Webster's Dictionary 1913

784

Jungly

Jun″gly (–gly̆), a. Consisting of jungles; abounding with jungles; of the nature of a jungle.

785

Junior

Jun″ior (jūn″yẽr; 277), a. [L. contr. fr. juvenior, compar. of juvenis young. See Juvenile.]1. Less advanced in age than another; younger.☞ Junior is applied to distinguish the ...

786

Junior (2)

Jun″ior, n. 1. A younger person.His junior she, by thirty years. Byron.2. Hence: One of a lower or later standing; specifically, in American colleges, one in the third year of h...

787

Juniority

Jun‐ior″i‐ty (?), n. The state or quality of being junior.

788

Juniper

Ju″ni‐per (?), n. [L. juniperus, prop., youth-producing, and so called from its evergreen appearance, from the roots of E. juvenile, and parent. Cf. Gin the liquor.] (Bot.) Any ...

789

Juniperin

Ju″ni‐per‐in (?), n.(Chem.) A yellow amorphous substance extracted from juniper berries.

790

Juniperite

Ju″ni‐per‐ite (?), n.(Paleon.) One of the fossil Coniferæ, evidently allied to the juniper.

791

Junk

Junk (?), n. A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk. Lowell.

792

Junk (2)

Junk, n. [Pg. junco junk, rush, L. juncus a bulrush, of which ropes were made in early ages. Cf. Junket.]1. Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, sw...

793

Junk (3)

Junk, n. [Pg. junco; cf. Jav. & Malay jong, ajong, Chin. chwan.] (Naut.) A large vessel, without keel or prominent stem, and with huge masts in one piece, used by the Chinese, J...

794

Junker

‖Jun″ker (?), n. [G. Cf. Yonker.] A young German noble or squire; esp., a member of the aristocratic party in Prussia.

795

Junkerism

Jun″ker‐ism (?), n. The principles of the aristocratic party in Prussia.

796

Junket

Jun″ket (?), n. [Formerly also juncate, fr. It. giuncata cream cheese, made in a wicker or rush basket, fr. L. juncus a rush. See 2d Junk, and cf. Juncate.]1. A cheese cake; a s...

797

Junket (2)

Jun″ket, v. i. To feast; to banquet; to make an entertainment; — sometimes applied opprobriously to feasting by public officers at the public cost.Job's children junketed and fe...

798

Junket (3)

Jun″ket, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Junketed; p. pr. & vb. n.Junketing.] To give entertainment to; to feast.The good woman took my lodgings over my head, and was in such a hurry to junk...

799

Junketing

Jun″ket‐ing, n. A feast or entertainment; a revel.All those snug junketings and public gormandizings for which the ancient magistrates were equally famous with their modern succ...

800

Junketries

Jun″ket‐ries (?), n. pl. Sweetmeats.

801

Juno

Ju″no (jū″nō̍), n.; pl.Junos (–nō̍z).1. (Rom. Myth.) The sister and wife of Jupiter, the queen of heaven, and the goddess who presided over marriage. She corresponds to the Gree...

802

Junta

Jun″ta (jŭn″tȧ), n.; pl.Juntas (–tȧz). [Sp., fr. L. junctus joined, p. p. of jungere to join. See Join, and cf. Junto.] A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp., t...

803

Junto

Jun″to (–tō̍), n.; pl.Juntos (–tō̍z). [Sp. junto united. See Junta.] A secret council to deliberate on affairs of government or politics; a number of men combined for party intr...

804

Jupartie

Jup″ar‐tie (?), n. Jeopardy. Chaucer.

805

Jupati palm

Ju′pa‐ti″ palm′ (?). (Bot.) A great Brazilian palm tree (Raphia tædigera), used by the natives for many purposes.

806

Jupe

Jupe (?), n. Same as Jupon.

807

Jupiter

Ju″pi‐ter (?), n. [L., fr. Jovis pater. See Jove.]1. (Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He corresponds to ...

808

Jupon

{ Ju‐pon″ (?), Jup‐pon″ (?), } n. [F. jupon, fr. jupe skirt, Sp. aljuba a Moorish garment, Ar. jubba.] [Written variously jupe, jump, juppo, etc.]1. A sleeveless jacket worn ove...

809

Jura

Ju″ra (?), n. 1. A range of mountains between France and Switzerland.2. (Geol.) The Jurassic period. See Jurassic.

810

Jura-trias

Ju′ra–tri″as (?), n.(Geol.) A term applied to many American Mesozoic strata, in which the characteristics of the Jurassic and Triassic periods appear to be blended. — Ju′ra–tri‐...