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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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Jūs'ti-fi-cā'tive, a. p. 733Justifying; having power to justify; justificatory.Jŭs'ti-fi-cā'tor, n. p. 733One who justifies; a justifier. Johnson.Jūs'ti-fi-cā'to-ry, a. p. 733Vindicatory; defensory; justificative.Jūs'ti-fi'er, n. p. 733One who justifies; one who vindicates, supports, or defends. 2. One who pardons and absolves from guilt and punishment. That he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Rom.…Jūs'ti-fy, v. t. p. 733To prove or show to be just, or conformable to law, right, justice, propriety, or duty; to defend or maintain; to vindicate as right; to warrant. That to the height of this great argument I may…Jūs'ti-fy, v. i. p. 733(Print.) To form an even surface or true line with something else; to conform exactly; to agree.Jus-tin'i-an, a. p. 733Pertaining to the Institutes or laws of the Roman emperor Justinian.Jūs'tle, v. i. p. 733To run against; to encounter; to strike against; to clash. The chariots shall rage in the streets; they shall justle one against another in the broad ways. Nah. ii. 4.Jŭs'tle, v. t. p. 733To push; to drive; to force by rushing against;— commonly followed by off or out. We justled one another out, and disputed the post for a great while. Addison. No evangelical precept justles out that…Jūs'tle, n. p. 733An encounter or shock.Jūst'ly, adv. p. 733In a just manner; in conformity to law, justice, or propriety; by right; honestly; fairly; accurately; exactly. “In equal balance justly weighed.” Shak. Nothing can justly be despised that can not…Jūst'ness, n. p. 733The quality of being just; conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, exactness, and the like; justice; reasonableness; equity; as, the justness of proportions; the justness of a description or…Jŭt, v. i. p. 733To shoot forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building. “In jutting rock and curved shore.” Wordsworth. It seems to jut out of the structure of the poem, and be…Jūt, n. p. 733A shooting forward; a projection.Jūte, n. p. 733A substance resembling hemp, being the fiber of the Corchorus olitorius, used for making gunny-cloth, and also in the manufacture of mats, coarse carpets, and the like; also, the plant which produces…Jūt'land-er, n. p. 733(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Jutland.Jūt'land-ish, a. p. 733(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Jutland, or to the people of Jutland.Jŭt'ting-ly, adv. p. 733Projectingly.Jŭt'ty, v. t. & i. p. 733To jut. [Obs.] Shak.Jūt'ty, n. p. 733A projection in a building; also, a pier or mole; a jettee. Shak.Jūt’-win’dōw, n. p. 733(Arch.) A window that projects from the line of a building.Jū've-nal, n. p. 733A youth. [Obs.] Shak.Jū've-nēs'çence, n. p. 733A growing young.Jū've-nēs'çent, a. p. 733Becoming young.Jū've-nīle, a. p. 733Young; youthful; as, juvenile years or age. 2. Pertaining or suited to youth; as, juvenile sports. Syn.—Youthful; puerile; boyish; childish. See YOUTHFUL.Jū’ve-nīle, n. p. 733A young person or youth; — used sportively or familiarly.Jū've-nīle-ness or Jū've-nīl'i-ty, n. p. 733Youthfulness; youthful age. Glanville. 2. Light and careless manner; the manners or customs of youth. Glanville.Jū’ven-tate, n. p. 733Youthfulness; youth. [Obs.] Chaucer.Jū’vi-ā, n. p. 733(Bot.) A tree of the genus Bertholletia, of which it is the only species known. It is found in the northern part of Brazil, and on the banks of the Orinoco, and grows to the height of 100 or 120…Ju-wān'sā, n. p. 733(Bot.) A plant of the genus Alhagi (A. maurorum). It is a thorny shrub, from the leaves of which a species of manna exudes, called Persian manna.Jŭx’ta-pōs’it, v. t. p. 733To place in close connection or contiguity. Derham.Jūx’ta-pōs’it-ed, a. p. 733Placed near; adjacent or contiguous.Jŭx’ta-po-sĭ’tion, n. p. 733A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, as the parts of a substance or of a composition; as, the connection of words is sometimes to be ascertained by juxtaposition. In which…Ju-zāil’, n. p. 733A kind of heavy rifle used by the Affghans.Jȳ’mold, a. p. 733The same as GIMMAL, q. v. [Obs.] And in their pale dull mouths the jymold bit Lies, foul with chewed grass, stiff and motionless. Shak.K p. 734the eleventh letter, and the eighth consonant, in the order of the English alphabet, is borrowed from the Greeks, being the same character as the Greek kappa, answering to the Oriental koph. It is…Kăb, n. p. 734A Hebrew measure; a cab. See CAB.Kăb'a-la, n. p. 734The same as CABALA, q. v.Ka-băs'sgu, n. p. 734A species of armadillo. Goldsmith.Ka-bōb', v. t. p. 734See CABOB.Ka-bōok′, n. p. 734A clay ironstone found in Ceylon. Simmonds.Kă'di or Kă'di-äs'ter, n. p. 734A Turkish judge. See CADI.Ka-făs'son, n. p. 734(Zoöl.) A species of armadillo, characterized by having very large claws.Kăf'fer or Kăf'fre or Kă'fir, n. p. 734An unbeliever; more definitely, one of a woolly-haired race inhabiting the eastern part of South Africa. They are generally tall, and have negro features, but are often of a reddish or yellowish…Käf'fle, n. p. 734A slave-caravan in Africa; a coffle. See COFFLE.Kâf'i-lah, n. p. 734A caravan or company of travelers or merchants. Simmonds.Cāge, n. p. 734A chantry chapel inclosed with lattice or screen work.Ka-hā'nī, n. p. 734A person who, in Oriental states, supplies the place of a notary-public; a kind of attorney in the Levant. Simmonds. Wharton.Kă'hau, n. p. 734(Zoöl.) An animal of the monkey tribe (Nasalis larvatus), of a reddish-brown color, about three feet in height when erect, and remarkable for the great length of its nose. It is a native of Borneo…Kă'hin, n. p. 734A species of marriage in use among the Mohammedans, which is not considered as binding for life, but solemnized on condition that the husband allows the wife a certain sum of money in case of…Kāil, n. p. 734See KALE.Kāil'-yārd, n. p. 734See KALE-YARD.Kâin, n. p. 734(Scotch Law.) Poultry, &c., payable by a tenant to his landlord. Burrill. Wharton.Kāï'ser, n. p. 734An emperor. Motley.Kāk-a-rā'l'ī, n. p. 734A kind of wood common in Demerara, and which is very durable in salt water, possessing the quality of resisting the depredations of the sea-worm and barnacle. Simmonds.Kāk'o-dyle, n. p. 734See CACODYLE.Käk'ox-ine, n. p. 734(Min.) A mineral occurring in radiated tufts, of a yellowish or brownish color, and consisting chiefly of alumina, peroxide of iron, phosphoric acid, silica, and water;—so called because the presence…Kă'land, n. p. 734A lay fraternity established in Germany in the thirteenth century, the object of the society being to pay honor to deceased persons. It was abolished on account of its excesses.Kāle, n. p. 734A kind of cabbage, having the leaves generally curled or wrinkled, but not formed into a close, round head. [Written also kail.] 2. A pottage of cabbage or other greens. W. Scott.