JAMBONE, jam'b[=o]n, _n._ a lone hand in euchre, played only by agreement,
in which the player lays his cards on the table and must lead one chosen by
his opponent, scoring 8 points if he takes all the tricks.
JAMBOREE, jam-b[=o]-r[=e], _n._ in euchre, a lone hand of the 5 highest
cards, by agreement scoring 16 points for the holder: (_slang_) a
boisterous frolic, a spree.
JAMBU, jam'b[=oo], _n._ the rose-apple tree.
JAMBUL, jam'bul, _n._ a small Indian evergreen tree.
JAMDANI, jam-dä'ni, _n._ a variety of Dacca muslin woven in designs of
flowers.
JAMEWAR, jam'e-war, _n._ a Cashmere shawl with coloured patterns: the
goat's-hair cloth of Cashmere.
JAMPAN, jam'pan, _n._ a sedan-chair borne on bamboo poles by four
bearers.--_n._ JAMPANEE', its bearer.
JAMRACH, jam'rak, _n._ a place where wild animals are kept for sale--from a
London dealer's name.
JANE, j[=a]n, _n._ (_Spens._) a small silver Genoese coin: jean. [Low L.
_Janua_, L. _Genua_, Genoa.]
JANGLE, jang'l, _v.i._ to sound discordantly as in wrangling: to wrangle or
quarrel.--_v.t._ to cause to sound harshly.--_n._ discordant sound:
contention.--_ns._ JANG'LER; JANG'LING. [O. Fr. _jangler_; imit., like
_jingle_ and _chink_.]
JANITOR, jan'i-tor, _n._ a doorkeeper: a porter:--_fem._ JAN'ITRIX. [L.,
from _janua_, a door.]
JANIZARY, jan'i-zar-i, _n._ a soldier of the old Turkish foot-guards (c.
1330-1826), formed originally of renegade prisoners and of a tribute of
children taken from Christian subjects--also JAN'ISSARY, JAN'IZAR.--_adj._
JANIZ[=A]'RIAN. [Fr. _Janissaire_--Turk, _yeñi_, new, _`asker_, army.]
JANKER, jang'ker, _n._ (_Scot._) a long pole on two wheels used for
transporting logs.
JANN, jan,_ n._ one of the lowest of the five orders of Mohammedan genii.
JANNOCK, jan'ok, _adj._ (_prov._) straightforward.
JANNOCK, jan'ok, _n._ oaten bread, a cake.
JANSENISM, jan'sen-izm, _n._ a system of evangelical doctrine deduced from
Augustine by Cornelius _Jansen_ (1585-1638), Roman Catholic Bishop of
Ypres, essentially a reaction against the ordinary Catholic dogma of the
freedom of the will and that of merely sufficient grace, maintaining that
interior grace is irresistible, and that Christ died for all.--_n._
JAN'SENIST, a believer in Jansenism.
JANTILY, JANTINESS, JANTY. See JAUNTY, &c.
JANUARY, jan'[=u]-ar-i, _n._ the first month of the year, dedicated by the
Romans to JAN'US, the god of opening, with a double head that looked both
ways.--_adjs._ JAN'UFORM, two-faced; JAN'US-FACED, double-dealing:
deceitful. [L. _Januarius_--_Junus_.]
JAP, jap, _n._ and _adj._ (_coll._) for JAPANESE', of or belonging to
_Japan:_ the language of Japan: a native of Japan.
JAPAN, ja-pan', _v.t._ to varnish after the manner of the JAPANESE', or
people of _Japan:_ to make black and glossy:--_pr.p._ japan'ning; _pa.p._
japanned'.--_n._ work japanned: the varnish or lacquer used in
japanning.--_ns._ JAPAN'-EARTH, or _Terra japonica_, gambier;
JAPAN'NER.--JAPAN LACQUER, or BLACK JAPAN, a hard jet-black lacquer, for
sheet-metal, made of asphaltum, linseed-oil, and varnish; JAPANNED LEATHER,
same as patent leather (see PATENT).
JAPE, j[=a]p, _v.i._ to jest, joke.--_v.t._ to mock.--_n._ a jest, joke,
trick. [O. Fr. _japer_.]
JAPHETIC, ja-fet'ik, _adj._ a term formerly applied in ethnology to
European peoples, the supposed descendants of _Japhet_, as opposed to
Hamitic and Semitic.
JAPONICA, jap-on'i-ka, _n._ an abbreviation for _Pyrus japonica_, the
Japanese quince.
JAR, jär, _v.i._ to make a harsh discordant sound: to dash: to quarrel: to
be inconsistent.--_v.t._ to shake:--_pr.p._ jar'ring; _pa.p._ jarred.--_n._
a harsh rattling sound: clash of interests or opinions: discord.--_adv._
JAR'RINGLY. [Imit.; cf. _jargon_.]
JAR, jär, _n._ an earthen or glass bottle with a wide mouth: a measure. [O.
Fr. _jare_--Pers. _jarrah_.]
JAR, jär, _n._ a turn, used only in the phrase, 'on the jar,' ajar. [See
AJAR.]
JARDINIÈRE, zhar-d[=e]-ny[=a]r', _n._ a vessel for the display of flowers,
growing or cut: a lappet forming part of an old head-dress. [Fr., 'a
flower-stand,' _jardinier_, a gardener.]
JARGON, jär'gon, _n._ confused talk: slang.--_n._ JAR'GONIST, one who uses
jargon. [Fr. _jargon_, prob. conn. with L. _garr[=i]re_, to prattle.]
JARGON, jär'gon, _n._ a variety of zircon found in Ceylon, transparent,
colourless.--Also JAR'GOON.