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<hw>Jel"ly</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Jellied</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Jellying</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly.</def>

<h1>Jellyfish</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Jel"ly*fish`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. See <er>Medusa</er>.</def>

<h1>Jemidar</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Jem"i*dar`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Per. & Hind. <ets>jama-d\'ber</ets>.]</ety> <def>The chief or leader of a hand or body of persons; esp., in the native army of India, an officer of a rank corresponding to that of lieutenant in the English army.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>jemadar</asp>, <asp>jamadar</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Jemlah goat</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Jem"lah goat`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The jharal.</def>

<h1>Jemminess</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Jem"mi*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Spruceness.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark>

<i>Pegge (1814).</i>

<h1>Jemmy</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Jem"my</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Gim</er>, and <er>Gimp</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <def>Spruce.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark>

<i>Smart.</i>

<h1>Jemmy</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Jem"my</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A short crowbar. See <er>Jimmy</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A baked sheep's head.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark>

<i>Dickens.</i>

<h1>Jeniquen</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Je*ni"quen</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp. <ets>jeniquen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Mexican name for the Sisal hemp (<spn>Agave rigida</spn>, <it>var.</it> <spn>Sisalana</spn>); also, its fiber.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>hen\'c6equen</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Jenite</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Je"nite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Yenite</er>.</def>

<h1>Jenkins</h1> <Xpage=798>

<hw>Jen"kins</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>name of contempt for a flatterer of persons high in social or official life; as, the <i>Jenkins</i> employed by a newspaper.</def> <mark>[Colloq. Eng. & U.S.]</mark>

<i>G. W. Curtis.</i>

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<h1>Jennet</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jen"net</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>genet</ets>, Sp. <ets>jinete</ets>, orig., a mounted soldier, Ar. <ets>zen\'beta</ets> a tribe of Barbary celebrated for its cavalry.]</ety> <def>A small Spanish horse; a genet.</def>

<h1>Jenneting</h1> <Xpage=799>