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<hw>Ja*lap"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to jalap.</def>

<h1>Jalapin</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jal"a*pin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A glucoside found in the stems of the jalap plant and scammony. It is a strong purgative.</def>

<h1>Jalons</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Ja`lons"</hw>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[F. Of unknown origin.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Long poles, topped with wisps of straw, used as landmarks and signals.</def>

<i>Farrow.</i>

<h1>Jalousie</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Ja`lou`sie"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. See <er>Jealousy</er>.]</ety> <def>A Venetian or slatted inside window blind.</def>

<h1>Jalousied</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Ja`lou`sied"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Furnished with jalousies; <as>as, <ex>jalousied</ex> porches</as>.</def>

<h1>Jam</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jam</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Per. or Hind. <ets>j\'bemah</ets> garment, robe.]</ety> <def>A kind of frock for children.</def>

<h1>Jam</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jam</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>See <er>Jamb</er>.</def>

<h1>Jam</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jam</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Jammed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Jamming</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Either fr. <ets>jamb</ets>, as if squeezed between <ets>jambs</ets>, or more likely from the same source as <ets>champ</ets> See <er>Champ</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.</def>

<blockquote>The . . . <b>jammed</b> in between two rocks. <i>De Foe.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To crush or bruise; <as>as, to <ex>jam</ex> a finger in the crack of a door</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.</def>

<i>W. C. Russell.</i>

<h1>Jam</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jam</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; <as>as, a <ex>jam</ex> in a street; a <ex>jam</ex> of logs in a river.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An injury caused by jamming.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Jam</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jam</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. fr. <ets>jam</ets>, v.; but cf. also Ar. <ets>jamad</ets> ice, jelly, <ets>j\'bemid</ets> congealed, <ets>jamd</ets> congelation, ice.]</ety> <def>A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; <as>as, raspberry <ex>jam</ex>; currant <ex>jam</ex>; grape <ex>jam</ex>.</as></def>

<cs><col>Jam nut</col>. <cd>See <cref>Check nut</cref>, under <er>Check</er>.</cd> -- <col>Jam weld</col> <fld>(Forging)</fld>, <cd>a butt weld. See under <er>Butt</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Jamacina</h1> <Xpage=796>