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Jabot
Originally, a kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of the shirt.
Jack
A large tree, the , 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.
Jack-a-dandy
A little dandy; a little, foppish, impertinent fellow.
jackbooted
Wearing jackboots; -- used especially as a metaphor for ; .
Jackpot
Same as . See under .
Jackwood
Wood of the jack (), used in cabinetwork.
Jacobine
A Jacobin.
Jaculate
To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit.
Jako
An African parrot (), very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also .
Janizarian
Of or pertaining to the janizaries, or their government.
Janizary
A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826.
Janker
A long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs.
Janthina
See .
Janus
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.
Janus-headed
Double-headed.
Jape
To mock; to trick.
Japhetic
Pertaining to, or derived from, Japheth, one of the sons of Noah;
Jar
To cause a short, tremulous motion of, to cause to tremble, as by a sudden shock or blow; to shake; to shock;
Jarble
To wet; to bemire.
Jargonelle
A variety of pear which ripens early.
Jarring
Shaking; disturbing; discordant.
Jaspachate
Agate jasper.
Jaspoid
Resembling jasper.
Jawy
Relating to the jaws.
jellaba
a loose cloak with a hood; worn in the Middle East and northern Africa.
jelled
congealed from a liquid state into a jelly; jellied.
jellied
Brought to the state or consistency of jelly.
Jenny
A machine for spinning a number of threads at once, -- used in factories. Also called .
Jeofail
An oversight in pleading, or the acknowledgment of a mistake or oversight.
Jeopardy
Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger.
Jerquer
A customhouse officer who searches ships for unentered goods.
Jerry-built
Built hastily and of bad materials; .
Jess
A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See of .
Jessamine
Same as .
Jesuit
One of a religious order founded by , and approved in 1540, under the title of .
Jewise
Same as .
Jibber
A horse that jibs.
Jiffy
A moment; an instant; .
Jill
A young woman; a sweetheart. See .
Jingler
One who, or that which, jingles.
jock
a person trained to compete in sports; an athlete.
Joggle
To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
Johannisberger
A fine white wine produced on the estate of Schloss (or Castle) , on the Rhine.
Jolty
That jolts; .
Joule's cycle
The cycle for the air engine proposed by . In it air is taken by a pump from a cold chamber and compressed adiabatically until its pressure is eqal to that of the air in a hot chamber, into which it is then delivered, thereby displacing an equal amount of hot air into the engine cylinder. Here it expands adiabatically to the temperature of the cold chamber into which it is finally exhausted. This cycle, reversed, is used in refrigerating machines.
Journey
To travel from place to place; to go from home to a distance.
Joust
A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field.
Jubilate
To exult; to rejoice.
Judaizer
One who conforms to or inculcates Judaism;
Judas-colored
Red; -- from a tradition that had red hair and beard.
Jug
To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
Jugoslavian
a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia.
July
The seventh month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
jumbo
Any object which is a very large example of its class.
Jumper
A loose upper garment
Junior
A younger person.
Juniperite
One of the fossil , evidently allied to the juniper.
Junk
A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See .
Junketries
Sweetmeats.
junkyard
a field where junk is collected and stored for resale.
Juxtapose
To place in juxtaposition.