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<hw>Jump"weld`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Buttweld</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt></def>

<h1>Juncaceous</h1> <Xpage=805>

<hw>Jun*ca"ceous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Juncate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of. pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (<spn>Juncace\'91</spn>), of which the common rush (<spn>Juncus</spn>) is the type.</def>

<h1>Juncate</h1> <Xpage=805>

<hw>Jun"cate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Junket</er>.</def><mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Juncite</h1> <Xpage=805>

<hw>Jun"cite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>juncus</ets> a rush.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil rush.</def>

<h1>Junco</h1> <Xpage=805>

<hw>Jun"co</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any bird of the genus <spn>Junco</spn>, which includes several species of North American finches; -- called also <altname>snowbird</altname>, or <altname>blue snowbird</altname>.</def>

<h1>Juncous</h1> <Xpage=805>

<hw>Jun"cous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>juncosus</ets>, fr. <ets>juncus</ets> a rush.]</ety> <def>Full of rushes: resembling rushes; juncaceous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Junction</h1> <Xpage=805>

<hw>Junc"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>junctio</ets>, fr. <ets>jungere</ets>, <ets>junctum</ets>, to join: cf. F. <ets>jonction</ets>. See <er>Join</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; <as>as, the <ex>junction</ex> of two armies or detachments; the <ex>junction</ex> of paths.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross.</def>

<cs><col>Junction plate</col> <fld>(Boilers)</fld>, <cd>a covering or break-join plate riveted to and uniting the edges of sheets which make a butt joint.</cd> -- <col>Junction rails</col> <fld>(Railroads)</fld>, <cd>the switch, or movable, rails, connecting one line of track with another.</cd></cs>

<h1>Juncture</h1> <Xpage=805>

<hw>Junc"ture</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.<ets>junctura</ets>, fr. <ets>jungere</ets> to join. See <er>Jointure</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A joining; a union; an alliance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "Devotional compliance and <i>juncture</i> of hearts."

<i>Eikon Basilike.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint; an articulation; a seam; <as>as, the <ex>junctures</ex> of a vessel or of the bones</as>.</def>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency.</def> "Extraordinary <i>junctures</i>."

<i>Addison.</i>

<blockquote>In such a <b>juncture</b>, what can the most plausible and refined philosophy offer? <i> Berkeley.</i></blockquote>

<h1>June</h1> <Xpage=805>

<hw>June</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Junius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>Juin</ets>. So called either from <ets>Junius</ets>, the name of a Roman gens, or from <ets>Juno</ets>, the goddess.]</ety> <def>The sixth month of the year, containing thirty days.</def>