.
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Like an uninstructed bowler who thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straight forward upon it. Sir W. Scott.
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7. The male of certain animals, as of the ass.
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8. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A young pike; a pickerel. (b) The jurel. (c) A large, California rock fish (Sebastodes paucispinus); -- called also boccaccio, and m\'82rou. (d) The wall-eyed pike.
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9. A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding a quarter of a pint. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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10. (Naut.) (a) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also union jack. The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State. (b) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree. R. H. Dana, Jr.
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11. The knave of a suit of playing cards.

12. (pl.) A game played with small (metallic, with tetrahedrally oriented spikes) objects (the jacks(1950+), formerly jackstones) that are tossed, caught, picked up, and arranged on a horizontal surface in various patterns; in the modern American game, the movements are accompanied by tossing or bouncing a rubber ball on the horizontal surface supporting the jacks. same as jackstones.
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13. Money. [slang]
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14. Apple jack.
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15. Brandy.
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Jack is used adjectively in various senses. It sometimes designates something cut short or diminished in size; as, a jack timber; a jack rafter; a jack arch, etc.
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Jack arch, an arch of the thickness of one brick. -- Jack back (Brewing & Malt Vinegar Manuf.), a cistern which receives the wort. See under 1st Back. -- Jack block (Naut.), a block fixed in the topgallant or royal rigging, used for raising and lowering light masts and spars. -- Jack boots, boots reaching above the knee; -- worn in the 17 century by soldiers; afterwards by fishermen, etc.<-- see jack-booted --> -- Jack crosstree. (Naut.) See 10, b, above. -- Jack curlew (Zo\'94l.), the whimbrel. -- Jack frame. (Cotton Spinning) See 4 (g), above. -- Jack Frost, frost or cold weather personified as a mischievous person. -- Jack hare, a male hare. Cowper. -- Jack lamp, a lamp for still hunting and camp use. See def. 4 (n.), above. -- Jack plane, a joiner's plane used for coarse work. -- Jack post, one of the posts which support the crank shaft of a deep-well-boring apparatus. -- Jack pot (Poker Playing), the name given to the stakes, contributions to which are made by each player successively, till such a hand is turned as shall take the \'bdpot,\'b8 which is the sum total of all the bets. See also jackpot. -- Jack rabbit (Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of large American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The California species (Lepus Californicus), and that of Texas and New Mexico (Lepus callotis), have the tail black above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not become white in winter. The more northern prairie hare (Lepus campestris) has the upper side of the tail white, and in winter its fur becomes nearly white. -- Jack rafter (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves in some styles of building. -- Jack salmon (Zo\'94l.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye. -- Jack sauce, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.] -- Jack shaft (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft. -- Jack sinker (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by the jack to depress the loop of thread between two needles. -- Jack snipe. (Zo\'94l.) See in the Vocabulary. -- Jack staff (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon which the jack is hoisted. -- Jack timber (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the others. -- Jack towel, a towel hung on a roller for common use. -- Jack truss (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where the roof has not its full section. -- Jack tree. (Bot.) See 1st Jack, n. -- Jack yard (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond the gaff.
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Blue jack, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper. -- Hydraulic jack, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply of liquid, as oil. -- Jack-at-a-pinch. (a) One called upon to take the place of another in an emergency. (b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional service for a fee. -- Jack-at-all-trades, one who can turn his hand to any kind of work. -- Jack-by-the-hedge (Bot.), a plant of the genus Erysimum (Erysimum alliaria, or Alliaria officinalis), which grows under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a taste not unlike garlic. Called also, in England, sauce-alone. Eng. Cyc. -- Jack-in-office, an insolent fellow in authority. Wolcott. -- Jack-in-the-bush (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit (Cordia Cylindrostachya). -- Jack-in-the-green, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework of boughs, carried in Mayday processions. -- Jack-of-the-buttery (Bot.), the stonecrop (Sedum acre). -- Jack-of-the-clock, a figure, usually of a man, on old clocks, which struck the time on the bell. -- Jack-on-both-sides, one who is or tries to be neutral. -- Jack-out-of-office, one who has been in office and is turned out. Shak. -- Jack the Giant Killer, the hero of a well-known nursery story. -- Yellow Jack (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine flag. See Yellow flag, under Flag.
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Jack (?), n. [F. jaque, jacque, perh. from the proper name Jacques. Cf. Jacquerie.] A coarse and cheap medi\'91val coat of defense, esp. one made of leather.
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Their horsemen are with jacks for most part clad. Sir J. Harrington.
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Jack (?), n. [Named from its resemblance to a jack boot.] A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Jack, v. i. To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4, n.
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Jack, v. t. To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d Jack, n., 5. <-- = jack up -->
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Jack`-a-dan"dy (?), n. A little dandy; a little, foppish, impertinent fellow.
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Jack"al` (?), n. [Pers. shagh\'bel: cf. OF. jackal, F. chacal; cf. Skr. \'87\'f0g\'bela.]
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1. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling.
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Canis aureus) is yellowish gray, varied with brown on the shoulders, haunches, and legs. The common African species (Canis anthus) is darker in color.
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2. One who does mean work for another's advantage, as jackals were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated. [Colloq.] Ld. Lytton.
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Jack"-a-lent (?), n. A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple fellow.
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Jack"a*napes (?), n. [For Jack o' (= of) apes; prop., a man who exhibits apes.] [Written also jackanape.]
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1. A monkey; an ape. Shak.
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2. A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow.
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A young upstart jackanapes. Arbuthnot.
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{ Jack`a*roo" (?), n. Also Jack`e*roo"}. [Jack + kangaroo.] A young man living as an apprentice on a sheep station, or otherwise engaged in acquainting himself with colonial life. [Colloq., Australia]
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Jack`a*roo", v. i. To be a jackaroo; to pass one's time as a jackaroo. [Colloq., Australia]
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Jack"ass` (?), n. [2d jack + ass.]
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1. The male ass; a donkey.
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2. A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead; -- disparaging and offensive.
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Jackass bark (Naut.), a three-masted vessel, with only the foremast square-rigged; a barkentine. -- Jackass deer (Zo\'94l.), the koba. -- Jackass hare, Jackass rabbit (Zo\'94l.). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack, n. -- Jackass penguin (Zo\'94l.), any species of penguin of the genus Spheniscus, of which several are known. One species (Spheniscus demersus) inhabits the islands near the Cape of Good Hope; another (Spheniscus Magellanicus) is found at the Falkland Islands. They make a noise like the braying of an ass; -- hence the name. -- Laughing jackass. (Zo\'94l.) See under Laughing.
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jackboot n. 1. a man's high tasseled boot. [19th century]
Syn. -- Hessian boot, hessian, Wellington, Wellington boot.
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2. A strong leather boot reaching up to or over the knee; it is worn mostly by soldiers.
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jackbooted n. Wearing jackboots; -- used especially as a metaphor for harshly repressive and militaristic; as, jackbooted government agents.
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jackboot tactics n. [from the jackboots worn as part of the uniform of police in certain totalitarian countries.] Harsh strongarm tactics; repressive, bullying and militaristic tactics like those used in authoritarian or totalitarian countries; -- used opprobriously, and often in hyperbolic exaggeration of police tactics in democratic countries.
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Jack"daw` (?), n. [Prob. 2d jack + daw, n.] (Zo\'94l.) See Daw, n.
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Jack*een" (?), n. A drunken, dissolute fellow. [Ireland] S. C. Hall.
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Jack"et (?), n. [F. jaquette, dim. of jaque. See 3d Jack, n.]
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1. A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts.
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2. An outer covering for anything, esp. a covering of some nonconducting material such as wood or felt, used to prevent radiation of heat, as from a steam boiler, cylinder, pipe, etc.
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3. (Mil.) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and re\'89nforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
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4. A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket.
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Blue jacket. (Naut.) See under Blue. -- Steam jacket, a space filled with steam between an inner and an outer cylinder, or between a casing and a receptacle, as a kettle. -- To dust one's jacket, to give one a beating. [Colloq.]
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Jack"et, v. t. 1. To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.
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2. To thrash; to beat. [Low]
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Jack"et*ed, a. Wearing, or furnished with, a jacket.
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Jack"et*ing, n. The material of a jacket; as, nonconducting jacketing.
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jackhammer n. a hammer having a strong steel cutting blade, driven by compressed air in multiple rapid strokes, and used for cutting through pavement, concrete, or other hard substances.
Syn. -- air hammer, pneumatic hammer.
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Jack-in-a-box. 1. (Bot.) A tropical tree (Hernandia sonora), which bears a drupe that rattles when dry in the inflated calyx.
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2. A child's toy, consisting of a box, out of which, when the lid is raised, a figure (usually a clown) springs; also called jack-in-the-box.
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3. (Mech.) An epicyclic train of bevel gears for transmitting rotary motion to two parts in such a manner that their relative rotation may be variable; applied to driving the wheels of tricycles, road locomotives, and to cotton machinery, etc.; an equation box; a jack frame; -- called also compensating gearing.
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4. A large wooden screw turning in a nut attached to the crosspiece of a rude press.
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jack-in-the-pulpit n. 1. A common American spring-flowering woodland herb (Aris\'91ma triphyllum) having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries; also called Indian turnip.
Syn. -- Indian turnip, wake-robin, Arisaema triphyllum, Arisaema atrorubens.
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2. A common European arum (Arum maculatum) with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; it emerges in early spring and is a source of a sagolike starch called arum.
Syn. -- cuckoo-pint, cuckoopint, lords and ladies, lords-and-ladies, Arum maculatum.
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Jack" Ketch" (?). [Perh. fr. Jack, the proper name + Prov. E. ketch a hangman, fr. ketch, for catch to seize; but see the citations below.] A public executioner, or hangman. [Eng.]
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The manor of Tyburn was formerly held by Richard Jaquett, where felons for a long time were executed; from whence we have Jack Ketch. Lloyd's MS., British Museum.
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[Monmouth] then accosted John Ketch, the executioner, a wretch who had butchered many brave and noble victims, and whose name has, during a century and a half, been vulgarly given to all who have succeeded him in his odious office. Macaulay.
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Jack"knife` (?), n. A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife.
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jacklight n. A portable source of light, as an oil lantern or electric light, used as a lure for hunting at night.
Syn. -- jack.
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jacklight v. t. to fish for or hunt with a jacklight.
Syn. -- jack.
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Jack"man (?), n.; pl. Jackmen (.
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1. One wearing a jack; a horse soldier; a retainer. See 3d Jack, n.
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Christie . . . the laird's chief jackman. Sir W. Scott.
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2. A cream cheese. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.
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Jack"-o'-lan`tern, Jack"-with-a-lan`tern (?), n. 1. (Biol.) A large orange-colored luminescent mushroom, Clitocybe illudens, also classified as Omphalotus olearius. It is poisonous and is sometimes found on hardwood tree stumps. [wns=1]
Syn. -- jack-a-lantern, Clitocybe illudens.
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2. a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground; an ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp. [wns=2]\'bd[Newspaper speculations] supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns to the future historian.\'b8 Lowell.
Syn. -- friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp.
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3. A lantern carved from a hollowed-out pumpkin, with holes cut in the rind and so shaped that when it is illuminated by a candle inside, the features of a human face, cat's face, etc. appear in a glowing yellow color. It is used mostly as a decoration at Halloween.
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Jackpot (?), n. 1. Same as jack pot. See under jack.
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2. Any larger-than-usual gambling prize formed by the accumulation of unwon bets.
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3. The highest gambling prize awarded in a gambling game in which smaller prizes are also awarded, especially such a prize on a slot machine.
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4. An unusually large success in an enterprise, either unexpected or unpredictable, esp. one providing a great financial benefit.
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hit the jackpot to receive an unexpectedly large (or the largest possible) benefit from an enterprise; as, after prospecting for years, he finally hit the jackpot when he discovered a silver lode.
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Jack"pud`ding (?), n. A merry-andrew; a buffoon. Milton.
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Jack"saw` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The merganser.
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Jack"screw` (?), n. A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5.
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Jack"slave` (?), n. A low servant; a mean fellow. Shak.
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Jack"smith` (?), n. A smith who makes jacks. See 2d Jack, 4, c. Dryden.
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Jack"snipe` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); -- called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe. (b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
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Jack"stay` (?), n. (Naut.) A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.
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Jack"stone` (?), n. 1. One of the pebbles or pieces used in the game of jackstones.
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2. (pl.) A game played with five small stones or pieces of metal. See 6th Chuck. Also called jacks. See jack{12}, n.
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Jack"straw` (?), n. 1. An effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man without property or influence. Milton.
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2. One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood, etc., for playing a child's game, the jackstraws being thrown confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up singly by a hooked instrument, without touching or disturbing the rest of the pile. See Spilikin. A modern variation, called pick-up-sticks (U.S. 1940+), is played with thin wooden sticks of different colors, each color having different values for scoring; the sticks are dislodged from the pile with the hand or with one of the sticks.
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jack"straws` (?), n. The game played with jackstraws{2}, which resembles pick-up-sticks.
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Jack"wood` (?), n. Wood of the jack (Artocarpus integrifolia), used in cabinetwork.
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Jack"y (?), n.; pl. Jackies (#). Dim. or pet from Jack. Hence: (a) A landsman's nickname for a seaman, resented by the latter. (b) English gin. [Dial. Eng.]
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Ja"cob (?), n. [Cf. F. Jacob. See 2d Jack.] A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (Gen. xxviii. 12); -- also called Israel.
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And Jacob said . . . with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two bands. Gen. xxxii. 9, 10.
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Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel. Gen. xxxii. 28.
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Jacob's ladder. (a) (Bot.) A perennial herb of the genus Polemonium (Polemonium c\'d2ruleum), having corymbs of drooping flowers, usually blue. Gray. (b) (Naut.) A rope ladder, with wooden steps, for going aloft. R. H. Dana, Jr. (c) (Naut.) A succession of short cracks in a defective spar. -- Jacob's membrane. See Retina. -- Jacob's staff. (a) A name given to many forms of staff or weapon, especially in the Middle Ages; a pilgrim's staff. [Obs.] Spenser. (b) (Surveying) See under Staff.
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Jac`o*b\'91"an lil"y (?). [See Jacobean.] (Bot.) A bulbous plant (Amaryllis formosissima syn. Sprekelia formosissima) from Mexico. It bears a single, large, deep, red, lilylike flower. [Written also Jacobean.]

{ Ja*co"be*an (?; 277), Ja*co"bi*an (?), } a. [From L. Jacobus James. See 2d Jack.] Of or pertaining to James the First, of England, or of his reign or times; especially, pertaining to a style of architecture and decoration popular in the time of James I.; as, Jacobean writers. \'bdA Jacobean table.\'b8 C. L. Eastlake.
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Jacobean n. any distinguished personage during the reign of James I of England.
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Jac"o*bin (j, n. [F. See 2d Jack, Jacobite.]
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1. (Eccl. Hist.) A Dominican friar; -- so named because, before the French Revolution, that order had a convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris.
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2. One of a society of violent agitators in France, during the revolution of 1789, who held secret meetings in the Jacobin convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris, and concerted measures to control the proceedings of the National Assembly. Hence: A plotter against an existing government; a turbulent demagogue.
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3. (Zo\'94l.) A fancy pigeon, in which the feathers of the neck form a hood, -- whence the name. The wings and tail are long, and the beak moderately short.
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Jac"o*bin, a. Same as Jacobinic.
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Jac"o*bine (j, n. A Jacobin.

{ Jac`o*bin"ic (j, Jac`o*bin"ic*al (j, } a. Of or pertaining to the Jacobins of France; revolutionary; of the nature of, or characterized by, Jacobinism. Burke. -- Jac`o*bin"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Jac"o*bin*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. Jacobinisme.] The principles of the Jacobins; violent and factious opposition to legitimate government.
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Under this new stimulus, Burn's previous Jacobitism passed towards the opposite, but not very distant, extreme of Jacobinism. J. C. Shairp.
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Jac"o*bin*ize` (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jacobinized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Jacobinizing (?).] [Cf. F. Jacobiniser.] To taint with, or convert to, Jacobinism.
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France was not then jacobinized. Burke.
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Jac"o*bite (?), prop. n. [L. Jacobus James: cf. F. Jacobite. See 2d Jack.]
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1. (Eng. Hist.) A partisan or adherent of James the Second, after his abdication, or of his descendants, an opposer of the revolution in 1688 in favor of William and Mary. Macaulay.
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2. (Eccl.) One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Barad\'91us, its leader in the sixth century.
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Jac"o*bite, prop. a. Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.

{ Jac`o*bit"ic (?), Jac`o*bit"ic*al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to the Jacobites; characterized by Jacobitism. -- Jac`o*bit"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Jac"o*bit*ism` (?), n. The principles of the Jacobites. Mason.
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Ja*co"bus (?), n.; pl. Jacobuses (#). [See Jacobite.] An English gold coin, of the value of twenty-five shillings sterling, struck in the reign of James I.
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Jac"o*net (?), n. [F. jaconas.] A thin cotton fabric, between cambric and muslin, used for dresses, neckcloths, etc. [Written also jacconet.]
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Jac*quard" (?), a. Pertaining to, or invented by, Jacquard, a French mechanician, who died in 1834.
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Jacquard apparatus or Jacquard arrangement, a device applied to looms for weaving figured goods, consisting of mechanism controlled by a chain of variously perforated cards, which cause the warp threads to be lifted in the proper succession for producing the required figure. -- Jacquard card, one of the perforated cards of a Jacquard apparatus. -- Jacquard loom, a loom with Jacquard apparatus.
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\'d8Jacque"mi*not (?), n. A half-hardy, deep crimson rose of the remontant class; -- so named after General Jacqueminot, of France.
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\'d8Jacque`rie" (?), n. [F.] The name given to a revolt of French peasants against the nobles in 1358, the leader assuming the contemptuous title, Jacques Bonhomme, given by the nobles to the peasantry. Hence, any revolt of peasants.
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Jac"tan*cy (j, n. [L. jactantia, fr. jactans, p. pr. of jactare to throw, boast, freq. fr. jacere to throw; cf. F. jactance.] A boasting; a bragging. [Obs.]
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Jac*ta"tion (j, n. [L. jactatio, fr. jactare: af. F. jactation. See Jactancy.] A throwing or tossing of the body; a shaking or agitation. Sir. W. Temple.
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Jac"ti*ta"tion (?), n. [L. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. See Jactancy.]
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1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim. Mozley & W.
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2. (Med.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium. Dunglison.
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Jactitation of marriage (Eng. Eccl. Law), a giving out or boasting by a party that he or she is married to another, whereby a common reputation of their matrimony may ensue. Blackstone.
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Jac"u*la*ble (?), a. Fit for throwing. [Obs.]
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Jac"u*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jaculated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Jaculating.] [L. jaculatus, p. p. of jaculari. See Ejaculate.] To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit.
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Jac`u*la"tion (?), n. [L. jaculatio.] The act of tossing, throwing, or hurling, as spears.
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Hurled to and fro with jaculation dire. Milton.
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Jac"u*la`tor (?), [L.] 1. One who throws or casts. [R.]
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2. (Zo\'94l.) The archer fish (Toxotes jaculator).
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Jac"u*la*to*ry (?), a. [L. jaculatorius: cf. F. jaculatoire.] Darting or throwing out suddenly; also, suddenly thrown out; uttered in short sentences; ejaculatory; as, jaculatory prayers. Smart.
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Jad"ding (?), n. (Mining) See Holing.
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Jade (j, n. [F., fr. Sp. jade, fr. piedra de ijada stone of the side, fr. ijada flank, side, pain in the side, the stone being so named because it was supposed to cure this pain. Sp. ijada is derived fr. L. ilia flanks. Cf. Iliac.] 1. (Min.) A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples.
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jade includes nephrite, a compact variety of tremolite with a specific gravity of 3, and also the mineral jadeite, a silicate of alumina and soda, with a specific gravity of 3.3. The latter is the more highly prized and includes the feitsui of the Chinese. The name has also been given to other tough green minerals capable of similar use.
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2. A color resembling that of jade{1}; it varies from yellowish-green to bluish-green.
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Jade, n. [OE. jade; cf. Prov. E. yaud, Scot. yade, yad, yaud, Icel. jalda a mare.]
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1. A mean or tired horse; a worthless nag. Chaucer.
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Tired as a jade in overloaden cart. Sir P. Sidney.
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2. A disreputable or vicious woman; a wench; a quean; also, sometimes, a worthless man. Shak.
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She shines the first of battered jades. Swift.
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3. A young woman; -- generally so called in irony or slight contempt.
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A souple jade she was, and strang. Burns.
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Jade, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Jading.]
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1. To treat like a jade; to spurn. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. To make ridiculous and contemptible. [Obs.]
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I do now fool myself, to let imagination jade me. Shak.
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3. To exhaust by overdriving or long-continued labor of any kind; to tire, make dull, or wear out by severe or tedious tasks; to harass.
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The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power, . . . checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after. Locke.

Syn. -- To fatigue; tire; weary; harass. -- To Jade, Fatigue, Tire, Weary. Fatigue is the generic term; tire denotes fatigue which wastes the strength; weary implies that a person is worn out by exertion; jade refers to the weariness created by a long and steady repetition of the same act or effort. A little exertion will tire a child or a weak person; a severe or protracted task wearies equally the body and the mind; the most powerful horse becomes jaded on a long journey by a continual straining of the same muscles. Wearied with labor of body or mind; tired of work, tired out by importunities; jaded by incessant attention to business.
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Jade, v. i. To become weary; to lose spirit.
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They . . . fail, and jade, and tire in the prosecution. South.
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jaded adj. 1. dulled by surfeit; as, the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes.
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2. fatigued due to excess effort.
Syn. -- wearied.
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my father's words had left me jaded and depressed William Styron
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Jade"ite (?), n. (Min.) See Jade, the stone.
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Jad"er*y (?), n. The tricks of a jade.
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Jad"ish, a. 1. Vicious; ill-tempered; resembling a jade; -- applied to a horse.
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2. Unchaste; -- applied to a woman. L'Estrange.
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\'d8Jae"ger (?), n. See Jager.
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Jag (j, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. gag aperture, cleft, chink; akin to Ir. & Gael. gag.] [Written also jagg.]
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1. A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.
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Arethuss arose . . .
jag. Shelley.
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Garments thus beset with long jags. Holland.
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2. A part broken off; a fragment. Bp. Hacket.
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3. (Bot.) A cleft or division.
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4. A leather bag or wallet; pl., saddlebags. [Scot.]
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5. Enough liquor to make a man noticeably drunk; a small \'bdload;\'b8 a time or case of drunkeness; -- esp. in phr. To have a jag on, to be drunk. [Slang, U. S. & Dial. Eng.]
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Jag bolt, a bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which resists retraction, as when leaded into stone.
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Jag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jagged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Jagging (?).] To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch. [Written also jagg.]
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Jagging iron, a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures.
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Jag, n. [Scot. jag, jaug, a leather bag or wallet, a pocket. Cf. Jag a notch.] A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [Written also jagg.] Forby.
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Jag, v. t. To carry, as a load; as, to jag hay, etc. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]

JAG, J.A.G, n. (Mil.) Same as Judge-Advocate General. [Acronym]
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{ Jag"an*nath (?), Jag`an*na"tha, \'d8Jag`a*nat"ha, (?), prop. n. Also Jug"ger*naut}. [Hind. Jagan-n\'beth lord of the world, Skr. jagann\'betha.] (Hinduism) A particular form of Vishnu, or of Krishna, whose chief idol and worship are at Puri, in Orissa. The idol is considered to contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul. The principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the idol is bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is drawn upon a car adorned with obscene paintings. Formerly it was erroneously supposed that devotees allowed themselves to be crushed beneath the wheels of this car. It is now known that any death within the temple of Jagannath is considered to render the place unclean, and any spilling of blood in the presence of the idol is a pollution.
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Ja"ger (?), n. [G. j\'84ger a hunter, a sportsman. Cf. Yager.] [Written also jaeger.] 1. (Mil.) A sharpshooter. See Yager.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also boatswain, and marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (Megalestris skua).
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jagg (?), v. t. & n. See Jag.
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jaggary n. unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap. See jaggery.
Syn. -- jaggery, jagghery.
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jag"ged (j, a. Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; as, jagged rocks. \'bd Jagged vine leaves' shade.\'b8 Trench. -- Jag"ged*ly, adv. -- Jag"ged*ness, n.
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jaggedness n. something irregular like a bump on or crack in a smooth surface.
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Jag"ger (j, n. One who carries about a small load; a peddler. See 2d Jag. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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Jag"ger, n. [From 4th Jag.] One who, or that which, jags; specifically: (a) a jagging iron used for crimping pies, cakes, etc. (b) A toothed chisel. See Jag, v. t.
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Jagger spring, a spring beneath a seat, and resting on cleats or blocks in the body of a vehicle. Knight.
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Jag"ger*y (j, n. [Hind j\'begr\'c6. Cf. Sugar.] Raw palm sugar, made in the East Indies by evaporating the fresh juice of several kinds of palm trees, but specifically those of the palmyra (Borassus flabelliformis) and jaggery palm (Caryota urens). [Written also jagghery and jaggary.]
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Jag"ger*y palm (?). An East Indian palm (Caryota urens) having leaves pinnate with wedge-shaped divisions, the petiole very stout. It is the principal source of jaggery, and is often cultivated for ornament.
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jagghery n. Same as jaggery.
Syn. -- jaggery, jaggary.
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Jag"gy (?), a. Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth. Addison.
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\'d8Ja"ghir (?), n. [Per. j\'beg\'c6r.] A village or district the government and revenues of which are assigned to some person, usually in consideration of some service to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops. [Written also jaghire, jagir, etc.] [India] Whitworth.
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\'d8Ja"ghir*dar` (?), n. [Per. j\'beg\'c6r-d\'ber.] The holder of a jaghir.
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Ja"gua palm` (?). [Sp. jagua the fruit of the jagua palm.] (Bot.) A great Brazilian palm (Maximiliana regia), having immense spathes which are used for baskets and tubs.
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Ja*guar" (?), n. [Braz. yago\'a0ra: cf. & Pg. jaguar.] (Zo\'94l.) A large and powerful feline animal (Panthera onca, formerly Felis onca), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. It is also called the panther and the American tiger.
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\'d8Ja`gua*ron"di (?), n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A South American wild cat (Felis jaguarondi), having a long, slim body and very short legs. Its color is grayish brown, varied with a blackish hue. It is arboreal in its habits and feeds mostly on birds.
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Jah (j, n. [Heb. y\'beh.] Jehovah. Ps. lxviii. 4.
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Jah"vist (?), n., Jah*vis"tic (, a. See Jehovist, Jehovistic.
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Jahweh, Jahvey n. a name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH. See Jehovah.
Syn. -- Yahweh, Yahwe, Yahveh, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah.
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Jail (j, n. [OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole, gaiole, jaiole, F. ge\'93le, LL. gabiola, dim. of gabia cage, for L. cavea cavity, cage. See Cage.] A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding. [Written also gaol.]
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This jail I count the house of liberty. Milton.
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Jail delivery, the release of prisoners from jail, either legally or by violence. -- Jail delivery commission. See under Gaol. -- Jail fever (Med.), typhus fever, or a disease resembling it, generated in jails and other places crowded with people; -- called also hospital fever, and ship fever. -- Jail liberties, or Jail limits, a space or district around a jail within which an imprisoned debtor was, on certain conditions, allowed to go at large. Abbott. -- Jail lock, a peculiar form of padlock; -- called also Scandinavian lock.
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Jail, v. t. To imprison. [R.] T. Adams (1614).
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[Bolts] that jail you from free life. Tennyson.
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jail"bird`, jail" bird` A prisoner; one is in prison or who has been confined in prison. [Slang]
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jailbreak n. an escape from jail; as, five prisoners escaped in a coordinated jailbreak.
Syn. -- break, breakout, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking.
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jailed adj. placed in a prison; -- of people.
Syn. -- captive, confined, imprisoned.
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Jail"er (?), n. [OE. jailer, gailer, OF. geolier, F. ge\'93lier. See Jail.] The keeper of a jail or prison. [Written also jailor, gaoler.]

jailing n. The act or process of putting someone in prison or in jail as a lawful punishment.
Syn. -- imprisonment.
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{ Jain (?), Jai"na, } prop. n. [Skr. Jaina, fr. Jina, a proper name, fr. jina victorious.] One of a numerous sect in British India, holding the tenets of Jainism.
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Jain adj. of or pertaining to Jainism; as, Jain gods.
Syn. -- Jainist.
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Jain"ism (?), n. The heterodox Hindu religion, founded in the 6th century as a revolt against Hinduism; its most striking features are the exaltation of saints or holy mortals, called jins, above the ordinary Hindu gods, and the denial of a supreme being and of the divine origin and infallibility of the Vedas. Also, the sect comprising those adhering to Jainism. Jainism believes in immortality and the transmigration of the soul. It is intermediate between Brahmanism and Buddhism, having some things in common with each.
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\'d8Jai*rou" (?), n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) The ahu or Asiatic gazelle.
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Jak (?), n. (Bot.) see 1st Jack.
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Jakes (?), n. [Prob. fr. F. Jacques, the proper name. See 2d Jack.] A privy. Shak.
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Ja"kie (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A South American striped frog (Pseudis paradoxa), remarkable for having a tadpole larger than the adult, and hence called also paradoxical frog.
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Jak"o (j, n. (Zo\'94l.) An African parrot (Psittacus erithacus), very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also gray parrot.
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Jak"wood` (?), n. See Jackwood.
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Jal"ap (?), n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from Jalapa, a town in Mexico, whence it was first obtained.] (Med.) The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipom\'d2a purga (or Exogonium purga) of the family Convolvulaceae, a climber much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative (cathartic) medicines, and are also called jalap. Other species of Ipom\'d2a yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the Ipom\'d2a Orizabensis, and Ipom\'d2a tuberosa.
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False jalap, the root of Mirabilis Jalapa, four-o'clock, or marvel of Peru.
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Ja*lap"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to jalap.
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Jal"a*pin (?), n. (Chem.) A glucoside found in the stems of the jalap plant and scammony. It is a strong purgative.
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\'d8Ja`lons", n. pl. [F. Of unknown origin.] (Mil.) Long poles, topped with wisps of straw, used as landmarks and signals. Farrow.
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\'d8Ja`lou`sie", n. [F. See Jealousy.] 1. A Venetian or slatted inside window blind.
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2. A window or door made of multiple glass or plastic slats, which can be opened or closed like a jalousie{1}.
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Ja`lou`sied" (?), a. Furnished with jalousies; as, jalousied porches.
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Jam (j, n. [Per. or Hind. j\'bemah garment, robe.] A kind of frock for children.
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Jam, n. (Mining) See Jamb.
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Jam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jammed (j; p. pr. & vb. n. Jamming.] [Either fr. jamb, as if squeezed between jambs, or more likely from the same source as champ See Champ.]
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1. To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in; to cram; as, rock fans jammed the theater for the concert.
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The ship . . . jammed in between two rocks. De Foe.
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2. To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door. [Colloq.]
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3. (Naut.) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. W. C. Russell.
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4. To block or obstruct by packing too much (people or objects) into; as, shoppers jammed the aisles during the fire sale.
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5. (Radio) To interfere with (a radio signal) by sending other signals of the same or nearby frequency; as, the Soviets jammed Radio Free Europe broadcasts for years during the cold war.
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6. To cause to become nonfunctional by putting something in that blocks the movement of a part or parts; as, he jammed the drawer by putting in too many loose papers; he jammed the lock by trying to pick it.
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Jam, v. i. 2. To become stuck so as not to function; as, the copier jammed again.
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2. (Music) To play an instrument in a jam session.
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3. To crowd together; -- usually used with together or in; as, fifty people jammed into a conference room designed for twenty.
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Jam, n. 1. A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river.
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2. An injury caused by jamming. [Colloq.]
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3. A difficult situation; as, he got himself into a jam. [informal]
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Jam, n. [Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice, jelly, j\'bemid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.] A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; also called jelly; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam.
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Jam nut. See Check nut, under Check. -- Jam weld (Forging), a butt weld. See under Butt.
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\'d8Jam`a*ci"na (?), n. [NL.] Jamaicine.
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\'d8Jam"a*dar (?), n. Same as Jemidar.
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Ja*mai"ca (?), n. One of the West Indian islands.
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Jamaica ginger, a variety of ginger, called also white ginger, prepared in Jamaica from the best roots, which are deprived of their epidermis and dried separately. -- Jamaica pepper, allspice. -- Jamaica rose (Bot.), a West Indian melastomaceous shrub (Blakea trinervis), with showy pink flowers.
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Ja*mai"can (?), a. Of or pertaining to Jamaica. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Jamaica.
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Ja*ma"i*cine (?), n. [From Jamaica.] (Chem.) An alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of Geoffroya inermis, a leguminous tree growing in Jamaica and Surinam; -- called also jamacina. Watts.
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Jamb (?), n. [Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See Gambol.]
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1. (Arch) The vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face. Gwilt.
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2. (Mining) Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
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Jamb (?), v. t. See Jam, v. t. & i.
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Jamb, Jambe, Jambeau (?), n. See Jambes.
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jam`ba*lay"a (j, n. A spicy Creole dish of rice with ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish, plus tomatoes, and seasoned with peppers, onions, herbs, and celery.
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jam*beau" (?), n. 1. (Ancient armor) See jambes.
Syn. -- greave.
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2. A type of spikefish of the Atlantic Ocean, Parahollardia lineata.
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Jam*bee" (?), n. [See Jamb, n.: cf. OF. jamboier to walk.] A fashionable cane. [Obs.] Tatler.

{ Jambes (?), Jam"beux (?), } n. pl. [From F. jambe a leg: cf. OF. jambiere. See Jamb, n.] (Ancient Armor) In the Middle Ages, armor for the legs below the knees, usually having front and back pieces; called also greaves. [Written also giambeux.] Chaucer.
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\'d8Jam`bo*la"na (?), n. [Cf. Pg. jambol a kind of tropical fruit.] (Bot.) A myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America (Calyptranthes Jambolana), with astringent bark, used for dyeing. It bears an edible fruit.
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{ Jam"bool, Jam"bul (?) }, n. [Hind. jamb, jamb, prop., the rose-apple tree or its fruit, fr. Skr. jambu, jamb.] The Java plum; also, a drug obtained from its bark and seeds, formerly used as a remedy for diabetes.
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Jam`bo*ree" (?), n. [Etym. uncertain. Cf. Jambone.] 1. A noisy or unrestrained carousal or frolic; a spree. [Slang] Kipling.

A Calcutta-made pony cart had been standing in front of the manager's bungalow when Raja Singh started on his jamboree. W. A. Fraser.
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2. a large festive gathering.
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3. an assembly of boy scouts, usually at the national or international level, including camping among the activities; -- a term adopted by the Boy Scouts organization.
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\'d8Jam"da*ni (?), n. A silk fabric, with a woven pattern of sprigs of flowers. [Written also jamdanee.] Balfour (Cyc. of India).
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James prop. n. 1. William James, an American psychologist and philosopher (1842-1910). He was the brother of Henry James.
Syn. -- William James.
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2. Henry James, an American novelist and critic, born 1843, died 1916. He was the brother of William James.
Syn. -- Henry James.
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3. Saint James the Apostle, a disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of The Epistle of James in the New Testament.
Syn. -- Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle.
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4. The James River, a tributary of the Missouri River.
Syn. -- James River.
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Jamesonia prop. n. A genus of xerophytic ferns of South America.
Syn. -- genus Jamesonia.
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Ja"me*son*ite (?), n. [From Prof. Jameson, of Edinburgh.] (Min.) A steel-gray mineral, of metallic luster, commonly fibrous massive. It is a sulphide of antimony and lead, with a little iron.
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James"'s pow`der (?). (Med.) Antimonial powder, first prepared by Dr. James, an English physician; -- called also fever powder.
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James"town` weed` (?). (Bot.) The poisonous thorn apple or stramonium (Datura stramonium), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown, Virginia. See Datura.
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jimson, jimpson, and gympsum.
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jamjar n. a jar for holding jellies or preserves.
Syn. -- jampot.
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jammed adj. filled to capacity or overfilled; as, the auditorium was jammed to the rafters.
Syn. -- full, jam-packed, packed.
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jampack v. t. 1. to stuff; to fill completely and tightly; to jam{1}.
Syn. -- jel, gel.
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jampan n. a kind of sedan chair used in India.
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jampot n. a jar for holding jellies or preserves; a jamjar.
Syn. -- jamjar.
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Jan (j, n. [Ar.] (Moham. Myth.) One of an intermediate order between angels and men.
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Jane (j, n. [LL. Janua Genoa; L. Genua, also OE. Jean.] 1. A coin of Genoa; any small coin. Chaucer.
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2. A kind of twilled cotton cloth. See Jean.
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Jane"-of-apes" (?), n. A silly, pert girl; -- corresponding to jackanapes. Massinger.
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Jan"gle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jangled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Jangling (?).] [OE. janglen to quarrel, OF. jangler to rail, quarrel; of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. jangelen, janken, to whimper, chide, brawl, quarrel.]
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1. To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune.
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2. To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip. \'bdThou janglest as a jay.\'b8 Chaucer.
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3. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle.
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Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree. Shak.
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Prussian Trenck . . . jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner. Carlyle.
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Jan"gle, v. t. To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with.
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Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh. Shak.
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Jan"gle, n. [Cf. OF. jangle.]
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1. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble. Chaucer.
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2. Discordant sound; wrangling.
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3. The unmelodious ringing of multiple metallic objects striking together, such as a set of small bells.
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The musical jangle of sleigh bells. Longfellow.
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Jan"gler (?), n. [Cf. OF. jangleor.]
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1. An idle talker; a babbler; a prater. Chaucer.
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2. A wrangling, noisy fellow.
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Jan"gler*ess, n. A female prater or babbler.
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Jan"gler*y, n. [Cf. OF. janglerie chattering, talk.] Jangling. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Jan"gling (?), a. Producing discordant sounds. \'bdA jangling noise.\'b8 Milton.
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Jan"gling, n. 1. Idle babbling; vain disputation.
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From which some, having swerved, have turned aside unto vain jangling. 1 Tim. i. 6.
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2. Wrangling; altercation. Lamb.
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jangly adj. like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together; sounding with a jangle{3}; as, a custodian with a jangly set of keys.
Syn. -- jangling.
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Jan"is*sa*ry (?), n. See Janizary.
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Jan"i*tor (?), n. [L., fr. janua a door.] 1. A door-keeper; a porter. [Archaic]
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2. One who is employed to care for a public building, or a building occupied for offices, suites of rooms, etc.; a caretaker; -- the duties may include removal of trash, cleaning of the rooms and public areas, and minor repairs.
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{ Jan"i*tress (?), Jan"i*trix (?), } n. [L. janitrix. See Janitor.] A female janitor.
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Jan"i*zar` (?), n. A janizary. [R.] Byron.
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Jan`i*za"ri*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to the janizaries, or their government. Burke.
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Jan"i*za*ry (?), n.; pl. Janizaries (#). [F. janissaire, fr. Turk. ye new soldiers or troops.] A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826. [written also janissary.]
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Jan"ker (?), n. A long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs. [Scot.] Jamieson.
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Jan"sen*ism (?), n. [F. Jans\'82nisme.] (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of Jansen regarding free will and divine grace.
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Jan"sen*ist, n. [F. Jans\'82niste.] (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Cornelius Jansen, a Roman Catholic bishop of Ypres, in Flanders, in the 17th century, who taught certain doctrines denying free will and the possibility of resisting divine grace.
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Jant (?), v. i. See Jaunt.
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\'d8Jan"thi*na (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Ianthina.
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Jan"ti*ly (?), adv. See Jauntily.
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Jan"ti*ness, n. See Jauntiness.
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\'d8Jan"tu (?) n. A machine of great antiquity, used in Bengal for raising water to irrigate land. Knight.
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Jan"ty (?), a. See Jaunty.
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Jan"u*a*ry (?), n. [L. Januarius, fr. Janus an old Latin deity, the god of the sun and the year, to whom the month of January was sacred; cf. janua a door, Skr. y\'be to go.] The first month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
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Ja"nus (?), n. [L. See January.] (Rom. Antiq.) A Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite directions. Numa is said to have dedicated to Janus the covered passage at Rome, near the Forum, which is usually called the Temple of Janus. This passage was open in war and closed in peace. Dr. W. Smith.
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Janus cloth, a fabric having both sides dressed, the sides being of different colors, -- used for reversible garments.
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Ja"nus-faced` (?), a. Double-faced; deceitful.
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Janus-faced lock, one having duplicate faces so as to go upon a right or a left hand door, the key entering on either side indifferently. Knight.
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Ja"nus-head`ed (?), a. Double-headed.
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Ja*pan" (j, n. [From Japan, the country.] Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning.
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Ja*pan", a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware.
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Japan allspice (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan (Chimonanthus fragrans), related to the Carolina allspice. -- Japan black (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; -- called also Brunswick black, Japan lacquer, or simply Japan. -- Japan camphor, ordinary camphor brought from China or Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called borneol or Borneo camphor. -- Japan clover, or Japan pea (Bot.), a cloverlike plant (Lespedeza striata) from Eastern Asia, useful for fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about 1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it was called variously Yankee clover and Rebel clover. -- Japan earth. See Catechu. -- Japan ink, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black when dry. -- Japan varnish, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of the Rhus vernix, a small Japanese tree related to the poison sumac.
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Ja*pan" (j, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Japanned (j; p. pr. & vb. n. Japanning.]
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1. To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer.
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2. To give a glossy black to, as shoes. [R.] Gay.
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Japan current. A branch of the equatorial current of the Pacific, washing the eastern coast of Formosa and thence flowing northeastward past Japan and merging into the easterly drift of the North Pacific; -- called also Kuro-Siwo, or Black Stream, in allusion to the deep blue of its water. It is similar in may ways to the Gulf Stream.
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Jap`a*nese" (?), a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants.
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Jap`a*nese", n. sing. & pl.
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1. A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people of Japan.
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2. sing. The language of the people of Japan, called in the Japanese language nihongo.
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Ja*panned" (?), a. Treated, or coated, with varnish in the Japanese manner.
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Japanned leather,leather treated with coatings of Japan varnish, and dried in a stove. Knight.
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Ja*pan"ner (?), n. 1. One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese, or one skilled in the art.
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2. A bootblack. [R.]
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Ja*pan"ning (?), n. The art or act of varnishing in the Japanese manner.
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Ja*pan"nish (?), a. After the manner of the Japanese; resembling japanned articles. Carlyle.
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Jape (?), v. i. [Prob. from the same source as gab, influenced by F. japper to yelp. See Gab to deceive.] To jest; to play tricks; to jeer. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Jape, v. t. To mock; to trick. Chaucer.
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I have not been putting a jape upon you. Sir W. Scott.
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The coy giggle of the young lady to whom he has imparted his latest merry jape. W. Besant.
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Jap"er (?), n. A jester; a buffoon. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Jap"er*y (?), n. [Cf. OF. japerie a yelping.] Jesting; buffoonery. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ja"pheth*ite (?), n. A Japhetite. Kitto.
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Ja*phet"ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, Japheth, one of the sons of Noah; as, Japhetic nations, the nations of Europe and Northern Asia; Japhetic languages.
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Ja"phet*ite (?), n. A descendant of Japheth.
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Ja*pon"i*ca (?), n. [NL., Japanese, fr. Japonia Japan.] (Bot.) A species of Camellia (Camellia Japonica), a native of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers. Many other genera have species of the same name.
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Jap"o*nism (?), n. [F. japonisme, fr. Japon Japan.] A quality, idiom, or peculiarity characteristic of the Japanese or their products, esp. in art.
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Jar (j, n. [See Ajar.] A turn. [Only in phrase.]
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On the jar, on the turn, ajar, as a door.
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Jar (j, n. [F. jarre, Sp. jarra, from Ar. jarrah ewer; cf. Pers. jarrah.] 1. A deep, broad-mouthed vessel of earthenware or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes; as, a jar of honey; a rose jar. Dryden.
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2. The measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of oil; a jar of preserves.
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Bell jar, Leyden jar. See in the Vocabulary.
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Jar, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jarred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Jarring (?).] [Cf. OE. charken to creak, AS. cearcian to gnash, F. jars a gander, L. garrire to chatter, prate, OHG. kerran to chatter, croak, G. quarren to grumble, and E. jargon, ajar.]
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1. To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to sound harshly or discordantly; as, the notes jarred on my ears.
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When such strings jar, what hope of harmony ? Shak.
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A string may jar in the best master's hand. Roscommon.
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2. To act in opposition or disagreement; to clash; to interfere; to quarrel; to dispute.
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When those renowned noble peers Greece
jar. Spenser.
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For orders and degrees
Jar not with liberty, but well consist. Milton.
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Jar, v. t. 1. To cause a short, tremulous motion of, to cause to tremble, as by a sudden shock or blow; to shake; to shock; as, to jar the earth; to jar one's faith.
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2. To tick; to beat; to mark or tell off. [Obs.]
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My thoughts are minutes, and with sighs they jar
Shak.
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Jar, n. 1. A rattling, tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh sound; a discord; as, the jar of a train; the jar of harsh sounds.
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2. Clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate; slight disagreement.
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And yet his peace is but continual jar. Spenser.
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Cease, cease these jars, and rest your minds in peace. Shak.
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3. A regular vibration, as of a pendulum.
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I love thee not a jar of the clock. Shak.
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4. pl. In deep well boring, a device resembling two long chain links, for connecting a percussion drill to the rod or rope which works it, so that the drill is driven down by impact and is jerked loose when jammed.
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\'d8Jar`a*ra"ca (?), n. [Pg., from the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A poisonous serpent of Brazil (Bothrops jararaca), about eighteen inches long, and of a dusky, brownish color, variegated with red and black spots.
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Jar"ble (?), v. t. To wet; to bemire. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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\'d8Jar`di`ni\'8are" (?), n. [F., fem. of jardinier gardener. See Garden.] 1. An ornamental stand or receptacle for plants, flowers, etc., used as a piece of decorative furniture in room.
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2. (Cookery) A preparation of mixed vegetables stewed in a sauce with savory herbs, etc.; also, a soup made in this way.
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Jards (?), n. [F. jarde, jardon.] (Far.) A callous tumor on the leg of a horse, below the hock.
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Jar"gle (?), v. i. [Cf. OSw. jerga to repeat angrily, to brawl, Icel. jarg tedious iteration, F. jargonner to talk jargon. See Jargon gabble.] To emit a harsh or discordant sound. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Jar"gon (?), n. [F. jargon, OF. also gargon, perh. akin to E. garrulous, or gargle.] 1. Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish. \'bdA barbarous jargon.\'b8 Macaulay. \'bdAll jargon of the schools.\'b8 Prior.
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2. Hence: an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang. Especially, an idiom with frequent use of informal technical terms, such as acronyms, used by specialists. \'bdAll jargon of the schools.\'b8 Prior.
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The jargon which serves the traffickers. Johnson.
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Jar"gon (j, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jargoned (-g; p. pr. & vb. n. Jargoning.] To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.
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The noisy jay,
Jargoning like a foreigner at his food. Longfellow.
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Jar"gon, n. [E. jargon, It. jiargone; perh. fr. Pers. zarg gold-colored, fr. zar gold. Cf. Zircon.] (Min.) A variety of zircon. See Zircon.
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Jar`go*nelle" (?), n. [F. jargonelle a very gritty variety of pear. See Jargon zircon.] A variety of pear which ripens early.
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Jar*gon"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the mineral jargon.
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Jar"gon*ist (?), n. One addicted to jargon; one who uses cant or slang. Macaulay.
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\'d8Jarl (?), n. [Icel., nobleman, chief. See Earl.] A chief; an earl; in English history, one of the leaders in the Danish and Norse invasions. Longfellow.
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Jar"nut` (?), n. [Of Scand. origin: cf. Dan. jordn\'94d.] (Bot.) An earthnut. Dr. Prior.
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Ja*ro"site (?), n. [From Barranco Jaroso, in Spain.] (Min.) An ocher-yellow mineral occurring in minute rhombohedral crystals. It is a hydrous sulphate of iron and potash.
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Jar"-owl` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The goatsucker.
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Jar"rah (?), n. The mahoganylike wood of the Australian Eucalyptus marginata. See Eucalyptus.
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Jar"ring (?), a. [See Jar.] Shaking; disturbing; discordant. \'bdA jarring sound.\'b8 Dryden.
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Jar"ring n. 1. A shaking; a tremulous motion; as, the jarring of a steamship, caused by its engines.
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2. Discord; a clashing of interests. \'bdEndless jarrings and immortal hate.\'b8 Dryden.
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Jar"ring*ly, adv. In a jarring or discordant manner.

{ Jar"vey, Jar"vy } (?), n. 1. The driver of a hackney coach. [Slang, Eng.] Carlyle.
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2. A hackney coach. [Slang, Eng.]
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The litter at the bottom of the jarvy. T. Hook.
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Ja"sey (?), n. A wig; -- so called, perhaps, from being made of, or resembling, Jersey yarn. Thackeray.
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Jas"hawk` (?), n. [A corruption of eyas hawk.] (Zo\'94l.) A young hawk. Booth.
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Jas"mine (?), n. [F. jasmin, Sp. jazmin, Ar. y\'besm\'c6n, Pers. y\'besm\'c6n; cf. It. gesmino, gelsomino. Cf. Jessamine.] (Bot.) A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The Jasminum officinale, common in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is Jasminum Sambac, and, with Jasminum angustifolia, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false jasmine in the Gelseminum sempervirens (see Gelsemium). Several other plants are called jasmine in the West Indies, as species of Calotropis and Faramea. [Written also jessamine.]
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Cape jasmine, or Cape jessamine, the Gardenia florida, a shrub with fragrant white flowers, a native of China, and hardy in the Southern United States.
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Jason prop. n. the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece.
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Jasp (j, n. Jasper. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Jas"pa*chate (?), n. [L. iaspachates, Gr. (Min.) Agate jasper. [Obs.]
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\'d8Ja`sp\'82" (?), a. [F., p.p. of jasper to mottle. See Jasper.] (Ceramics) Having the surface decorated with cloudings and streaks, somewhat as if imitating jasper.
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Jas"per (?), n. [OE. jaspre, jaspe, OF. jaspre, jaspe, F. jaspe, L. iaspis, Gr. yashp, yashf, Ar. yashb, yasb, yasf, Heb. y\'beshpheh. Cf. Diaper.] (Min.) An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped jasper or banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper.
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Jasper opal, a yellow variety of opal resembling jasper. -- Jasper ware, a delicate kind of earthenware invented by Josiah Wedgwood. It is usually white, but is capable of receiving color.
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Jas"per*a`ted (?), a. mixed with jasper; containing particles of jasper; as, jasperated agate.
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Jas"per*ize (?), v. t. [Usually p. p. Jasperized ( To convert into, or make to resemble, jasper.
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Polished specimens of jasperized and agatized woods. Pop. Sci. Monthly.
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Jas"per*y (?), a. Of the nature of jasper; mixed with jasper.

{ Jas*pid"e*an (?), Jas*pid"e*ous (?), } a. [L. iaspideus. See Jasper.] Consisting of jasper, or containing jasper; jaspery; jasperlike.
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Jas"pi*lite (?), n. [Jasper + -lite.] (Min.) A compact siliceous rock resembling jasper.
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Jas"poid (?), a. [F. jaspo\'8bde; jaspe jasper + Gr. e'i^dos form.] Resembling jasper. [R.]
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Jasp`o"nyx (?), n. [L. iasponyx, Gr. . See Jasper, and Onyx.] (min.) An onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper.
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Ja*troph"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to physic nuts, the seeds of plants of the genus Jatropha.
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Jaunce (?), v. i. [OF. jancer. Cf. Jounce, Jaunt.] To ride hard; to jounce. [Obs.]
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Spurr'd, galled and tired by jauncing Bolingbroke. Shak.
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Jaun"dice (?; 277), n. [OE. jaunis, F. jaunisse, fr. jaune yellow, orig. jalne, fr. L. galbinus yellowish, fr. galbus yellow.] (Med.) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the f\'91ces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood.
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Blue jaundice. See Cyanopathy.
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Jaun"dice (?), v. t. To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.
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The envy of wealth jaundiced his soul. Ld. Lytton.
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Jaun"diced (?), a. 1. Affected with jaundice.
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Jaundiced eyes seem to see all objects yellow. Bp. Hall.
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2. Prejudiced; envious; as, a jaundiced judgment.
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Jaunt (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jaunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jaunting.] [Cf. Scot. jaunder to ramble, jaunt to taunt, jeer, dial. Sw. ganta to play the buffoon, romp, jest; perh. akin to E. jump. Cf. Jaunce.]
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1. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
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2. To ride on a jaunting car.
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Jaunting car, a kind of low-set open vehicle, used in Ireland, in which the passengers ride sidewise, sitting back to back. [Written also jaunty car.] Thackeray.
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Jaunt, v. t. To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] Bale.
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Jaunt, n. 1. A wearisome journey. [R.]
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Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind
jaunt, though hurried sore.
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2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
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Jaun"ti*ly (?), adv. In a jaunty manner.
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Jaun"ti*ness, n. The quality of being jaunty.
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That jauntiness of air I was once master of. Addison.
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Jaun"ty (?), a. [Compar. Jauntier (?); superl. Jauntiest.] [Formerly spelt janty, fr. F. gentil. See Gentle, and cf. Genty.] Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
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Ja"va (j, n. 1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands.
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2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java.
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3. (Computers) [all capitals] an object-oriented computer programming language, derived largely from C++, used widely for design and display of web pages on the world-wide web. It is an interpreted language, and has been suggested as a platform-independent code to allow execution of the same progam under multiple operating systems without recompiling. The language is still (1997) under active development, and is evolving.
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Java cat (Zo\'94l.), the musang. -- Java sparrow (Zo\'94l.), a species of finch (Padda oryzivora), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also ricebird, and paddy bird. In the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also kept as a cage bird.
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Jav`a*nese" (?), a. Of or pertaining to Java, or to the people of Java. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Java.
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Jav"el (?), n. A vagabond. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Jave"lin (?), n. [F. javeline; akin to Sp. jabalina, It. giavelina, and F. javelot, OF. gavlot. Cf. Gavelock.] 1. A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by the hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game.
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Flies the javelin swifter to its mark,
Addison.
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2. (Sport) A wooden shaft resembling a spear, thrown by contestants in a contest called the javelin throw; the one throwing the javelin furthest wins the contest. The javelin throw is one of the field events of the modern Olympic Games.
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Jave"lin, v. t. To pierce with a javelin. [R.] Tennyson.
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Jave`lin*ier" (?), n. A soldier armed with a javelin. Holland.
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Jaw (j, n. [A modification of chaw