Part 6149

<h1>Jerkinhead</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jer"kin*head`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.</def>

<h1>Jerky</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jerk"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; <as>as, a <ex>jerky</ex> vehicle; a <ex>jerky</ex> style.</as></def>

<h1>Jermoonal</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jer*moon"al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Himalayan now partridge.</def>

<h1>Jeronymite</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Je*ron"y*mite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One belonging of the medi\'91val religious orders called <i>Hermits of St. Jerome</i>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Hieronymite</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Jeropigia</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jer`o*pig"i*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Geropigia</er>.</def>

<h1>Jerquer</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jer"quer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>chercher</ets> to search, E. <ets>search</ets>.]</ety> <def>A customhouse officer who searches ships for unentered goods. <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>jerguer.</asp>]</altsp></def>

<h1>Jerquing</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jer"quing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The searching of a ship for unentered goods.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>jerguer</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Jerquing</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jer"quing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The searching of a ship for unentered goods.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Jerry-built</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jer"ry-built`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Built hastily and of bad materials; <as>as, <ex>jerry-built</ex> houses</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Jersey</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jer"sey</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Jerseys</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[From <ets>Jersey</ets>, the largest of the Channel Islands.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool; also, fine yarn of wool.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic fabric (as stockinet).</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>One of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys are noted for the richness of their milk.</def>

<h1>Jerusalem</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Je*ru"sa*lem</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. Heb. <ets>Y<?/r<?/sh\'belaim</ets>.]</ety> <def>The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ.</def>

<cs><col>Jerusalem artichoke</col> <ety>[Perh. a corrupt. of It. <ets>girasole</ets> <it>i.e.</it>, sunflower, or turnsole. See <er>Gyre</er>, <er>Solar</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (<spn>Helianthus tuberosus</spn>), whose tubers are sometimes used as food</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>One of the tubers themselves.</cd> -- <col>Jerusalem cherry</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the popular name of either of either of two species of <spn>Solanum</spn> (<spn>S. Pseudo-capsicum</spn> and <spn>S. capsicastrum</spn>), cultivated as ornamental house plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of cherries.</cd> -- <col>Jerusalem oak</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an aromatic goosefoot (<spn>Chenopodium Botrys</spn>), common about houses and along roadsides.</cd> -- <col>Jerusalem sage</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a perennial herb of the Mint family (<spn>Phlomis tuberosa</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Jerusalem thorn</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a spiny, leguminous tree (<spn>Parkinsonia aculeata</spn>), widely dispersed in warm countries, and used for hedges.</cd> -- <col>The New Jerusalem</col>, <cd>Heaven; the Celestial City.</cd></cs>

<h1>Jervine</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jer"vine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. fr. Sp. <ets>yerba</ets> herb, OSp., the poison of the veratrum.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A poisonous alkaloid resembling veratrine, and found with it in white hellebore (<spn>Veratrum album</spn>); -- called also <altname>jervina</altname>.</def>