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<blockquote>They all as glad as birds of <b>joyous</b> prime. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>And <b>joyous</b> of our conquest early won. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Merry; lively; blithe; gleeful; gay; glad; mirthful; sportive; festive; joyful; happy; blissful; charming; delightful.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Joy"ous*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Joy"ous*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Joysome</h1> <Xpage=803>

<hw>Joy"some</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Causing joyfulness</def>. <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>This all <b>joysome</b> grove. <i>T. Browne.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Jub</h1> <Xpage=803>

<hw>Jub</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Perh. corrupted fr. <ets>jug</ets>.]</ety> <def>A vessel for holding ale or wine; a jug.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Juba</h1> <Xpage=803>

<hw>Ju"ba</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Jub\'91</plw> <tt>(-b&emac;)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L., a mane.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The mane of an animal.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A loose panicle, the axis of which falls to pieces, as in certain grasses.</def>

<h1>Jubate</h1> <Xpage=803>

<hw>Ju"bate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>jubatus</ets> having a mane.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Fringed with long, pendent hair.</def>

<h1>Jub\'82</h1> <Xpage=803>

<hw>Ju`b\'82"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <fld>(a)</fld> <def>chancel screen or rood screen.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>gallery above such a screen, from which certain parts of the service were formerly read</def>. See <cref>Rood loft</cref>, under <er>Rood</er>.

<h1>Jubilant</h1> <Xpage=803>

<hw>Ju"bi*lant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>jubilans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>jubilare</ets> to shout for joy: cf. F. <ets>jubila<?/</ets>. See <er>Jubilate</er>.]</ety> <def>Uttering songs of triumph; shouting with joy; triumphant; exulting.</def> "The <i>jubilant</i> age."

<i>Coleridge.</i>

<blockquote>While the bright pomp ascended <b>jubilant</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Jubilantly</h1> <Xpage=803>

<hw>Ju"bi*lant*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a jubilant manner.</def>

<h1>Jubilar</h1> <Xpage=803>

<hw>Ju"bi*lar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>jubilaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or having the character of, a jubilee.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Bp. Hall.</i>

<h1>Jubilate</h1> <Xpage=803>