English Dictionary: Javanthropus | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Medlar \Med"lar\, n. [OE. medler medlar tree, OF. meslier, F. n[82]flier, L. mespilum, mespilus, Gr. [?], [?]. Cf. {Naseberry}.] A tree of the genus {Mespilus} ({M. Germanica}); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay. {Japan medlar} (Bot.), the loquat. See {Loquat}. {Neapolitan medlar} (Bot.), a kind of thorn tree ({Crat[91]gus Azarolus}); also, its fruit. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Japan \Ja*pan"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Japanned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Japanning}.] 1. To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer. 2. To give a glossy black to, as shoes. [R.] --Gay. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Japanned \Ja*panned"\, a. Treated, or coated, with varnish in the Japanese manner. {Japanned leather},leather treated with coatings of Japan varnish, and dried in a stove. --Knight. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Japanned \Ja*panned"\, a. Treated, or coated, with varnish in the Japanese manner. {Japanned leather},leather treated with coatings of Japan varnish, and dried in a stove. --Knight. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Java Native Interface {Java} that allows Java code running inside a {Java Virtual Machine} to interoperate with {applications} and {libraries} written in other programming languages such as {C}, {C++} and {assembly language}. (1997-12-07) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Job Entry System really two JESs. JES2 is smaller and simpler, and can handle 99.99% of most jobs that run on IBM's {MVS} {operating system}. JES3 is much bigger and requires really {big iron} to run. (1996-03-23) |