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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Jān'gle, v. i. p. 724To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune. 2. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to bicker; to wrangle. Good wits will be jangling; but gentles agree. Shak.Jăn'gle, v. t. p. 724To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to rattle. “Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harshly.” Shak. 2. To cause to sound untunably or discordantly. Ere monkish rhymes Had jangled…Jăn'gle, n. p. 724Discordant sound; contention; prate; babble.Jăn'gler, n. p. 724A wrangling, noisy fellow.Jān'gler-ess, n. p. 724A female who jangles; a noisy, quarrelsome woman.Jān'is-sa-ry, n. p. 724See JANIZARY.Jān'i-tor, n. p. 724A doorkeeper; a porter.Jān'i-trix, n. p. 724A female doorkeeper. 2. (Anat.) A large vein; the vena porta.Jān'i-zār', n. p. 724A janizary. [Rare.]Jān'i-zā'ri-an, a. p. 724Pertaining to the Janizaries, or their government.Jān'i-za-ry, n. p. 724A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826. [Written also janissary.]Jān'nock, n. p. 724Oat-bread. [Prov. Eng.]Jān'sen-ism, n. p. 724(Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of Jansen in regard to free will and grace.Jān'sen-ist, n. p. 724(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Cornelius Jansen, a Roman Catholic bishop of Ypres, in Flanders, who received certain views of grace similar to those taught by Calvin, and formed a powerful party in the…Jānt, v. i. p. 724To jaunt. See JAUNT.Jan-thī'na, n. p. 724(Zoöl.) A genus of turbinated testaceous mollusks, of remarkable habits, shell ventricose, globular, or anoid;—named from the beautiful violet color of the shell.Jānt'i-ly, adv. p. 724Jauntily.Jänt'i-ness, n. p. 724Jauntiness.Jăn'tū, n. p. 724A machine for raising water. [India.]Jän'ty, a. p. 724Jaunty. See JAUNTY.Jăn'ū-a-ry, n. p. 724The first month of the year, according to the present computation.Jā'nus, n. p. 724(Rom. Antiq.) A Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite directions. His temple, at Rome, was never closed except in a time of universal peace.Jā'nus-fāced, a. p. 724Practicing duplicity.Ja-pān', n. or Ja-pān', a., n. p. 724Work varnished and figured in the manner practiced by the natives of Japan; also, the peculiar varnish or lacquer used in japanning metallic or other articles. Ja-pān', a. Of, or pertaining to…Ja-păn', v. t. p. 724To cover with a thick coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese. 2. To black and gloss, as in blacking shoes or boots. Japanned leather, a sort of enameled or varnished leather…Jăp'a-nēse', a. p. 724(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Japan, or its inhabitants.Jăp'a-nēse', n. p. 724(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Japan; in the plural, the people of Japan. 2. The language of the people of Japan.Ja-păn'ner, n. p. 724One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese, or one skilled in the art. 2. A shoe-blacker. Pope.Ja-pān'nish, a. p. 724After the manner of the Japanese, or of japanned articles. Carlyle.Jāpe, v. i. p. 724To jest. [Obs. or rare.] Chaucer.Jāpe, v. t. p. 724To play jests upon; to deride; to trick; to cheat.Jāpe, n. p. 724A jest; a trick. I have not been putting a jape upon you all this time. W. Scott.Jāp'er, n. p. 724A jester. [Obs.]Ja-phĕt'ic, a. p. 724Pertaining to Japheth, the eldest son of Noah; as, the Japhetic nations, which people the north of Asia and all Europe; Japhetic languages.Jăp'ū, n. p. 724(Ornith.) A bird of Brazil, a kind of woodpecker that suspends its nest.Jär, v. i. p. 724To give forth a short rattle or tremulous sound; to vibrate harshly or discordantly; as, a jarring sound. When such strings jar, what hope of harmony? Shak. A string may jar in the best master's…Jär, v. t. p. 724To cause a short, tremulous motion; to cause to tremble; to shake.Jär, n. p. 724A rattling vibration; a shake; a harsh sound; a discord; as, a trembling jar. 2. Clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate. And yet his peace is but continual jar. Spenser. Cease…Jär, n. p. 724A vessel, as of earth or glass, with a large belly and broad mouth; as, a jar of honey. 2. The measure of what is contained in a jar; a jar full; as, a jar of oil.Jār'a-rā'ē'ā, n. p. 724(Zoöl.) A species of poisonous serpent (Bothrops jararaca) native to Brazil, seldom exceeding eighteen inches in length, and of a dusky, brownish color, variegated with red and black spots.Jär'ble, v. t. p. 724To wet; to bemire. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also jarvel.] Halliwell.Järdles, n. pl. p. 724(Far.) Callous tumors on the legs of a horse below the bend of the ham on the outside.Jär'gle, v. i. p. 724To emit a harsh or shrill sound. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Jār'gog-ie, v. t. p. 724To make jargon of; to throw into confusion. [Obs.]Jär'gon, n. p. 724Confused, unintelligible talk or language; gabble; gibberish. “All jargon of the schools.” Prior. 2. An artificial idiom or dialect; a cant language; slang.Jär'gon, n. p. 724(Min.) A variety of zircon. See ZIRCON. Dana.Jär'gon, v. i. p. 724To emit unintelligent or unintelligible sounds. To fill sea and air With their sweet jargoning. Coleridge.Jär'go-nëlle', n. p. 724A variety of pear which ripens early.Jar-gōn'ic, a. p. 724Pertaining to the mineral jargon.Jär'-nut, n. p. 724(Bot.) The tuberous root of a plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum); earth-nut.Jär'ring-ly, adv. p. 724Shaking discordantly.Jär'vel, v. t. p. 724See JARBLE.Jā′sey, n. p. 724A wig; also a head of bushy hair;— so called, perhaps, from being made of, or resembling, Jersey yarn, the name being formed by corruption of Jersey.Jăs'hawk, n. p. 724A young hawk. Booth.Jăs'mine or Jäs'mine, n. p. 724(Bot.) A climbing plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The J. officinale is common in the south of Europe, and bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is J.…Jăsp, n. p. 724Jasper. [Obs.] Spenser.Jäs'pa-chāte, n. p. 724Agate jasper. [Obs.]Jăs'per, n. p. 724(Min.) 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, &c. When the…Jäs'per-ā'ted, a. p. 724Mixed with jasper; containing particles of jasper; as, jasperated agate.Jäs'per-y, a. p. 724Of the nature of jasper; mixed with jasper.