Webster's Dictionary 1828

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JAPANNER

JAPAN'NER, noun One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese, or one skilled in the art.1. A shoe-blacker.

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JAPANNING

JAPAN'NING, participle present tense Varnishing in the manner of the Japanese; giving a glossy black surface.JAPAN'NING, noun The art of varnishing and drawing figures on wood o...

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JAPE

JAPE, verb intransitive To jest.JAPE, verb transitive To cheat.JAPE, noun A jest; a trick.

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JAPER

JA'PER, noun A jester.

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JAPHETIC

JAPHET'IC, adjective Pertaining to Japheth, the eldest son of Noah; as the japhetic nations, which people the North of Asia and all Europe; japhetic languages.

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JAPU

JAP'U, noun A bird of Brazil that suspends its nest.

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JAR

J'AR, verb intransitive To strike together with a short rattle or tremulous sound; to strike untunably or harshly; to strike discordantly; as a jarring sound.A string may jar in...

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JARARACA

JARARACA, noun A species of serpent in America, seldom exceeding 18 inches in length, having prominent veins on its head, and of a dusky brownish color, variegated with red and ...

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JARBLE

J'ARBLEJARDES, noun Callous tumors on the legs of a horse, below the bend of the ham on the outside.

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JARGLE

J'ARGLE, verb intransitive To emit a harsh or shrill sound. [Not in use.]

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JARGON

J'ARGON, noun1. Confused, unintelligible talk or language; gabble; gibberish; cant.All jargon of the schools.2. A mineral, usually of a gray or greenish white color, in small ir...

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JARGONELLE

JARGONELLE, noun jargonel'. A species of pear.

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JARGONIC

JARGON'IC, adjective Pertaining to the mineral jargon.

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JARRED

J'ARRED, participle passive [from jar.] Shaken.

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JARRING

J'ARRING, participle present tense Shaking; making a harsh sound; discordant.J'ARRING, noun A shaking; discord; dispute; collision.

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JASHAWK

JAS'HAWK, noun A young hawk.

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JASMIN

JAS'MINJAS'MINE, noun [It is sometimes written in English jessamine.]A plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing beautiful flowers. There are several species. The common white jasmin...

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JASMINE

JAS'MINE, n. [It is sometimes written in English jessamine.]A plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing beautiful flowers. There are several species. The common white jasmin is a cli...

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JASPACHATE

JAS'PACHATE, noun A name anciently given to some varieties of agate jasper.

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JASPER

J'ASPER, noun [Latin iaspis.] A mineral of the siliceous kind, and of several varieties. It is less hard than flint or even than common quartz, but gives fire with steel. It is ...

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JASPERATED

J'ASPERATED, adjective Mixed with jasper; containing particles of jasper; as a jasperated agate.

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JASPIDEAN

JASPIDE'AN, adjective Like jasper; consisting of jasper, or partaking of jasper.

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JASPONYX

J'ASPONYX, noun The purest horn-colored onyx, with beautiful green zones, composed of genuine matter of the finest jaspers.

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JAUNCE

JAUNCE, verb intransitive To bustle; to jaunt.

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JAUNDICE

JAUNDICE, noun j'andis. A disease which is characterized by a suffusion of bile over the coats of the eye and the whole surface of the body, by which they are tinged with a yell...

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JAUNDICED

JAUNDICED, adjective j'andised. Affected with the jaundice; suffused with a yellow color; as a jaundiced eye.1. Prejudiced; seeing with discolored organs.

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JAUNT

JAUNT. [See Jant.]JAV'EL, verb transitive To bemire; and as a noun, a wandering or dirty fellow.