Jacobian (a.) Of or pertaining to a style of architecture and decoration in the time of James the First, of England.
Jacobin (n.) A Dominican friar; -- so named because, before the French Revolution, that order had a convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris.
Jacobin (n.) One of a society of violent agitators in France, during the revolution of 1789, who held secret meetings in the Jacobin convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris, and concerted measures to control the proceedings of the National Assembly. Hence: A plotter against an existing government; a turbulent demagogue.
Jacobin (n.) A fancy pigeon, in which the feathers of the neck form a hood, -- whence the name. The wings and tail are long, and the beak moderately short.
Jacobin (a.) Same as Jacobinic.
Jacobine (n.) A Jacobin.
Jacobinic (a.) Alt. of Jacobinical
Jacobinical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Jacobins of France; revolutionary; of the nature of, or characterized by, Jacobinism.
Jacobinism (n.) The principles of the Jacobins; violent and factious opposition to legitimate government.
Jacobinized (imp. & p. p.) of Jacobinize
Jacobinizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jacobinize
Jacobinize (v. t.) To taint with, or convert to, Jacobinism.
Jacobite (n.) A partisan or adherent of James the Second, after his abdication, or of his descendants, an opposer of the revolution in 1688 in favor of William and Mary.
Jacobite (n.) One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Baradaeus, its leader in the sixth century.
Jacobite (a.) Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.
Jacobitic (a.) Alt. of Jacobitical
Jacobitical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Jacobites; characterized by Jacobitism.
Jacobitism (n.) The principles of the Jacobites.
Jacobuses (pl. ) of Jacobus
Jacobus (n.) An English gold coin, of the value of twenty-five shillings sterling, struck in the reign of James I.
Jaconet (n.) A thin cotton fabric, between and muslin, used for dresses, neckcloths, etc.
Jacquard (a.) Pertaining to, or invented by, Jacquard, a French mechanician, who died in 1834.
Jacqueminot (n.) A half-hardy, deep crimson rose of the remontant class; -- so named after General Jacqueminot, of France.
Jacquerie (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 to the peasantry. Hence, any revolt of peasants.
Jactancy (n.) A boasting; a bragging.
Jactation (n.) A throwing or tossing of the body; a shaking or agitation.
Jactitation (n.) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim.
Jactitation (n.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium.
Jaculable (a.) Fit for throwing.
Jaculated (imp. & p. p.) of Jaculate
Jaculating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jaculate
Jaculate (v. t.) To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit.
Jaculation (n.) The act of tossing, throwing, or hurling, as spears.
Jaculator () One who throws or casts.
Jaculator () The archer fish (Toxotes jaculator).
Jaculatory (a.) Darting or throwing out suddenly; also, suddenly thrown out; uttered in short sentences; ejaculatory; as, jaculatory prayers.
Jadding (n.) See Holing.
Jade (n.) A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples.
Jade (n.) A mean or tired horse; a worthless nag.
Jade (n.) A disreputable or vicious woman; a wench; a quean; also, sometimes, a worthless man.
Jade (n.) A young woman; -- generally so called in irony or slight contempt.
Jaded (imp. & p. p.) of Jade
Jading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jade
Jade (v. t.) To treat like a jade; to spurn.
Jade (v. t.) To make ridiculous and contemptible.
Jade (v. t.) To exhaust by overdriving or long-continued labor of any kind; to tire or wear out by severe or tedious tasks; to harass.
Jade (v. i.) To become weary; to lose spirit.
Jadeite (n.) See Jade, the stone.
Jadery (n.) The tricks of a jade.
Jadish (a.) Vicious; ill-tempered; resembling a jade; -- applied to a horse.
Jadish (a.) Unchaste; -- applied to a woman.
Jaeger (n.) See Jager.
Jag (n.) A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.
Jag (n.) A part broken off; a fragment.
Jag (n.) A cleft or division.
Jagged (imp. & p. p.) of Jag
Jagging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jag
Jag (v. t.) To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch.
Jag (n.) A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore.
Jag (v. t.) To carry, as a load; as, to jag hay, etc.
Jaganatha (n.) Alt. of Jaganatha
Jaganatha (n.) See Juggernaut.
Jager (n.) A sharpshooter. See Yager.
Jager (n.) Any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also boatswain, and marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (Megalestris skua).
Jagg (v. t. & n.) See Jag.
Jagged (a.) Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; as, jagged rocks.
Jagger (n.) One who carries about a small load; a peddler. See 2d Jag.
Jagger (n.) One who, or that which, jags; specifically: (a) jagging iron used for crimping pies, cakes, etc. (b) A toothed chisel. See Jag, v. t.
Jaggery (n.) Raw palm sugar, made in the East Indies by evaporating the fresh juice of several kinds of palm trees, but specifically that of the palmyra (Borassus flabelliformis).
Jaggy (a.) Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth.
Jaghir (n.) A village or district the government and revenues of which are assigned to some person, usually in consideration of some service to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops.
Jaghirdar (n.) The holder of a jaghir.
Jagua palm () A great Brazilian palm (Maximiliana regia), having immense spathes which are used for baskets and tubs.
Jaguar (n.) A large and powerful feline animal (Felis onca), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. Called also the American tiger.
Jaguarondi (n.) A South American wild cat (Felis jaguarondi), having a long, slim body and very short legs. Its color is grayish brown, varied with a blackish hue. It is arboreal in its habits and feeds mostly on birds.
Jah (n.) Jehovah.
Jail (n.) A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
Jail (v. t.) To imprison.
Jailer (n.) The keeper of a jail or prison.
Jain (n.) Alt. of Jaina
Jaina (n.) One of a numerous sect in British India, holding the tenets of Jainism.
Jainism (n.) The heterodox Hindoo religion, of which the most striking features are the exaltation of saints or holy mortals, called jins, above the ordinary Hindoo gods, and the denial of the divine origin and infallibility of the Vedas. It is intermediate between Brahmanism and Buddhism, having some things in common with each.
Jairou (n.) The ahu or Asiatic gazelle.
Jak (n.) see Ils Jack.
Jakes (n.) A privy.
Jakie (n.) A South American striped frog (Pseudis paradoxa), remarkable for having a tadpole larger than the adult, and hence called also paradoxical frog.
Jako (n.) An African parrot (Psittacus erithacus), very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also gray parrot.
Jakwood (n.) See Jackwood.
Jalap (n.) The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipomoea purga (or Exogonium purga), a climber much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative medicines. Other species of Ipomoea yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the I. Orizabensis, and I. tuberosa.
Jalapic (a.) Of or pertaining to jalap.
Jalapin (n.) A glucoside found in the stems of the jalap plant and scammony. It is a strong purgative.
Jalons (n. pl.) Long poles, topped with wisps of straw, used as landmarks and signals.
Jalousie (n.) A Venetian or slatted inside window blind.
Jalousied (a.) Furnished with jalousies; as, jalousied porches.
Jam (n.) A kind of frock for children.
Jam (n.) See Jamb.
Jammed (imp. & p. p.) of Jam
Jamming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jam
Jam (v. t.) To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.
Jam (v. t.) To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door.