English Dictionary: jambeau | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jamb \Jamb\, n. [Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See {Gambol}.] 1. (Arch) The vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face. --Gwilt. 2. (Mining) Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein. | |
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Jamb \Jamb\, v. t. See {Jam}, v. t. | |
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Jambee \Jam*bee"\, n. [See {Jamb}, n.: cf. OF. jamboier to walk.] A fashionable cane. [Obs.] --Tatler. | |
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Jimp \Jimp\, a. [Cf. {Gimp}, a.] Neat; handsome; elegant. See {Gimp}. | |
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Hind \Hind\, n. [AS. hind; akin to D. hinde, OHG. hinta, G. hinde, hindin, Icel., Sw., & Dan. hind, and perh. to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.), E. hunt, or cf. Gr. [?] a young deer.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A spotted food fish of the genus {Epinephelus}, as {E. apua} of Bermuda, and {E. Drummond-hayi} of Florida; -- called also {coney}, {John Paw}, {spotted hind}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jump \Jump\, n. [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. {Juppon}.] (a) A kind of loose jacket for men. (b) pl. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jump \Jump\, n. 1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. [bd]To advance by jumps.[b8] --Locke. 2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.] Our fortune lies Upon thisjump. -- Shak. 3. The space traversed by a leap. 4. (Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault. 5. (Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry. {From the jump}, from the start or beginning. [Colloq.] {Jump joint}. (a) A butt joint. (b) A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels. {Jump seat}. (a) A movable carriage seat. (b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may be shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat. Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jump \Jump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jumping}.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen, jumpen.] 1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap. Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square. -- Shak. 2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. [bd]The jumping chariots.[b8] --Nahum iii. 2. A flock of geese jump down together. -- Dryden. 3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with. [bd]It jumps with my humor.[b8] --Shak. {To jump at}, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a chance. | |
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Jump \Jump\, a. Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] [bd]Jump names.[b8] --B. Jonson. | |
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Jump \Jump\, adv. Exactly; pat.[Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Jump \Jump\, v. t. 1. To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream. 2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch. 3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.] To jump a body with a dangerous physic. -- Shak. 4. (Smithwork) (a) To join by a butt weld. (b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset. 5. (Quarrying) To bore with a jumper. {To jump a claim}, to enter upon and take possession of land to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation. [Western U. S. & Australia] See {Claim}, n., 3. {To jump one's bail}, to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds. [Slang, U. S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jupon \Ju*pon"\, Juppon \Jup*pon"\, n. [F. jupon, fr. jupe skirt, Sp. aljuba a Moorish garment, Ar. jubba.] [Written variously {jupe}, {jump}, {juppo}, etc.] 1. A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips. --Dryden. 2. A petticoat. --Halliwell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jump \Jump\, n. [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. {Juppon}.] (a) A kind of loose jacket for men. (b) pl. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jump \Jump\, n. 1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. [bd]To advance by jumps.[b8] --Locke. 2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.] Our fortune lies Upon thisjump. -- Shak. 3. The space traversed by a leap. 4. (Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault. 5. (Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry. {From the jump}, from the start or beginning. [Colloq.] {Jump joint}. (a) A butt joint. (b) A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels. {Jump seat}. (a) A movable carriage seat. (b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may be shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat. Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jump \Jump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jumping}.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen, jumpen.] 1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap. Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square. -- Shak. 2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. [bd]The jumping chariots.[b8] --Nahum iii. 2. A flock of geese jump down together. -- Dryden. 3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with. [bd]It jumps with my humor.[b8] --Shak. {To jump at}, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a chance. | |
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Jump \Jump\, a. Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] [bd]Jump names.[b8] --B. Jonson. | |
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Jump \Jump\, adv. Exactly; pat.[Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Jump \Jump\, v. t. 1. To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream. 2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch. 3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.] To jump a body with a dangerous physic. -- Shak. 4. (Smithwork) (a) To join by a butt weld. (b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset. 5. (Quarrying) To bore with a jumper. {To jump a claim}, to enter upon and take possession of land to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation. [Western U. S. & Australia] See {Claim}, n., 3. {To jump one's bail}, to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds. [Slang, U. S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jupon \Ju*pon"\, Juppon \Jup*pon"\, n. [F. jupon, fr. jupe skirt, Sp. aljuba a Moorish garment, Ar. jubba.] [Written variously {jupe}, {jump}, {juppo}, etc.] 1. A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips. --Dryden. 2. A petticoat. --Halliwell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jumpy \Jump"y\, a. [Compar. {Jumpier}; superl. {Jumpiest}.] Jumping, or inducing to jump; characterized by jumps; hence, extremely nervous. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
jump usually in a context of {machine languages}. "Branch" may be synonymous with "jump", or may refer to jumps that depend on a condition. (1998-11-14) |