Juke, v. i. [F. juc a roost, perch, jucher to roost, to perch.] To
perch on anything, as birds do. [Obs.]
Ju*la"ceous (?), a. [See Julus.] (Bot.) Like an ament, or bearing
aments; amentaceous.
Ju"lep (?), n. [F., fr. Sp. julepe, fr. Ar. & Per. julb, jullb, fr.
Per. gulb rose water and julep; gul rose + b water.]
1. A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs; esp. (Med.), a
sweet, demulcent, acidulous, or mucilaginous mixture, used as a
vehicle. Milton.
Honey in woods, juleps in brooks.
H. Vaughan.
2. A beverage composed of brandy, whisky, or some other spirituous
liquor, with sugar, pounded ice, and sprigs of mint; -- called also
mint julep. [U.S.]
Jul"ian (?; 277) a. [L. Julianus, fr. Julius. Cf. July, Gillian.]
Relating to, or derived from, Julius Cæsar.
Julian calendar, the calendar as adjusted by Julius Cæsar, in which the
year was made to consist of 365 days, each fourth year having 366 days.
-- Julian epoch, the epoch of the commencement of the Julian calendar,
or 46 b. c. -- Julian period, a chronological period of 7,980 years,
combining the solar, lunar, and indiction cycles (28 x 19 x 15 =
7,980), being reckoned from the year 4713 B. C., when the first years
of these several cycles would coincide, so that if any year of the
period be divided by 28, 19, or 15, the remainder will be the year of
the corresponding cycle. The Julian period was proposed by Scaliger, to
remove or avoid ambiguities in chronological dates, and was so named
because composed of Julian years. -- Julian year, the year of 365 days,
6 hours, adopted in the Julian calendar, and in use until superseded by
the Gregorian year, as established in the reformed or Gregorian
calendar.
||Ju`li*enne" (?), n. [F.] A kind of soup containing thin slices or
||shreds of carrots, onions, etc.
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Ju"li*form (?), a. [Julus + - form.] (Bot.) Having the shape or
appearance of a julus or catkin.
||Ju"lus (?), n.; pl.Juli (#). [Of the same origin as iulus.] (Bot.) A
||catkin or ament. See Ament.
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Ju*ly" (?), n.; pl. Julies (#). [L. Julius; -- named from Caius Julius
Cæsar, who was born in this month: cf. F. Juillet.] The seventh month
of the year, containing thirty-one days.
This month was called Quintilis, or the fifth month, according to the
old Roman calendar, in which March was the first month of the year.
Ju*ly"-flow`er (?), n. See Gillyflower.
Ju"mart (?), n. [F.] The fabled offspring of a bull and a mare. Locke.
Jum"ble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jumbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Jumbling
(?).] [Prob. fr. jump, i. e., to make to jump, or shake.] To mix in a
confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often
followed by together or up.
Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together?
Burton.
Every clime and age Jumbled together.
Tennyson.
Jum"ble, v. i. To meet or unite in a confused way; to mix confusedly.
Swift.
Jum"ble, n. 1. A confused mixture; a mass or collection without order;
as, a jumble of words.