Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Jackstone

Jack″stone′ (?), n. (a) One of the pebbles or pieces used in the game of jackstones. (b) (pl.) A game played with five small stones or pieces of metal. See 6th Chuck.

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Jackstraw

Jack″straw′ (?), n. 1. An effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man without property or influence. Milton.2. One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood, et...

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Jackwood

Jack″wood′ (?), n. Wood of the jack (Artocarpus integrifolia), used in cabinetwork.

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Jacky

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.

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Jacob

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); — ...

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Jacobæan lily

Jac′o‐bæ″an lil″y (?). [See Jacobean.] (Bot.) A bulbous plant (Amaryllis, orSprekelia, formosissima) from Mexico. It bears a single, large, deep, red, lilylike flower. [Written ...

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Jacobean

{ Ja‐co″be‐an (?; 277), Ja‐co″bi‐an (?), } a. [From L. Jacobus James. See 2d Jack.] Of or pertaining to a style of architecture and decoration in the time of James the First, of...

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Jacobin

Jac″o‐bin (jăk″ō̍‐bĭn), n. [F. See 2d Jack, Jacobite.]1. (Eccl. Hist.) A Dominican friar; — so named because, before the French Revolution, that order had a convent in the Rue S...

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Jacobin (2)

Jac″o‐bin, a. Same as Jacobinic.

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Jacobine

Jac″o‐bine (–bĭn), n. A Jacobin.

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Jacobinic

{ Jac′o‐bin″ic (–bĭn″ĭk), Jac′o‐bin″ic‐al (–ĭ‐kal), } a. Of or pertaining to the Jacobins of France; revolutionary; of the nature of, or characterized by, Jacobinism. Burke. — J...

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Jacobinism

Jac″o‐bin‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. Jacobinisme.] The principles of the Jacobins; violent and factious opposition to legitimate government.Under this new stimulus, Burn's previous Jac...

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Jacobinize

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.France was not then jaco...

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Jacobite

Jac″o‐bite (?), n. [L. Jacobus James: cf. F. Jacobite. See 2d Jack.]1. (Eng. Hist.) A partisan or adherent of James the Second, after his abdication, or of his descendants, an o...

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Jacobite (2)

Jac″o‐bite, a. Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.

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Jacobitic

{ 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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Jacobitism

Jac″o‐bit‐ism′ (?), n. The principles of the Jacobites. Mason.

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Jacobus

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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Jaconet

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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Jacquard

Jac‐quard″ (?), a. Pertaining to, or invented by, Jacquard, a French mechanician, who died in 1834.Jacquard apparatusorarrangement, a device applied to looms for weaving figured...

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Jacqueminot

‖Jacque″mi‐not (?), n. A half-hardy, deep crimson rose of the remontant class; — so named after General Jacqueminot, of France.

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Jacquerie

‖Jacque′rie″ (?), n. 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 ...

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Jactancy

Jac″tan‐cy (jăk″tan‐sy̆), n. [L. jactantia, fr. jactans, p. pr. of jactare to throw, boast, freq. fr. jacere to throw; cf. F. jactance.] A boasting; a bragging.

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Jactation

Jac‐ta″tion (jăk‐tā″shŭn), 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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Jactitation

Jac″ti‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. See Jactancy.]1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false cla...

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Jaculable

Jac″u‐la‐ble (?), a. Fit for throwing.

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Jaculate

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.