Sir W. Scott.
The coy giggle of the young lady to whom he has imparted his latest
merry jape.
W. Besant.
Jap"er (?), n. A jester; a buffoon. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Jap"er*y (?), n. [Cf. OF. japerie a yelping.] Jesting; buffoonery.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Ja"pheth*ite (?), n. A Japhetite. Kitto.
Ja*phet"ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, Japheth, one of the
sons of Noah; as, Japhetic nations, the nations of Europe and Northern
Asia; Japhetic languages.
Ja"phet*ite (?), n. A descendant of Japheth.
Ja*pon"i*ca (?), n. [NL., Japanese, fr. Japonia Japan.] (Bot.) A
species of Camellia (Camellia Japonica), a native of Japan, bearing
beautiful red or white flowers. Many other genera have species of the
same name.