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<h1>Jehovistic</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Je`ho*vis"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Relating to, or containing, Jehovah, as a name of God; -- said of certain parts of the Old Testament, especially of the Pentateuch, in which <i>Jehovah</i> appears as the name of the Deity. See <er>Elohistic</er>.</def>

<h1>Jehu</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Je"hu</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>Jehu</ets>, son of Nimshi. <ets>2 Kings</ets> ix. 20.]</ety> <def>A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Jejunal</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Je*ju"nal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to the jejunum.</def>

<h1>Jejune</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Je*june"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>jejunus</ets> fasting, hungry, dry, barren, scanty; of unknown origin.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Lacking matter; empty; void of substance.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Void of interest; barren; meager; dry; <as>as, a <ex>jejune</ex> narrative</as>.</def>

- <wordforms><wf>Je*june"ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Je*june"ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Jefunity</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Je*fu"ni*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being jejune; jejuneness.</def>

<h1>Jejunum</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Je*ju"num</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>jejunus</ets> empty, dry.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle division of the small intestine, between the duodenum and ileum; -- so called because usually found empty after death.</def>

<h1>Jelerang</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Jel"er*ang</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large, handsome squirrel (<spn>Sciurus Javensis</spn>), native of Java and Southern Asia; -- called also <altname>Java squirrel</altname>.</def>

<h1>Jell</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Jell</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To jelly.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Jellied</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Jel"lied</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Brought to the state or consistence of jelly.</def>

<h1>Jelly</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Jel"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Jellies</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[ Formerly <ets>gelly</ets>, <ets>gely</ets>, F. <ets>gel\'82e</ets> jelly, frost, fr. <ets>geler</ets> to freeze. L. <ets>gelare</ets>; akin to <ets>gelu</ets> frost. See <er>Gelid</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, or the like.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence; <as>as, currant <ex>jelly</ex>; calf's-foot <ex>jelly</ex>.</as></def>

<cs><col>Jelly bag</col>, <cd>a bag through which the material for jelly is strained.</cd> -- <col>Jelly mold</col>, <cd>a mold for forming jelly in ornamental shapes.</cd> -- <col>Jelly plant</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>Australian name of an edible seaweed (<spn>Eucheuma speciosum</spn>), from which an excellent jelly is made. <i>J. Smith</i>.</cd> -- <col>Jelly powder</col>, <cd>an explosive, composed of nitroglycerin and collodion cotton; -- so called from its resemblance to calf's-foot jelly.</cd></cs>

<h1>Jelly</h1> <Xpage=798>