Webster's Dictionary 1913

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J

J (jā). 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 E...

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Jaal goat

Jaal″ goat′ (?). (Zoöl.) 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

Jab (?), v. t. [Cf. Job.] To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t.

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Jab (2)

Jab, n. A thrust or stab.

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Jabber

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; ...

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Jabber (2)

Jab″ber, v. t. To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble; as, to jabber French. Addison.

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Jabber (3)

Jab″ber, n. Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish. Swift.

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Jabberer

Jab″ber‐er (?), n. One who jabbers.

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Jabberingly

Jab″ber‐ing‐ly, adv. In a jabbering manner.

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Jabberment

Jab″ber‐ment (?), n. Jabber. Milton.

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Jabbernowl

Jab″ber‐nowl′ (?), n. Same as Jobbernowl.

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Jabiru

Jab″i‐ru (?), n. [Braz. jabirú, jaburú.] (Zoöl.) One of several large wading birds of the genera Mycteria and Xenorhynchus, allied to the storks in form and habits.☞ The America...

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Jaborandi

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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Jaborine

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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Jabot

‖Jab″ot (?), n.1. Originally, a kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of the shirt.2. An arrangement of lace or tulle, looped ornamentally, and worn by women on the front of t...

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Jacal

Ja‐cal″ (hä‐käl″; 239), 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 timbe...

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Jacamar

Jac″a‐mar′ (?), n. [F. jacamar, Braz. jacamarica; cf. Sp. jacamar.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of tropical American birds of the genus Galbula and allied genera. They a...

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Jacana

Jac″a‐na′ (?), n. [Cf. Sp. jacania.] (Zoöl.) Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus Jacana and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the wings. They are ...

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Jacaranda

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, tig...

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Jacare

Jac″a‐re′ (?), n. [Pg. jacaré; of Brazilian origin.] (Zoöl.) A cayman. See Yacare.

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Jacchus

Jac″chus (?), n. [NL., fr. L. Jacchus a mystic name of Bacchus, Gr. �.] (Zoöl.) The common marmoset (Hapale vulgaris). Formerly, the name was also applied to other species of th...

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Jacconet

Jac″co‐net (?), n. See Jaconet.

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Jacent

Ja″cent (?), a. [L. jacens, p. pr. of jacere to lie: cf. F. jacent.] Lying at length; as, the jacent posture. Sir H. Wotton.

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Jacinth

Ja″cinth (?), n. [F. jacinthe, L. hyacinthus. See Hyacinth.] See Hyacinth. Tennyson.

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Jack

Jack (jăk), 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 differ...

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Jack (2)

Jack (?), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. �, Heb. Ya 'aqōb Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. Jacobite, Jockey.]1. A familiar nickname of, or subs...

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Jack (3)

Jack (?), n. [F. jaque, jacque, perh. from the proper name Jacques. Cf. Jacquerie.] A coarse and cheap mediæval coat of defense, esp. one made of leather.Their horsemen are with...