English Dictionary: Jules de Goncourt | by the DICT Development Group |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jaal goat \Jaal" goat`\ (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild goat ({Capra Nubiana}) found in the mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Arabia; -- called also {beden}, and {jaela}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jalousied \Ja`lou`sied"\, a. Furnished with jalousies; as, jalousied porches. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jealoushood \Jeal"ous*hood\, n. Jealousy. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jolly \Jol"ly\ (j[ocr]l"l[ycr]), a. [Compar. {Jollier} (-l[icr]*[etil]r); superl. {Jolliest}.] [OF. joli, jolif, joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E. yule; cf. Icel. j[omac]l yule, Christmas feast. See {Yule}.] 1. Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful. Like a jolly troop of huntsmen. --Shak. [bd]A jolly place,[b8] said he, [bd]in times of old! But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.[b8] --Wordsworth. 2. Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and gayety. And with his jolly pipe delights the groves. --Prior. Their jolly notes they chanted loud and clear. --Fairfax. 3. Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively; agreeable; pleasant. [bd]A jolly cool wind.[b8] --Sir T. North. [Now mostly colloq.] Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did sit. --Spenser. The coachman is swelled into jolly dimensions. --W. Irving. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Jealousy, Waters of water which the suspected wife was required to drink, so that the result might prove her guilt or innocence (Num. 5:12-17, 27). We have no record of this form of trial having been actually resorted to. |