English Dictionary: Japanese millet | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Japan \Ja*pan"\, a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware. {Japan allspice} (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan ({Chimonanthus fragrans}), related to the Carolina allspice. {Japan black} (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; -- called also {Brunswick black}, {Japan lacquer}, or simply {Japan}. {Japan camphor}, ordinary camphor brought from China or Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called borneol or Borneo camphor. {Japan clover}, [or] {Japan pea} (Bot.), a cloverlike plant ({Lespedeza striata}) from Eastern Asia, useful for fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about 1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it was called variously {Yankee clover} and {Rebel clover}. {Japan earth}. See {Catechu}. {Japan ink}, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black when dry. {Japan varnish}, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of the {Rhus vernix}, a small Japanese tree related to the poison sumac. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Japan \Ja*pan"\, a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware. {Japan allspice} (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan ({Chimonanthus fragrans}), related to the Carolina allspice. {Japan black} (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; -- called also {Brunswick black}, {Japan lacquer}, or simply {Japan}. {Japan camphor}, ordinary camphor brought from China or Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called borneol or Borneo camphor. {Japan clover}, [or] {Japan pea} (Bot.), a cloverlike plant ({Lespedeza striata}) from Eastern Asia, useful for fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about 1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it was called variously {Yankee clover} and {Rebel clover}. {Japan earth}. See {Catechu}. {Japan ink}, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black when dry. {Japan varnish}, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of the {Rhus vernix}, a small Japanese tree related to the poison sumac. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Japan current \Japan current\ A branch of the equatorial current of the Pacific, washing the eastern coast of Formosa and thence flowing northeastward past Japan and merging into the easterly drift of the North Pacific; -- called also {Kuro-Siwo}, or {Black Stream}, in allusion to the deep blue of its water. It is similar in may ways to the Gulf Stream. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Globeflower \Globe"flow`er\, n. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Trollius} ({T. Europ[91]us}), found in the mountainous parts of Europe, and producing handsome globe-shaped flowers. (b) The American plant {Trollius laxus}. {Japan globeflower}. See {Corchorus}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Quince \Quince\, n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne, coin, OF. coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr. [?] Cydonian, [?] [?] a quince, fr. [?] Cydonia, a city in Crete, [?] the Cydonians. Cf. {Quiddany}.] 1. The fruit of a shrub ({Cydonia vulgaris}) belonging to the same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple, but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves. 2. (Bot.) a quince tree or shrub. {Japan quince} (Bot.), an Eastern Asiatic shrub ({Cydonia}, formerly {Pyrus, Japonica}) and its very fragrant but inedible fruit. The shrub has very showy flowers, usually red, but sometimes pink or white, and is much grown for ornament. {Quince curculio} (Zo[94]l.), a small gray and yellow curculio ({Conotrachelus crat[91]gi}) whose larva lives in quinces. {Quince tree} (Bot.), the small tree ({Cydonia vulgaris}) which produces the quince. | |
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Japanese \Jap`a*nese"\, a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Japanese \Jap`a*nese"\, n. sing. & pl. 1. A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people of Japan. 2. sing. The language of the people of Japan. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ivy \I"vy\, n.; pl. {Ivies}. [AS. [c6]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi, ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Hedera} ({H. helix}), common in Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the berries black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees by rootlike fibers. Direct The clasping ivy where to climb. --Milton. Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere. --Milton. {American ivy}. (Bot.) See {Virginia creeper}. {English ivy} (Bot.), a popular name in America for the ivy proper ({Hedera helix}). {German ivy} (Bot.), a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent stems, and fleshy, light-green leaves; a species of {Senecio} ({S. scandens}). {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) Gill ({Nepeta Glechoma}). {Ivy bush}. (Bot.) See {Mountain laurel}, under {Mountain}. {Ivy owl} (Zo[94]l.), the barn owl. {Ivy tod} (Bot.), the ivy plant. --Tennyson. {Japanese ivy} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ampelopsis tricuspidata}), closely related to the Virginia creeper. {Poison ivy} (Bot.), an American woody creeper ({Rhus Toxicodendron}), with trifoliate leaves, and greenish-white berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the touch for most persons. {To pipe in an ivy leaf}, to console one's self as best one can. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {West Indian ivy}, a climbing plant of the genus {Marcgravia}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Persimmon \Per*sim"mon\, n. [Virginia Indian.] (Bot.) An American tree ({Diospyros Virginiana}) and its fruit, found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has been exposed to frost, when it becomes palatable and nutritious. {Japanese persimmon}, {Diospyros Kaki} and its red or yellow edible fruit, which outwardly resembles a tomato, but contains a few large seeds. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk'.] 1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow. Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl palmitate (constituting the less soluble part). 2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance. Specifically: (a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See {Cerumen}. (b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc. (c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread. (d) (Zo[94]l.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See {Wax insect}, below. (e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See {Vegetable wax}, under {Vegetable}. (f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite. (g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.] {Japanese wax}, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the berries of certain species of {Rhus}, esp. {R. succedanea}. {Mineral wax}. (Min.) See {Wax}, 2 (f), above. {Wax cloth}. See {Waxed cloth}, under {Waxed}. {Wax end}. See {Waxed end}, under {Waxed}. {Wax flower}, a flower made of, or resembling, wax. {Wax insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of scale insects belonging to the family {Coccid[91]}, which secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the Chinese wax insect ({Coccus Sinensis}) from which a large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called also {pela}. {Wax light}, a candle or taper of wax. {Wax moth} (Zo[94]l.), a pyralid moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose larv[91] feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee moth}. {Wax myrtle}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry}. {Wax painting}, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients, under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted with hot irons and the color thus fixed. {Wax palm}. (Bot.) (a) A species of palm ({Ceroxylon Andicola}) native of the Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion, consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax, which, when melted with a third of fat, makes excellent candles. (b) A Brazilian tree ({Copernicia cerifera}) the young leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy secretion. {Wax paper}, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and other ingredients. {Wax plant} (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as: (a) The Indian pipe (see under {Indian}). (b) The {Hoya carnosa}, a climbing plant with polished, fleshy leaves. (c) Certain species of {Begonia} with similar foliage. {Wax tree} (Bot.) (a) A tree or shrub ({Ligustrum lucidum}) of China, on which certain insects make a thick deposit of a substance resembling white wax. (b) A kind of sumac ({Rhus succedanea}) of Japan, the berries of which yield a sort of wax. (c) A rubiaceous tree ({El[91]agia utilis}) of New Grenada, called by the inhabitants [bd]arbol del cera.[b8] {Wax yellow}, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of beeswax. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Japannish \Ja*pan"nish\, a. After the manner of the Japanese; resembling japanned articles. --Carlyle. | |
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Japonica \Ja*pon"i*ca\, n. [NL., Japanese, fr. Japonia Japan.] (Bot.) A species of Camellia ({Camellia Japonica}), a native of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers. Many other genera have species of the same name. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Japonism \Jap"o*nism\, n. [F. japonisme, fr. Japon Japan.] A quality, idiom, or peculiarity characteristic of the Japanese or their products, esp. in art. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Napu \[d8]Na*pu"\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A very small chevrotain ({Tragulus Javanicus}), native of Java. It is about the size of a hare, and is noted for its agility in leaping. Called also {Java musk deer}, {pygmy musk deer}, and {deerlet}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ox \Ox\ ([ocr]ks), n.; pl. {Oxen}. [AS. oxa; akin to D. os. G. ochs, ochse, OHG. ohso, Icel. oxi, Sw. & Dan. oxe, Goth. a[a3]hsa, Skr. ukshan ox, bull; cf. Skr. uksh to sprinkle. [root]214. Cf. {Humid}, {Aurochs}.] (Zo[94]l.) The male of bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal when castrated and grown to its full size, or nearly so. The word is also applied, as a general name, to any species of bovine animals, male and female. All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field. --Ps. viii. 7. Note: The castrated male is called a steer until it attains its full growth, and then, an ox; but if castrated somewhat late in life, it is called a stag. The male, not castrated, is called a bull. These distinctions are well established in regard to domestic animals of this genus. When wild animals of this kind are spoken of, ox is often applied both to the male and the female. The name ox is never applied to the individual cow, or female, of the domestic kind. Oxen may comprehend both the male and the female. {Grunting ox} (Zo[94]l.), the yak. {Indian ox} (Zo[94]l.), the zebu. {Javan ox} (Zo[94]l.), the banteng. {Musk ox}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Musk}. {Ox bile}. See {Ox gall}, below. {Ox gall}, the fresh gall of the domestic ox; -- used in the arts and in medicine. {Ox pith}, ox marrow. [Obs.] --Marston. {Ox ray} (Zo[94]l.), a very large ray ({Dicerobatis Giorn[91]}) of Southern Europe. It has a hornlike organ projecting forward from each pectoral fin. It sometimes becomes twenty feet long and twenty-eight feet broad, and weighs over a ton. Called also {sea devil}. {To have the black ox tread on one's foot}, to be unfortunate; to know what sorrow is (because black oxen were sacrificed to Pluto). --Leigh Hunt. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Ajouan \[d8]Aj"ou*an\ d8Ajowan \[d8]Aj"ow*an\, n. [Written also {ajwain}.] [Prob. native name.] (Bot.) The fruit of {Ammi Copticum}, syn. {Carum Ajowan}, used both as a medicine and as a condiment. An oil containing thymol is extracted from it. Called also {Javanee seed}, {Javanese seed}, and {ajava}. | |
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Javanese \Jav`a*nese"\, a. Of or pertaining to Java, or to the people of Java. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Java. | |
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d8Ajouan \[d8]Aj"ou*an\ d8Ajowan \[d8]Aj"ow*an\, n. [Written also {ajwain}.] [Prob. native name.] (Bot.) The fruit of {Ammi Copticum}, syn. {Carum Ajowan}, used both as a medicine and as a condiment. An oil containing thymol is extracted from it. Called also {Javanee seed}, {Javanese seed}, and {ajava}. | |
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Jib \Jib\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Jibbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jibbing}.] Also Jibb \Jibb\ [Cf. {Jib} a sail, {Gybe}.] (Chiefly Naut.) To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking. | |
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Jibe \Jibe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jibed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jibing}.] [Cf. Dan. gibbe, D. gijpen, v. i., and dial. Sw. gippa to jerk. Cf. {Jib}, n. & v. i.] (Naut.) To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See {Gybe}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
5. A situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job. [Colloq.] Note: Job is used adjectively to signify doing jobs, used for jobs, or let on hire to do jobs; as, job printer; job master; job horse; job wagon, etc. {By the job}, at a stipulated sum for the work, or for each piece of work done; -- distinguished from time work; as, the house was built by the job. {Job lot}, a quantity of goods, usually miscellaneous, sold out of the regular course of trade, at a certain price for the whole; as, these articles were included in a job lot. {Job master}, one who lest out horses and carriages for hire, as for family use. [Eng.] {Job printer}, one who does miscellaneous printing, esp. circulars, cards, billheads, etc. {Odd job}, miscellaneous work of a petty kind; occasional work, of various kinds, or for various people. | |
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Job \Job\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jobbing}.] 1. To strike or stab with a pointed instrument. --L'Estrange. 2. To thrust in, as a pointed instrument. --Moxon. 3. To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract. | |
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Jobbing \Job"bing\, a. 1. Doing chance work or add jobs; as, a jobbing carpenter. 2. Using opportunities of public service for private gain; as, a jobbing politician. --London Sat. Rev. {Jobbing house}, a mercantile establishment which buys from importers, wholesalers or manufacturers, and sells to retailers. [U.S.] | |
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Jobbing \Job"bing\, a. 1. Doing chance work or add jobs; as, a jobbing carpenter. 2. Using opportunities of public service for private gain; as, a jobbing politician. --London Sat. Rev. {Jobbing house}, a mercantile establishment which buys from importers, wholesalers or manufacturers, and sells to retailers. [U.S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Juvenescence \Ju`ve*nes"cence\, n. A growing young. | |
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Juvenescent \Ju`ve*nes"cent\, a. [L. juvenescens, p. pr. of juvenescere to grow young again, from juvenis young.] Growing or becoming young. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Java Message Service enterprise messaging systems from {Java} programs. Java Message Service, part of the {J2EE} suite, provides standard APIs that Java developers can use to access the common features of enterprise message systems. JMS supports the {publish/subscribe} and {point-to-point} models and allows the creation of message types consisting of arbitrary Java objects. JMS provides support for administration, security, error handling, and recovery, optimisation, distributed transactions, message ordering, message acknowledgment, and more. {Home (http://java.sun.com/products/jms)}. {Overview (http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Networking/messaging/)}. (2001-06-22) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Jehovah-nissi Jehovah my banner, the title given by Moses to the altar which he erected on the hill on the top of which he stood with uplifted hands while Israel prevailed over their enemies the Amalekites (Ex. 17:15). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Jehovah-nissi, the Lord my banner |