English Dictionary: jingle-jangle | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jangle \Jan"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jangling}.] [OE. janglen to quarrel, OF. jangler to rail, quarrel; of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. jangelen, janken, to whimper, chide, brawl, quarrel.] 1. To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune. 2. To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip. [bd]Thou janglest as a jay.[b8] --Chaucer. 3. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle. Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree. --Shak. Prussian Trenck . . . jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner. --Carlyle. | |
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Jangle \Jan"gle\, v. t. To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with. Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh. --Shak. | |
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Jangle \Jan"gle\, n. [Cf. OF. jangle.] 1. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble. --Chaucer. 2. Discordant sound; wrangling. The musical jangle of sleigh bells. --Longfellow. | |
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Jangle \Jan"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jangling}.] [OE. janglen to quarrel, OF. jangler to rail, quarrel; of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. jangelen, janken, to whimper, chide, brawl, quarrel.] 1. To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune. 2. To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip. [bd]Thou janglest as a jay.[b8] --Chaucer. 3. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle. Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree. --Shak. Prussian Trenck . . . jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner. --Carlyle. | |
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Jangler \Jan"gler\, n. [Cf. OF. jangleor.] 1. An idle talker; a babbler; a prater. --Chaucer. 2. A wrangling, noisy fellow. | |
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Jangleress \Jan"gler*ess\, n. A female prater or babbler. | |
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Janglery \Jan"gler*y\, n. [Cf. OF. janglerie chattering, talk.] Jangling. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Jangling \Jan"gling\, a. Producing discordant sounds. [bd]A jangling noise.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Jangling \Jan"gling\, n. 1. Idle babbling; vain disputation. From which some, having swerved, have turned aside unto vain jangling. --1 Tim. i. 6. 2. Wrangling; altercation. --Lamb. | |
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Jangle \Jan"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jangling}.] [OE. janglen to quarrel, OF. jangler to rail, quarrel; of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. jangelen, janken, to whimper, chide, brawl, quarrel.] 1. To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune. 2. To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip. [bd]Thou janglest as a jay.[b8] --Chaucer. 3. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle. Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree. --Shak. Prussian Trenck . . . jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner. --Carlyle. | |
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Janus \Ja"nus\, n. [L. See {January}.] (Rom. Antiq.) A Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite directions. Numa is said to have dedicated to Janus the covered passage at Rome, near the Forum, which is usually called the Temple of Janus. This passage was open in war and closed in peace. --Dr. W. Smith. {Janus cloth}, a fabric having both sides dressed, the sides being of different colors, -- used for reversible garments. | |
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Jingal \Jin*gal"\, n. [Hind. jang[be]l a swivel, a large musket.] A small portable piece of ordnance, mounted on a swivel. [Written also {gingal} and {jingall}.] [India] | |
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Jingal \Jin*gal"\, n. [Hind. jang[be]l a swivel, a large musket.] A small portable piece of ordnance, mounted on a swivel. [Written also {gingal} and {jingall}.] [India] | |
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Jingle \Jin"gle\, v. i. [OE. gingelen, ginglen; prob. akin to E. chink; cf. also E. jangle.] 1. To sound with a fine, sharp, rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound; as, sleigh bells jingle. [Written also {gingle}.] 2. To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect. [bd]Jingling street ballads.[b8] --Macaulay. | |
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Jingle \Jin"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jingled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jingling}.] To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle. The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew. -- Pope. | |
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Jingle \Jin"gle\, n. 1. A rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little bells or pieces of metal. 2. That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle. If you plant where savages are, do not only entertain them with trifles and jingles,but use them justly. -- Bacon. 3. A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit; hence, the verse itself.[bd] The least jingle of verse.[b8] --Guardian. {Jingle shell}. See {Gold shell} (b), under {Gold}. | |
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Jingle \Jin"gle\, n. 1. A rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little bells or pieces of metal. 2. That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle. If you plant where savages are, do not only entertain them with trifles and jingles,but use them justly. -- Bacon. 3. A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit; hence, the verse itself.[bd] The least jingle of verse.[b8] --Guardian. {Jingle shell}. See {Gold shell} (b), under {Gold}. | |
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{Gold of pleasure}. [Name perhaps translated from Sp. oro-de-alegria.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Camelina}, bearing yellow flowers. {C. sativa} is sometimes cultivated for the oil of its seeds. {Gold shell}. (a) A composition of powdered gold or gold leaf, ground up with gum water and spread on shells, for artists' use; -- called also {gold paint}. (b) (Zo[94]l.) A bivalve shell ({Anomia glabra}) of the Atlantic coast; -- called also {jingle shell} and {silver shell}. See {Anomia}. {Gold size}, a composition used in applying gold leaf. {Gold solder}, a kind of solder, often containing twelve parts of gold, two of silver, and four of copper. {Gold stick}, the colonel of a regiment of English lifeguards, who attends his sovereign on state occasions; -- so called from the gilt rod presented to him by the sovereign when he receives his commission as colonel of the regiment. [Eng.] {Gold thread}. (a) A thread formed by twisting flatted gold over a thread of silk, with a wheel and iron bobbins; spun gold. --Ure. (b) (Bot.) A small evergreen plant ({Coptis trifolia}), so called from its fibrous yellow roots. It is common in marshy places in the United States. {Gold tissue}, a tissue fabric interwoven with gold thread. {Gold tooling}, the fixing of gold leaf by a hot tool upon book covers, or the ornamental impression so made. {Gold washings}, places where gold found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing. {Gold worm}, a glowworm. [Obs.] {Jeweler's gold}, an alloy containing three parts of gold to one of copper. | |
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Jingle \Jin"gle\, n. 1. A rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little bells or pieces of metal. 2. That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle. If you plant where savages are, do not only entertain them with trifles and jingles,but use them justly. -- Bacon. 3. A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit; hence, the verse itself.[bd] The least jingle of verse.[b8] --Guardian. {Jingle shell}. See {Gold shell} (b), under {Gold}. | |
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{Gold of pleasure}. [Name perhaps translated from Sp. oro-de-alegria.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Camelina}, bearing yellow flowers. {C. sativa} is sometimes cultivated for the oil of its seeds. {Gold shell}. (a) A composition of powdered gold or gold leaf, ground up with gum water and spread on shells, for artists' use; -- called also {gold paint}. (b) (Zo[94]l.) A bivalve shell ({Anomia glabra}) of the Atlantic coast; -- called also {jingle shell} and {silver shell}. See {Anomia}. {Gold size}, a composition used in applying gold leaf. {Gold solder}, a kind of solder, often containing twelve parts of gold, two of silver, and four of copper. {Gold stick}, the colonel of a regiment of English lifeguards, who attends his sovereign on state occasions; -- so called from the gilt rod presented to him by the sovereign when he receives his commission as colonel of the regiment. [Eng.] {Gold thread}. (a) A thread formed by twisting flatted gold over a thread of silk, with a wheel and iron bobbins; spun gold. --Ure. (b) (Bot.) A small evergreen plant ({Coptis trifolia}), so called from its fibrous yellow roots. It is common in marshy places in the United States. {Gold tissue}, a tissue fabric interwoven with gold thread. {Gold tooling}, the fixing of gold leaf by a hot tool upon book covers, or the ornamental impression so made. {Gold washings}, places where gold found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing. {Gold worm}, a glowworm. [Obs.] {Jeweler's gold}, an alloy containing three parts of gold to one of copper. | |
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Jingle \Jin"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jingled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jingling}.] To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle. The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew. -- Pope. | |
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Jingler \Jin"gler\, n. One who, or that which, jingles. | |
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Jingle \Jin"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jingled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jingling}.] To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle. The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew. -- Pope. | |
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Jingling \Jin"gling\, n. The act or process of producing a jingle; also, the sound itself; a chink. [bd]The jingling of the guinea.[b8] --Tennyson. | |
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Jinglingly \Jin"gling*ly\, adv. So as to jingle. --Lowell. | |
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Jongleur \Jon"gleur\, Jongler \Jon"gler\, n. [F. jongleur. See {Juggler}.] 1. In the Middle Ages, a court attendant or other person who, for hire, recited or sang verses, usually of his own composition. See {Troubadour}. Vivacity and picturesquenees of the jongleur's verse. --J R. Green. 2. A juggler; a conjuror. See {Juggler}. --Milton. | |
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Jongleur \Jon"gleur\, Jongler \Jon"gler\, n. [F. jongleur. See {Juggler}.] 1. In the Middle Ages, a court attendant or other person who, for hire, recited or sang verses, usually of his own composition. See {Troubadour}. Vivacity and picturesquenees of the jongleur's verse. --J R. Green. 2. A juggler; a conjuror. See {Juggler}. --Milton. | |
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Jonquil \Jon"quil\, Jonquille \Jon"quille\, n. [F. jonquille, fr. L. juncus a rush, because it has rushlike leaves.] (Bot.) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus ({N. Jonquilla}), allied to the daffodil. It has long, rushlike leaves, and yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has emetic properties. It is sometimes called the {rush-leaved daffodil}. See Illust. of {Corona}. | |
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Jonquil \Jon"quil\, Jonquille \Jon"quille\, n. [F. jonquille, fr. L. juncus a rush, because it has rushlike leaves.] (Bot.) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus ({N. Jonquilla}), allied to the daffodil. It has long, rushlike leaves, and yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has emetic properties. It is sometimes called the {rush-leaved daffodil}. See Illust. of {Corona}. | |
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Jungle \Jun"gle\, n. [Hind. jangal desert, forest, jungle; Skr. ja[?]gala desert.] A dense growth of brushwood, grasses, reeds, vines, etc.; an almost impenetrable thicket of trees, canes, and reedy vegetation, as in India, Africa, Australia, and Brazil. | |
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The jungles of India are of bamboos, canes, and other palms, very difficult to penetrate. -- Balfour (Cyc. of India). {Jungle bear} (Zo[94]l.), the aswail or sloth bear. {Jungle cat} (Zo[94]l.), the chaus. {Jungle cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of a jungle fowl. {Jungle fowl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any wild species of the genus {Gallus}, of which several species inhabit India and the adjacent islands; as, the fork-tailed jungle fowl ({G. varius}) of Java, {G. Stanleyi} of Ceylon, and {G. Bankiva} of India. Note: The latter, which resembles the domestic gamecock, is supposed to be one of the original species from which the domestic fowl was derived. (b) An Australian grallatorial bird ({Megapodius tumulus}) which is allied to the brush turkey, and, like the latter, lays its eggs in mounds of vegetable matter, where they are hatched by the heat produced by decomposition. | |
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Sloth \Sloth\, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl[?]w[?], fr. sl[be]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak. 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth. --Milton. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. --Franklin. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family {Bradypodid[91]}, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of {Edentata}), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera {Bradypus} and {Arctopithecus}, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth ({Bradypus tridactylus}), and the ai ({Arctopitheus ai}). The two-toed sloths, consisting the genus {Cholopus}, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau ({Cholopus didactylus}) of South America. See {Unau}. Another species ({C. Hoffmanni}) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths. {Australian, [or] Native} {sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala. {Sloth animalcule} (Zo[94]l.), a tardigrade. {Sloth bear} (Zo[94]l.), a black or brown long-haired bear ({Melursus ursinus, [or] labiatus}), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also {aswail}, {labiated bear}, and {jungle bear}. It is easily tamed and can be taught many tricks. {Sloth monkey} (Zo[94]l.), a loris. | |
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The jungles of India are of bamboos, canes, and other palms, very difficult to penetrate. -- Balfour (Cyc. of India). {Jungle bear} (Zo[94]l.), the aswail or sloth bear. {Jungle cat} (Zo[94]l.), the chaus. {Jungle cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of a jungle fowl. {Jungle fowl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any wild species of the genus {Gallus}, of which several species inhabit India and the adjacent islands; as, the fork-tailed jungle fowl ({G. varius}) of Java, {G. Stanleyi} of Ceylon, and {G. Bankiva} of India. Note: The latter, which resembles the domestic gamecock, is supposed to be one of the original species from which the domestic fowl was derived. (b) An Australian grallatorial bird ({Megapodius tumulus}) which is allied to the brush turkey, and, like the latter, lays its eggs in mounds of vegetable matter, where they are hatched by the heat produced by decomposition. | |
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Sloth \Sloth\, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl[?]w[?], fr. sl[be]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak. 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth. --Milton. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. --Franklin. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family {Bradypodid[91]}, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of {Edentata}), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera {Bradypus} and {Arctopithecus}, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth ({Bradypus tridactylus}), and the ai ({Arctopitheus ai}). The two-toed sloths, consisting the genus {Cholopus}, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau ({Cholopus didactylus}) of South America. See {Unau}. Another species ({C. Hoffmanni}) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths. {Australian, [or] Native} {sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala. {Sloth animalcule} (Zo[94]l.), a tardigrade. {Sloth bear} (Zo[94]l.), a black or brown long-haired bear ({Melursus ursinus, [or] labiatus}), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also {aswail}, {labiated bear}, and {jungle bear}. It is easily tamed and can be taught many tricks. {Sloth monkey} (Zo[94]l.), a loris. | |
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The jungles of India are of bamboos, canes, and other palms, very difficult to penetrate. -- Balfour (Cyc. of India). {Jungle bear} (Zo[94]l.), the aswail or sloth bear. {Jungle cat} (Zo[94]l.), the chaus. {Jungle cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of a jungle fowl. {Jungle fowl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any wild species of the genus {Gallus}, of which several species inhabit India and the adjacent islands; as, the fork-tailed jungle fowl ({G. varius}) of Java, {G. Stanleyi} of Ceylon, and {G. Bankiva} of India. Note: The latter, which resembles the domestic gamecock, is supposed to be one of the original species from which the domestic fowl was derived. (b) An Australian grallatorial bird ({Megapodius tumulus}) which is allied to the brush turkey, and, like the latter, lays its eggs in mounds of vegetable matter, where they are hatched by the heat produced by decomposition. | |
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The jungles of India are of bamboos, canes, and other palms, very difficult to penetrate. -- Balfour (Cyc. of India). {Jungle bear} (Zo[94]l.), the aswail or sloth bear. {Jungle cat} (Zo[94]l.), the chaus. {Jungle cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of a jungle fowl. {Jungle fowl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any wild species of the genus {Gallus}, of which several species inhabit India and the adjacent islands; as, the fork-tailed jungle fowl ({G. varius}) of Java, {G. Stanleyi} of Ceylon, and {G. Bankiva} of India. Note: The latter, which resembles the domestic gamecock, is supposed to be one of the original species from which the domestic fowl was derived. (b) An Australian grallatorial bird ({Megapodius tumulus}) which is allied to the brush turkey, and, like the latter, lays its eggs in mounds of vegetable matter, where they are hatched by the heat produced by decomposition. | |
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The jungles of India are of bamboos, canes, and other palms, very difficult to penetrate. -- Balfour (Cyc. of India). {Jungle bear} (Zo[94]l.), the aswail or sloth bear. {Jungle cat} (Zo[94]l.), the chaus. {Jungle cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of a jungle fowl. {Jungle fowl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any wild species of the genus {Gallus}, of which several species inhabit India and the adjacent islands; as, the fork-tailed jungle fowl ({G. varius}) of Java, {G. Stanleyi} of Ceylon, and {G. Bankiva} of India. Note: The latter, which resembles the domestic gamecock, is supposed to be one of the original species from which the domestic fowl was derived. (b) An Australian grallatorial bird ({Megapodius tumulus}) which is allied to the brush turkey, and, like the latter, lays its eggs in mounds of vegetable matter, where they are hatched by the heat produced by decomposition. | |
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Jungly \Jun"gly\, a. Consisting of jungles; abounding with jungles; of the nature of a jungle. | |
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