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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Jŏl'li-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 728Noisy festivity and merriment. [Colloq.] We have had a jollification or so together. W. Scott.Jŏl'li-hēad, n. p. 728Jollity. [Obs.] Spenser.Jŏl'li-ly, adv. p. 728With noisy mirth; with a disposition to noisy mirth.Jŏl'li-ment, n. p. 728Mirth; merriment. [Obs.] Spenser.Jŏl'li-ness, n. p. 728Noisy mirth; gay-Jŏl'li-ty p. 728Gayety; merriment; festivity. He, with a proud jollity commanded him to leave that quarrel for him who was only worthy to enter into it. Sidney. All was now turned to jollity and game. Milton.…Jŏl'ly, a. p. 728Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry. “Like a jolly troop of huntsmen.” Shak. A jolly place, he said, in times of old! But something ails it now: the spot is cursed. Wordsworth. 2.…Jŏl'ly-bōat, n. p. 728(Naut.) A small boat belonging to a ship.Jŏlt, v. i. imp. & p. p. p. 728JOLTED; p. pr. & vb. n. JOLTING.] [Written also joult, jowl. Cf. O. Eng. jolle, to beat, to come in collision, Prov. Eng. jole, to bump, Ger. schollern, schollern, scholtern, to roll down, to play at…Jŏlt, v. t. p. 728To shake with sudden jerks, as in a carriage on rough ground, or on a high trotting horse; as, the horse or carriage jolts the rider.Jŏlt, n. p. 728A shock or shake by a sudden jerk, as in a carriage. The first jolt had like to have shaken me out. Swift.Jŏlt'er, n. p. 728One who, or that which, jolts.Jŏlt’er-head, n. p. 728Jŏlt'hēad p. 728A great head; a dunce; a block-head.Jŏlt'ing-ly, adv. p. 728In a jolting manner.Jŏn'a-than, n. p. 728An instrument used in lighting a pipe. Halliwell.Jŏn'gler, n. p. 728A juggler; a conjurer. [Very rare.] Louis was a serious man. When at the banquet the jonglers and mimes made the whole board burst out into laughter, Louis was never seen to smile. Milman.Jŏn'quil or Jŏn'quille, n. p. 728(Bot.) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus (N. jonquille), allied to the daffodil. It has long, lily-like leaves, and spikes of yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has emetic properties. It…Jŏr'den, n. p. 728A kind of pot or vessel formerly used by physicians and alchemists, having a neck not much smaller than the body of the vessel. Halliwell. 2. Hence, a chamber-pot; a urinal. Shak.Jō'ram or Jō'rum, n. p. 728A large drinking vessel, and also its contents, namely, nut-brown ale, toast, with sugar and spice. [Collog. Eng.] Forby.Jŏ'seph, n. p. 728A woman's riding-dress, with buttons down to the skirts. [Obs.] Halliwell. 2. Thin tissue paper, often used for blotting paper; also, thin, silvered paper. Simmonds.Jō'so, n. p. 728(Ichth.) A small fish of the gudgeon kind.Jŏss'-stick, n. p. 728A small cylinder, about the size of a tobacco pipe, made of gum mixed with the dust of odoriferous woods, which the Chinese burn before their idols.Jŏs'tle, v. t. p. 728To run against and shake; to cause to totter or move unsteadily; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against. “Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral, which are perpetually jostling each…Jŏt, n. p. 728An iota; a point; a tittle; the least quantity assignable. Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till all be fulfilled. Matt. v. 18. Neither will they…Jŏt, v. t. p. 729To set down; to make a memorandum of.Jou'is-sance, n. p. 729Jol-lity; merriment. [Obs.] Spenser.Jounçe, v. t. p. 729To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding. “Spur-galled and tired by jouncing.” Bolingbroke.Jounçe, n. p. 729A jolt; a shake; a hard trot.Joup, v. t. p. 729To shake; to dash. [Obs.] Grose.Joûr'nal, n. p. 729A diary; an account of daily transactions and events; hence, specifically, (a.) (Com.) A book in which every particular article or charge is fairly entered under the date of each day; also, a book in…Jou'r'nal, a. p. 729Of, or pertaining to, a day; daily; diurnal. [Obs.] “Whiles from their journal labors they did rest.” Spenser.Jou′r′nal-book, n. p. 729A book in which entries are made daily; a day-book.Jōur'nal-bŏx, n. p. 729The part of a machine in which the journal of a shaft, axle, or pin bears and moves; strictly, a box in two or more parts, so that it can be opened and adjusted; — called also simply box. When there…Jour'nal-ism, n. p. 729The keeping of a journal. Carlisle. 2. The profession of editing, or writing for, journals; the interest embarked in public journals; the influence exerted by public journals.Jour'nal-ist, n. p. 729The writer of a journal or diary. 2. The conductor of, or a contributor to, a public journal.Jou'rnal-ist'ic, a. p. 729Pertaining to journals or to journalism; contained in, or characteristic of, the public journals; as, journalistic literature.Jour'nal-ize, v. t. p. 729To enter in a journal an account of.Joŭr'nal-īze, v. i. p. 729To aid by writing in carrying on a public journal.Jour'ney, n. p. 729The travel of a day; daily career. [Obs.] We have yet large day, for scarce the sun Hath finished half his journey. Milton. 2. Travel from one place to another; passage; excursion; voyage. Syn.—Tour…Jour'ney, v. i. p. 729To travel from place to place; to pass from home to a distance. Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. Gen. xii. 9.Jour'ney-bāt'ed, a. p. 729Worn out with journeying. [Obs.] Shak.Jōur'ney-er, n. p. 729One who journeys.Jour'ney-man, n. p. 729A man hired to work by the day; hence, any mechanic who is hired to work for another, whether by the month, year, or other term.Jour'ney-weight, n. p. 729A weight used in a mint in weighing coin.Jour'ney-work, n. p. 729Work done for hire by a mechanic. Milton.Jou'st, n. & v. i. p. 729The same as JUST, q. v.Jōve, n. p. 729The chief divinity of the ancient Romans; Jupiter. 2. The planet Jupiter. [Rare.] Or ask of yonder argent fields above Why Jove’s satellites are less than Jove. Pope. 3. The air or atmosphere, or the…Jō'vi-al, a. p. 729Under the influence of Jupiter, the planet. The fixed stars astrologically differenced by the planets, and esteemed Martial or Jovial according to the colors whereby they answer these planets.…Jō'vi-al-īst, n. p. 729One who lives a jovial life. Bp. Hall.Jō'vi-āl'i-ty, n. p. 729The quality of being jovial; jovialness.Jō'vi-al-ly, adv. p. 729Merrily; gayly; with noisy mirth.Jō′vi-al-ness, n. p. 729Noisy mirth; gayety.Jō'vi-al-ty, n. p. 729Merriment; joviality.Jō'vi-cen'tric, a. p. 729Appearing as viewed from the planet Jupiter. [Rare.]Jō-vin'ian-ist, n. p. 729(Eccl. Hist.) An adherent to the doctrines of Jovinian, a monk who lived in the fifth century, and who denied the virginity of Mary.Jō'vy, a. p. 729Jovial; gay. [Obs.] “I thought I might be jovy.” Beau. & Fl.Jōwl, n. p. 729The cheek. Cheek by jowl, with the cheeks close together.Jōwl, v. t. p. 729To throw or dash; to jolt. “Look how he jowls it to the ground.” Shak.Jōwl'er or Jowl'er, n. p. 729A hunting-dog, beagle, or other dog. Dryden.