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<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim.</def>

<i>Mozley & W.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<cs><col>Jactitation of marriage</col> <fld>(Eng. Eccl. Law)</fld>, <cd>a giving out or boasting by a party that he or she is married to another, whereby a common reputation of their matrimony may ensue.</cd></cs>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

<h1>Jaculable</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jac"u*la*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Fit for throwing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Jaculate</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jac"u*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Jaculated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Jaculating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>jaculatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>jaculari</ets>. See <er>Ejaculate</er>.]</ety> <def>To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit.</def>

<h1>Jaculation</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jac`u*la"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>jaculatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of tossing, throwing, or hurling, as spears.</def>

<blockquote>Hurled to and fro with <b>jaculation</b> dire. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Jaculator</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jac"u*la`tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <ety>[L.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who throws or casts.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The archer fish (<spn>Toxotes jaculator</spn>).</def>

<h1>Jaculatory</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jac"u*la*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>jaculatorius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>jaculatoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Darting or throwing out suddenly; also, suddenly thrown out; uttered in short sentences; ejaculatory; <as>as, <ex>jaculatory</ex> prayers</as>.</def>

<i>Smart.</i>

<h1>Jadding</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jad"ding</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>See <er>Holing</er>.</def>

<h1>Jade</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jade</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. Sp. <ets>jade</ets>, fr. piedra de <ets>ijada</ets> stone of the side, fr. <ets>ijada</ets> flank, side, pain in the side, the stone being so named because it was supposed to cure this pain. Sp. <ets>ijada</ets> is derived fr. L. <ets>ilia</ets> flanks. Cf. <er>Iliac</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples.</def>

<note>&hand; The general term <i>jade</i> includes nephrite, a compact variety of tremolite with a specific gravity of 3, and also the mineral jadeite, a silicate of alumina and soda, with a specific gravity of 3.3. The latter is the more highly prized and includes the feitsui of the Chinese. The name has also been given to other tough green minerals capable of similar use.</note>

<h1>Jade</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jade</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>jade</ets>; cf. Prov. E. <ets>yaud</ets>, Scot. <ets>yade</ets>, <ets>yad</ets>, <ets>yaud</ets>, Icel. <ets>jalda</ets> a mare.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A mean or tired horse; a worthless nag.</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>