Zech. viii. 2.
Jealousy is the . . . apprehension of superiority.
Shenstone.
Whoever had qualities to alarm our jealousy, had excellence to
deserve our fondness.
Rambler.
Jeames (?), n. [Corrup. of James.] A footman; a flunky. [Slang, Eng.]
Thackeray.
Jean (?), n. [Prob. named from Genoa. See Jane.] A twilled cotton
cloth.
Satin jean, a kind of jean woven smooth and glossy, after the manner of
satin.
Jears (?), n. pl. (Naut.) See 1st Jeer (b).