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   jacinth
         n 1: a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
               [syn: {hyacinth}, {jacinth}]

English Dictionary: jack-in-the-pulpit by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jack Kennedy
n
  1. 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
    Synonym(s): Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, JFK, President Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jack-in-the-box
n
  1. plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jack-in-the-pulpit
n
  1. common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
    Synonym(s): jack-in-the-pulpit, Indian turnip, wake- robin, Arisaema triphyllum, Arisaema atrorubens
  2. common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
    Synonym(s): cuckoopint, lords-and-ladies, jack-in-the- pulpit, Arum maculatum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jaconet
n
  1. a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jagannath
n
  1. an avatar of Vishnu [syn: Jagannath, Jagannatha, Jagganath, Juggernaut]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jagannatha
n
  1. an avatar of Vishnu [syn: Jagannath, Jagannatha, Jagganath, Juggernaut]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jagganath
n
  1. an avatar of Vishnu [syn: Jagannath, Jagannatha, Jagganath, Juggernaut]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jejunitis
n
  1. inflammation of the jejunum of the small intestine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jejunity
n
  1. the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated [syn: jejunity, jejuneness, tameness, vapidity, vapidness]
  2. quality of lacking nutritive value
    Synonym(s): jejunity, jejuneness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jocund
adj
  1. full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
    Synonym(s): gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jocundity
n
  1. a feeling facetious merriment [syn: jocundity, jocularity]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jook joint
n
  1. a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
    Synonym(s): juke, jook, juke joint, jook joint, juke house, jook house
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jacconet \Jac"co*net\, n.
      See {Jaconet}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jaconet \Jac"o*net\, n. [F. jaconas.]
      A thin cotton fabric, between and muslin, used for dresses,
      neckcloths, etc. [Written also {jacconet}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jacconet \Jac"co*net\, n.
      See {Jaconet}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jaconet \Jac"o*net\, n. [F. jaconas.]
      A thin cotton fabric, between and muslin, used for dresses,
      neckcloths, etc. [Written also {jacconet}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jacent \Ja"cent\, a. [L. jacens, p. pr. of jacere to lie: cf. F.
      jacent.]
      Lying at length; as, the jacent posture. [R.] --Sir H.
      Wotton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jacinth \Ja"cinth\, n. [F. jacinthe, L. hyacinthus. See
      {Hyacinth}.]
      See {Hyacinth}. --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Jack rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large
            American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The
            California species ({Lepus Californicus}), and that of
            Texas and New Mexico ({L. callotis}), have the tail black
            above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not become
            white in winter. The more northern prairie hare ({L.
            campestris}) has the upper side of the tail white, and in
            winter its fur becomes nearly white.
  
      {Jack rafter} (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters
            used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United
            States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters
            resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the
            pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves
            in some styles of building.
  
      {Jack salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye.
  
      {Jack sauce}, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.]
  
      {Jack shaft} (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a
            factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or
            gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same
            means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft.
  
      {Jack sinker} (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by
            the jack to depress the loop of thread between two
            needles.
  
      {Jack snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Jack staff} (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon
            which the jack is hoisted.
  
      {Jack timber} (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or
            studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the
            others.
  
      {Jack towel}, a towel hung on a roller for common use.
  
      {Jack truss} (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where
            the roof has not its full section.
  
      {Jack tree}. (Bot.) See 1st {Jack}, n.
  
      {Jack yard} (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond
            the gaff.
  
      {Blue jack}, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.
  
      {Hydraulic jack}, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or
            forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic
            press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply
            of liquid, as oil.
  
      {Jack-at-a-pinch}.
            (a) One called upon to take the place of another in an
                  emergency.
            (b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional
                  service for a fee.
  
      {Jack-at-all-trades}, one who can turn his hand to any kind
            of work.
  
      {Jack-by-the-hedge} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erysimum}
            ({E. alliaria}, or {Alliaria officinalis}), which grows
            under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a taste not
            unlike garlic. Called also, in England, {sauce-alone}.
            --Eng. Cyc.
  
      {Jack-in-a-box}.
            (a) (Bot.) A tropical tree ({Hernandia sonora}), which
                  bears a drupe that rattles when dry in the inflated
                  calyx.
            (b) A child's toy, consisting of a box, out of which,
                  when the lid is raised, a figure springs.
            (c) (Mech.) An epicyclic train of bevel gears for
                  transmitting rotary motion to two parts in such a
                  manner that their relative rotation may be variable;
                  applied to driving the wheels of tricycles, road
                  locomotives, and to cotton machinery, etc.; an
                  equation box; a jack frame; -- called also
                  {compensating gearing}.
            (d) A large wooden screw turning in a nut attached to the
                  crosspiece of a rude press.
  
      {Jack-in-office}, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott.
  
      {Jack-in-the-bush} (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit
            ({Cordia Cylindrostachya}).
  
      {Jack-in-the-green}, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework
            of boughs, carried in Mayday processions.
  
      {Jack-in-the-pulpit} (Bot.), the American plant {Aris[91]ma
            triphyllum}, or Indian turnip, in which the upright spadix
            is inclosed.
  
      {Jack-of-the-buttery} (Bot.), the stonecrop ({Sedum acre}).
           
  
      {Jack-of-the-clock}, a figure, usually of a man, on old
            clocks, which struck the time on the bell.
  
      {Jack-on-both-sides}, one who is or tries to be neutral.
  
      {Jack-out-of-office}, one who has been in office and is
            turned out. --Shak.
  
      {Jack the Giant Killer}, the hero of a well-known nursery
            story.
  
      {Jack-with-a-lantern}, {Jack-o'-lantern}.
            (a) An ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp. [bd][Newspaper
                  speculations] supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns
                  to the future historian.[b8] --Lowell.
            (b) A lantern made of a pumpkin so prepared as to show in
                  illumination the features of a human face, etc.
  
      {Yellow Jack} (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine
            flag. See {Yellow flag}, under {Flag}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Jack rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large
            American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The
            California species ({Lepus Californicus}), and that of
            Texas and New Mexico ({L. callotis}), have the tail black
            above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not become
            white in winter. The more northern prairie hare ({L.
            campestris}) has the upper side of the tail white, and in
            winter its fur becomes nearly white.
  
      {Jack rafter} (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters
            used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United
            States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters
            resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the
            pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves
            in some styles of building.
  
      {Jack salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye.
  
      {Jack sauce}, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.]
  
      {Jack shaft} (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a
            factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or
            gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same
            means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft.
  
      {Jack sinker} (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by
            the jack to depress the loop of thread between two
            needles.
  
      {Jack snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Jack staff} (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon
            which the jack is hoisted.
  
      {Jack timber} (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or
            studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the
            others.
  
      {Jack towel}, a towel hung on a roller for common use.
  
      {Jack truss} (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where
            the roof has not its full section.
  
      {Jack tree}. (Bot.) See 1st {Jack}, n.
  
      {Jack yard} (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond
            the gaff.
  
      {Blue jack}, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.
  
      {Hydraulic jack}, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or
            forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic
            press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply
            of liquid, as oil.
  
      {Jack-at-a-pinch}.
            (a) One called upon to take the place of another in an
                  emergency.
            (b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional
                  service for a fee.
  
      {Jack-at-all-trades}, one who can turn his hand to any kind
            of work.
  
      {Jack-by-the-hedge} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erysimum}
            ({E. alliaria}, or {Alliaria officinalis}), which grows
            under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a taste not
            unlike garlic. Called also, in England, {sauce-alone}.
            --Eng. Cyc.
  
      {Jack-in-a-box}.
            (a) (Bot.) A tropical tree ({Hernandia sonora}), which
                  bears a drupe that rattles when dry in the inflated
                  calyx.
            (b) A child's toy, consisting of a box, out of which,
                  when the lid is raised, a figure springs.
            (c) (Mech.) An epicyclic train of bevel gears for
                  transmitting rotary motion to two parts in such a
                  manner that their relative rotation may be variable;
                  applied to driving the wheels of tricycles, road
                  locomotives, and to cotton machinery, etc.; an
                  equation box; a jack frame; -- called also
                  {compensating gearing}.
            (d) A large wooden screw turning in a nut attached to the
                  crosspiece of a rude press.
  
      {Jack-in-office}, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott.
  
      {Jack-in-the-bush} (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit
            ({Cordia Cylindrostachya}).
  
      {Jack-in-the-green}, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework
            of boughs, carried in Mayday processions.
  
      {Jack-in-the-pulpit} (Bot.), the American plant {Aris[91]ma
            triphyllum}, or Indian turnip, in which the upright spadix
            is inclosed.
  
      {Jack-of-the-buttery} (Bot.), the stonecrop ({Sedum acre}).
           
  
      {Jack-of-the-clock}, a figure, usually of a man, on old
            clocks, which struck the time on the bell.
  
      {Jack-on-both-sides}, one who is or tries to be neutral.
  
      {Jack-out-of-office}, one who has been in office and is
            turned out. --Shak.
  
      {Jack the Giant Killer}, the hero of a well-known nursery
            story.
  
      {Jack-with-a-lantern}, {Jack-o'-lantern}.
            (a) An ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp. [bd][Newspaper
                  speculations] supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns
                  to the future historian.[b8] --Lowell.
            (b) A lantern made of a pumpkin so prepared as to show in
                  illumination the features of a human face, etc.
  
      {Yellow Jack} (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine
            flag. See {Yellow flag}, under {Flag}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Jack rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large
            American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The
            California species ({Lepus Californicus}), and that of
            Texas and New Mexico ({L. callotis}), have the tail black
            above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not become
            white in winter. The more northern prairie hare ({L.
            campestris}) has the upper side of the tail white, and in
            winter its fur becomes nearly white.
  
      {Jack rafter} (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters
            used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United
            States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters
            resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the
            pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves
            in some styles of building.
  
      {Jack salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye.
  
      {Jack sauce}, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.]
  
      {Jack shaft} (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a
            factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or
            gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same
            means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft.
  
      {Jack sinker} (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by
            the jack to depress the loop of thread between two
            needles.
  
      {Jack snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Jack staff} (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon
            which the jack is hoisted.
  
      {Jack timber} (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or
            studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the
            others.
  
      {Jack towel}, a towel hung on a roller for common use.
  
      {Jack truss} (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where
            the roof has not its full section.
  
      {Jack tree}. (Bot.) See 1st {Jack}, n.
  
      {Jack yard} (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond
            the gaff.
  
      {Blue jack}, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.
  
      {Hydraulic jack}, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or
            forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic
            press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply
            of liquid, as oil.
  
      {Jack-at-a-pinch}.
            (a) One called upon to take the place of another in an
                  emergency.
            (b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional
                  service for a fee.
  
      {Jack-at-all-trades}, one who can turn his hand to any kind
            of work.
  
      {Jack-by-the-hedge} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erysimum}
            ({E. alliaria}, or {Alliaria officinalis}), which grows
            under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a taste not
            unlike garlic. Called also, in England, {sauce-alone}.
            --Eng. Cyc.
  
      {Jack-in-a-box}.
            (a) (Bot.) A tropical tree ({Hernandia sonora}), which
                  bears a drupe that rattles when dry in the inflated
                  calyx.
            (b) A child's toy, consisting of a box, out of which,
                  when the lid is raised, a figure springs.
            (c) (Mech.) An epicyclic train of bevel gears for
                  transmitting rotary motion to two parts in such a
                  manner that their relative rotation may be variable;
                  applied to driving the wheels of tricycles, road
                  locomotives, and to cotton machinery, etc.; an
                  equation box; a jack frame; -- called also
                  {compensating gearing}.
            (d) A large wooden screw turning in a nut attached to the
                  crosspiece of a rude press.
  
      {Jack-in-office}, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott.
  
      {Jack-in-the-bush} (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit
            ({Cordia Cylindrostachya}).
  
      {Jack-in-the-green}, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework
            of boughs, carried in Mayday processions.
  
      {Jack-in-the-pulpit} (Bot.), the American plant {Aris[91]ma
            triphyllum}, or Indian turnip, in which the upright spadix
            is inclosed.
  
      {Jack-of-the-buttery} (Bot.), the stonecrop ({Sedum acre}).
           
  
      {Jack-of-the-clock}, a figure, usually of a man, on old
            clocks, which struck the time on the bell.
  
      {Jack-on-both-sides}, one who is or tries to be neutral.
  
      {Jack-out-of-office}, one who has been in office and is
            turned out. --Shak.
  
      {Jack the Giant Killer}, the hero of a well-known nursery
            story.
  
      {Jack-with-a-lantern}, {Jack-o'-lantern}.
            (a) An ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp. [bd][Newspaper
                  speculations] supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns
                  to the future historian.[b8] --Lowell.
            (b) A lantern made of a pumpkin so prepared as to show in
                  illumination the features of a human face, etc.
  
      {Yellow Jack} (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine
            flag. See {Yellow flag}, under {Flag}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jacksmith \Jack"smith`\, n.
      A smith who makes jacks. See 2d {Jack}, 4, c. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jaconet \Jac"o*net\, n. [F. jaconas.]
      A thin cotton fabric, between and muslin, used for dresses,
      neckcloths, etc. [Written also {jacconet}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Juggernaut \Jug"ger*naut`\, n. [Skr. jagann[be]tha lord of the
      world.]
      One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as
      Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindoos. [Written also
      {Juggernnath}, {Jaganath}, {Jaganatha}, etc.]
  
      Note: The principal seat of the worship of Juggernaut is at
               P[96]ri in Orissa. At certain times the idol is drawn
               from the temple by the multitude, on a high car with
               sixteen wheels. Formerly, fanatics sometimes threw
               themselves under the wheels to be crushed as a
               sacrifice to the god.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Juggernaut \Jug"ger*naut`\, n. [Skr. jagann[be]tha lord of the
      world.]
      One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as
      Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindoos. [Written also
      {Juggernnath}, {Jaganath}, {Jaganatha}, etc.]
  
      Note: The principal seat of the worship of Juggernaut is at
               P[96]ri in Orissa. At certain times the idol is drawn
               from the temple by the multitude, on a high car with
               sixteen wheels. Formerly, fanatics sometimes threw
               themselves under the wheels to be crushed as a
               sacrifice to the god.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jagannath \Jag"an*nath\, Jagannatha \Jag`an*na"tha\, n. Also
   Juggernaut \Jug"ger*naut\ [Hind. Jagan-n[be]th lord of the
      world, Skr. jagann[be]tha.] (Hinduism)
      A particular form of Vishnu, or of Krishna, whose chief idol
      and worship are at Puri, in Orissa. The idol is considered to
      contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul. The
      principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the idol is
      bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is drawn upon a
      car adorned with obscene paintings. Formerly it was
      erroneously supposed that devotees allowed themselves to be
      crushed beneath the wheels of this car. It is now known that
      any death within the temple of Jagannath is considered to
      render the place unclean, and any spilling of blood in the
      presence of the idol is a pollution.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jagannath \Jag"an*nath\, Jagannatha \Jag`an*na"tha\, n. Also
   Juggernaut \Jug"ger*naut\ [Hind. Jagan-n[be]th lord of the
      world, Skr. jagann[be]tha.] (Hinduism)
      A particular form of Vishnu, or of Krishna, whose chief idol
      and worship are at Puri, in Orissa. The idol is considered to
      contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul. The
      principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the idol is
      bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is drawn upon a
      car adorned with obscene paintings. Formerly it was
      erroneously supposed that devotees allowed themselves to be
      crushed beneath the wheels of this car. It is now known that
      any death within the temple of Jagannath is considered to
      render the place unclean, and any spilling of blood in the
      presence of the idol is a pollution.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jejunity \Je*ju"ni*ty\, n.
      The quality of being jejune; jejuneness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jessant \Jes"sant\, a. (Her.)
      Springing up or emerging; -- said of a plant or animal.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jesse \Jes"se\, n. [LL. Jesse, the father of David, fr. Gr. [?],
      fr. Herb. Yishai.]
      Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ,
      in decorative art; as:
      (a) A genealogical tree represented in stained glass.
      (b) A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the
            name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; -- called
            also {tree of Jesse}.
  
      {Jesse window} (Arch.), a window of which the glazing and
            tracery represent the tree of Jesse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jocantry \Jo"cant*ry\, n. [L. jocans, p. pr. of jocare to jest,
      fr. jocus a jest.]
      The act or practice of jesting. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jocund \Joc"und\, [L. jocundus, jucundus, orig., helpful, fr.
      juvare to help. See {Aid}.]
      Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.
  
               Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands
               tiptoe on the misty mountain tops.         --Shak.
  
               Rural sports and jocund strains.            --Prior.
      -- {Joc"und*ly}, adv. -- {Joc"und*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jocund \Joc"und\, adv.
      Merrily; cheerfully. --Gray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jocundity \Jo*cun"di*ty\, n. [L. jocunditas jucunditas. See
      {Jocund}, and cf. {Jucundity}.]
      The state or quality of being jocund; gayety; sportiveness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jocund \Joc"und\, [L. jocundus, jucundus, orig., helpful, fr.
      juvare to help. See {Aid}.]
      Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.
  
               Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands
               tiptoe on the misty mountain tops.         --Shak.
  
               Rural sports and jocund strains.            --Prior.
      -- {Joc"und*ly}, adv. -- {Joc"und*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jocund \Joc"und\, [L. jocundus, jucundus, orig., helpful, fr.
      juvare to help. See {Aid}.]
      Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.
  
               Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands
               tiptoe on the misty mountain tops.         --Shak.
  
               Rural sports and jocund strains.            --Prior.
      -- {Joc"und*ly}, adv. -- {Joc"und*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jucundity \Ju*cun"di*ty\, n. [L. jucunditas, from jucundus.]
      Pleasantness; agreeableness. See {Jocundity}. [R.] --Sir T.
      Browne.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Jacinto City, TX (city, FIPS 37156)
      Location: 29.76605 N, 95.24087 W
      Population (1990): 9343 (3127 housing units)
      Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 77029

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Jack County, TX (county, FIPS 237)
      Location: 33.23609 N, 98.17553 W
      Population (1990): 6981 (3497 housing units)
      Area: 2376.2 sq km (land), 7.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Jaconita, NM (CDP, FIPS 34925)
      Location: 35.89255 N, 106.03482 W
      Population (1990): 375 (149 housing units)
      Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Jay County, IN (county, FIPS 75)
      Location: 40.43415 N, 85.00912 W
      Population (1990): 21512 (8905 housing units)
      Area: 993.7 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Jackson method
  
      A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design
      and programming.
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Jacinth
      properly a flower of a reddish blue or deep purple (hyacinth),
      and hence a precious stone of that colour (Rev. 21:20). It has
      been supposed to designate the same stone as the ligure (Heb.
      leshem) mentioned in Ex. 28:19 as the first stone of the third
      row in the high priest's breast-plate. In Rev. 9:17 the word is
      simply descriptive of colour.
     
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