- Je*june"ly, adv. -- Je*june"ness, n. Bacon.
Je*ju"ni*ty (?), n. The quality of being jejune; jejuneness.
||Je*ju"num (?), n. [NL., fr. L. jejunus empty, dry.] (Anat.) The
||middle division of the small intestine, between the duodenum and
||ileum; -- so called because usually found empty after death.
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||Jel"er*ang (?), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A large, handsome squirrel
||(Sciurus Javensis), native of Java and Southern Asia; -- called also
||Java squirrel.
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Jell (?), v. i. To jelly. [Colloq.]
Jel"lied (?), a. Brought to the state or consistence of jelly.
Jel"ly (?), n.; pl. Jellies (#). [ Formerly gelly, gely, F. gelée
jelly, frost, fr. geler to freeze. L. gelare; akin to gelu frost. See
Gelid.]
1. Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent
substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution
of gelatin, gum, or the like.
2. The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic
consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's- foot jelly.
Jelly bag, a bag through which the material for jelly is strained. --
Jelly mold, a mold for forming jelly in ornamental shapes. -- Jelly
plant (Bot.), Australian name of an edible seaweed (Eucheuma
speciosum), from which an excellent jelly is made. J. Smith. -- Jelly
powder, an explosive, composed of nitroglycerin and collodion cotton;
-- so called from its resemblance to calf's-foot jelly.
Jel"ly, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jellied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Jellying.] To
become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly.
Jel"ly*fish` (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the
larger species, having a jellylike appearance. See Medusa.
||Jem"i*dar` (jm"*där`), n. [Per. & Hind. jama-dr.] The chief or leader
||of a band or body of persons; esp., in the native army of India, an
||officer of a rank corresponding to that of lieutenant in the English
||army. [Written also jemadar, jamadar.]
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Jem"lah goat` (jm"l gt`). (Zoöl.) The jharal.
Jem"mi*ness (?), n. Spruceness. [Slang, Eng.] Pegge (1814).
Jem"my (?), a. [Cf. Gim, and Gimp, a.] Spruce. [Slang, Eng.] Smart.
Jem"my, n. 1. A short crowbar. See Jimmy.