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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Jŭmp, v. i. p. 731To throw one's self in any direction by lifting the feet wholly from the ground and alighting again upon them; to skip; to spring; to bound. Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a…Jūmp, v. t. p. 731To pass by a leap; to pass over eagerly or hastily; to skip over; as, to jump a stream. 2. To expose to risk; to hazard; to venture. [Obs.] “To jump a body with a dangerous physic.” Shak. “To jump…Jūmp, n. p. 731The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound; a rise. 2. A risk; a venture. [Obs.] Our fortune hangs upon this jump. Shak. 3. (Geol.) A dislocation in a mineral stratum; a fault. 4. (Arch.) An…Jŭmp, a. p. 731Agreed on; matched. [Obs.] “Jump names.” B. Jonson. 2. Nicely fitting; as, a jump-coat. [Obs.] Nares.Jūmp, adv. p. 731Exactly; as, jump at the dead of night. Shak.Jŭmp, n. p. 731A kind of loose or limber stays or waist-coat worn by females.Jŭmp'er, n. p. 731One who jumps. 2. A long iron chisel or borer used by masons and miners. 3. A rude kind of sleigh; — usually, a simple box on runners; strictly, on runners which are parts of the poles forming the…Jūmp'ing-deer, n. p. 731(Zoöl.) A kind of deer found in North America west of the Mississippi River; the black-tailed deer (Cervus Lewisii).Jŭmp'ing-hâre, n. p. 731(Zoöl.) The same as JERBOA, q. v.Jŭmp'-sēat, n. p. 731A carriage constructed with a movable seat, so as to be readily changed from the one-seated to the two-seated form; a movable carriage-seat.Jŭmp'-sēat, a. p. 731Having a movable seat; as, a jump-seat rock-away.Jŭmp'-wĕld, v. t. p. 731See WELD.Jun-cā'ceous, a. p. 731(Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling rushes; — especially applied to the genus Juncus, to which the rush belongs.Jūn′cate, n. p. 731A cheese-cake; a kind of sweetmeat of curds and sugar; hence, any kind of delicate food. Milton. 2. A furtive or private entertainment. [Now written junket, q. v.]Jŭn'eous, a. p. 731Full of rushes; resembling rushes; juncaceous. [Obs.]Jŭnc'tion, n. p. 731The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments. 2. The place or point of union; joint; juncture; specifically, the…Jūnct'ūre, n. p. 731A joining; union; amity. “Compliance and juncture of hearts.” [Obs.] King Charles. 2. The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a seam; a joint or articulation; as, the junctures of a vessel.…Jūn'cus, n. p. 731(Bot.) A genus of plants including the rush and bulrush.Jūne, n. p. 731The sixth month of the year, when the sun enters the sign Cancer. It includes thirty days.Jūne'a-ting, n. p. 731A kind of early apple, which ripens in June.Jūne'-bĕr'ry, n. p. 731(Bot.) (a.) A small American tree of the genus Amelanchier (A. Canadensis);—called also shad-bush and shad-berry;—so called because its fruit ripens in June. (b.) The fruit of the Amelanchier…Jūn’gle, n. p. 731Land mostly covered with forest-trees, brush-wood, &c., or coarse, reedy vegetation, but not wholly uninhabited;—sometimes equivalent to country, as distinguished from villages. [India.] Jungle-cock…Jūn’gly, a. p. 731Consisting of jungles; abounding with jungles.Jūn'ior, a. p. 731Less old; not so aged; younger; as, a junior partner in a company. ☞ Junior is applied to distinguish the younger of two persons bearing the same name in the same family, and is opposed to senior or…Jūn’ior, n. p. 731A younger person. “The fools, my juniors by a year.” Swift. 2. Hence, of a lower or younger standing; as, specifically, (a.) One in the third year of his collegiate course in an American college…Jun-ior'i-ty, n. p. 731The state of being junior.Jū'ni-per, n. p. 731(Bot.) An evergreen coniferous shrub or tree, of the genus Juniperus. The common juniper (J. communis), is a shrub of a low, spreading form, having awl-shaped, rigid leaves in whorls of threes, and…Jūnk, n. p. 731Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making points, gaskets, mats, &c., and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships. 2. (Naut.) A ship used in China; a Chinese…Junk-bottle p. 731a bottle, usually of green glass, made thick and strong, for holding liquors, as ale, and the like.Jūnk'et, n. p. 731A sweetmeat. Victuals varied well in taste, And other junkets. Chapman. 2. A stolen entertainment. See JUNCATE.Jūnk'et, v. i. p. 731To feast in secret or in private; to make a private entertainment. 2. To feast; to banquet. Job's children junketed and feasted together often. South.Jūnk'et, v. t. p. 731To give entertainment to; to feast. The good woman took my lodgings over my head, and was in such a hurry to junket her neighbors. H. Walpole.Jūnk'et-ing, n. p. 731A private feast or entertain- ment. All those snug junketings and public gormandizings for which the ancient magistrates were equally famous with their modern successors. W. Irving.Jū'no, n. p. 732(Rom. Myth.) The sister and wife of Jupiter, and the goddess who presided over marriages, and who was supposed to protect married women. Violets, dim. But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes, Or…Jūnt, n. p. 732A low woman; a strumpet. [Obs.] Middleton.Jūn’tā, n. p. 732A grand council of state in Spain or her possessions.Jūnʹto, n. p. 732A select council or assembly, which deliberates in secret on any affair of government; a meeting or collection of men combined for secret deliberation and intrigue for party purposes; a faction; a…Jūpe, n. p. 732The same as JUPON, q. v.Jū'pi-ter, n. p. 732(Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity; the son of Saturn; Jove. 2. (Astron.) One of the planets, the largest, and, next to Venus, the brightest, in diameter about 92,000 miles, and revolving round the sun…Ju-pōn’ or Jup-pōn’, n. p. 732A sleeveless jacket or overcoat, composed of several thicknesses of material sewed through, and faced with silk or velvet, upon which were embroidered the arms of the wearer. It fitted closely to the…Jū'ral, a. p. 732Pertaining to natural or positive right. [Rare.] By the adjective jural we shall denote that which has reference to the doctrine of rights and obligations; as by the adjective “moral” we denote that…Ju-rās'/sie, a. p. 732(Geol.) Of the age of the middle secondary, or the oölite and lias;—named from certain rocks of the Jura mountains.Jū'rat, n. p. 732A magistrate in some corporations; an alderman, or an assistant to a bailiff. [Eng.] 2. (Law.) The memorandum or certificate at the end of an affidavit, or bill or answer in chancery, showing when…Jū'ra-to-ry, a. p. 732Comprising an oath; as, juratory caution. [Obs.] Ayliffe.Ju-rid'ic or Ju-rid'ic-al, a. p. 732Pertaining to a judge; acting in the distribution of justice. 2. Used in courts of law or tribunals of justice. The body corporate of the kingdom, in juridical construction, never dies. Burke.…Ju-rĭd'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 732According to forms of law, or proceedings in tribunals of justice; with legal authority.Jū'ris-cōn'sult, n. p. 732A man learned in the law, and who is consulted thereon; a jurist; a counsellor; a master of Roman jurisprudence.Jū'ris-die'tion, n. p. 732The legal power or authority of hearing and determining causes; the power of executing the laws and distributing justice; the right by which judges exercise their power; judicial authority over a…Jū'ris-dĭc'tion-al, a. p. 732Pertaining to jurisdiction; as, jurisdictional rights.Jū'ris-dĭc'tĭve, a. p. 732Having jurisdiction. Milton.Jū'ris-pru'dençe, n. p. 732The science of law; the knowledge of the laws, customs, and rights of men in a state or community, necessary for the due administration of justice. Medical jurisprudence, the science of the…Jū'ris-pru'dent, a. p. 732Understanding law; jurisprudential.Jū'ris-pru'dent, n. p. 732One who understands, or is skilled in, law. Klosterheim in particular, . . . had been pronounced by some of the first jurisprudents a female appanage. De Quincey.Jū′ris-pru-dēn′tial, a. p. 732Pertaining to jurisprudence. Ward.Jūrist, n. p. 732A man who professes the science of law; one versed in the law; especially, in the civil law, a civil lawyer; a civilian. Bacon. 2. One versed in the law of nations, or a writer of distinction on that…Ju-rĭst'ic or Ju-rĭst'ic-al, a. p. 732Pertaining to a jurist, or to jurisprudence. [Rare.]Jū'ror, n. p. 732(Law.) One who serves on a jury; one sworn on a jury; a juryman. 2. One of a committee chosen to adjudge prizes at a public exhibition. [Eng.]Jū'ry, n. p. 732(Law.) A body of men, selected according to law, impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact, and to declare the truth of it on the evidence given them in the case. See GRAND-JURY…De medietate p. 732a kind of jury allowed by the laws of England to foreigners indicted for felony or misdemeanor; also to scholars and privileged persons, belonging to Oxford University, on trial for crime: the jury…Jū'ry-box, n. p. 732A place set apart for the jury to sit in during the trial of a cause.