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Jargle
() To emit a harsh or discordant sound.
Jargon
() Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang.
Jargoned
() of Jargon
Jargoning
() of Jargon
Jargon
() To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.
Jargon
() A variety of zircon. See Zircon.
Jargonelle
() A variety of pear which ripens early.
Jargonic
() Of or pertaining to the mineral jargon.
Jargonist
() One addicted to jargon; one who uses cant or slang.
Jarl
() A chief; an earl; in English history, one of the leaders in the Danish and Norse invasions.
Jarnut
() An earthnut.
Jarosite
() An ocher-yellow mineral occurring on minute rhombohedral crystals. It is a hydrous sulphate of iron and potash.
Jar-owl
() The goatsucker.
Jarrah
() The mahoganylike wood of the Australian Eucalyptus marginata. See Eucalyptus.
Jarring
() Shaking; disturbing; discordant.
Jarring
() A shaking; a tremulous motion; as, the jarring of a steamship, caused by its engines.
Jarring
() Discord; a clashing of interests.
Jarringly
() In a jarring or discordant manner.
Jarvey
() Alt. of Jarvy
Jarvy
() The driver of a hackney coach.
Jarvy
() A hackney coach.
Jasey
() A wig; -- so called, perhaps, from being made of, or resembling, Jersey yarn.
Jashawk
() A young hawk.
Jasmine
() A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The J. officinale, common in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is J. Sambac, and, with J. angustifolia, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false jasmine in the Gelseminum sempervirens (see Gelsemium). Several other plants are called jasmine in the West Indies, as species of Calotropis and Faramea.
Jasp
() Jasper.
Jaspachate
() Agate jasper.
Jasper
() An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped / banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper.
Jasperated
() mixed with jasper; containing particles of jasper; as, jasperated agate.
Jasperize
() To convert into, or make to resemble, jasper.
Jaspery
() Of the nature of jasper; mixed with jasper.
Jaspidean
() Alt. of Jaspideous
Jaspideous
() Consisting of jasper, or containing jasper; jaspery; jasperlike.
Jaspilite
() A compact siliceous rock resembling jasper.
Jaspoid
() Resembling jasper.
Jasponyx
() An onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper.
Jatrophic
() Of or pertaining to physic nuts, the seeds of plants of the genus Jatropha.
Jaunce
() To ride hard; to jounce.
Jaundice
() A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the faeces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood.
Jaundice
() To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.
Jaundiced
() Affected with jaundice.
Jaundiced
() Prejudiced; envious; as, a jaundiced judgment.
Jaunted
() of Jaunt
Jaunting
() of Jaunt
Jaunt
() To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
Jaunt
() To ride on a jaunting car.
Jaunt
() To jolt; to jounce.
Jaunt
() A wearisome journey.
Jaunt
() A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
Jauntily
() In a jaunty manner.
Jauntiness
() The quality of being jaunty.
