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<h1>Jargon</h1> <Xpage=797>

<hw>Jar"gon</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Jargon<?/<?/</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Jargoning</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.</def>

<blockquote>The noisy jay, <b>Jargoning</b> like a foreigner at his food. <i>Longfellow.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Jargon</h1> <Xpage=797>

<hw>Jar"gon</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[E.<ets>jargon</ets>, It. <ets>jiargone</ets>; perh. fr. Pers. <ets>zarg<?/n</ets> gold-colored, fr. <ets>zar</ets> gold. Cf. <er>Zircon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of zircon. See <er>Zircon</er>.</def>

<h1>Jargonelle</h1> <Xpage=797>

<hw>Jar`go*nelle"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>jargonelle</ets> a very gritty variety of pear. See <er>Jargon</er> zircon.]</ety> <def>A variety of pear which ripens early.</def>

<h1>Jargonic</h1> <Xpage=797>

<hw>Jar*gon"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to the mineral jargon.</def>

<h1>Jargonist</h1> <Xpage=797>

<hw>Jar"gon*ist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One addicted to jargon; one who uses cant or slang.</def>

<i>Macaulay.</i>

<h1>Jarl</h1> <Xpage=797>

<hw>Jarl</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Icel., nobleman, chief. See <er>Earl</er>.]</ety> <def>A chief; an earl; in English history, one of the leaders in the Danish and Norse invasions.</def>

<i>Longfellow.</i>

<h1>Jarnut</h1> <Xpage=797>

<hw>Jar"nut`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Of Scand. origin: cf. Dan. <ets>jordn\'94d</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An earthnut.</def>

<i>Dr. Prior.</i>

<h1>Jarosite</h1> <Xpage=797>

<hw>Ja*ro"site</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From Barranco <ets>Jaroso</ets>, in Spain.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An ocher-yellow mineral occurring on minute rhombohedral crystals. It is a hydrous sulphate of iron and potash.</def>

<h1>Jar-owl</h1> <Xpage=797>

<hw>Jar"-owl`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The goatsucker.</def>

<h1>Jarrah</h1> <Xpage=797>

<hw>Jar"rah</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The mahoganylike wood of the Australian <i>Eucalyptus marginata</i>. See <er>Eucalyptus</er>.</def>

<h1>Jarring</h1> <Xpage=797>

<hw>Jar"ring</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Jar.</er>]</ety> <def>Shaking; disturbing; discordant.</def> "A jarring sound."

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Jarring</h1> <Xpage=797>

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