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- English Word Jasey Definition A wig; -- so called, perhaps, from being made of, or resembling, Jersey yarn.
- English Word Jashawk Definition A young hawk.
- English Word Jasmine Definition A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The J. officinale, common in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is J. Sambac, and, with J. angustifolia, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false jasmine in the Gelseminum sempervirens (see Gelsemium). Several other plants are called jasmine in the West Indies, as species of Calotropis and Faramea.
- English Word Jasp Definition Jasper.
- English Word Jaspachate Definition Agate jasper.
- English Word Jasper Definition An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped / banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper.
- English Word Jasperated Definition mixed with jasper; containing particles of jasper; as, jasperated agate.
- English Word Jasperize Definition To convert into, or make to resemble, jasper.
- English Word Jaspery Definition Of the nature of jasper; mixed with jasper.
- English Word Jaspidean Definition Alt. of Jaspideous
- English Word Jaspideous Definition Consisting of jasper, or containing jasper; jaspery; jasperlike.
- English Word Jaspilite Definition A compact siliceous rock resembling jasper.
- English Word Jaspoid Definition Resembling jasper.
- English Word Jasponyx Definition An onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper.
- English Word Jatrophic Definition Of or pertaining to physic nuts, the seeds of plants of the genus Jatropha.
- English Word Jaunce Definition To ride hard; to jounce.
- English Word Jaundice Definition A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the faeces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood.
- English Word Jaundice Definition To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.
- English Word Jaundiced Definition Prejudiced; envious; as, a jaundiced judgment.
- English Word Jaundiced Definition Affected with jaundice.