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noun
- A cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, etc.
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1963: She was a dream of winter bourgeois elegance: little black town suit with tiny white of lace-froth; pencil skirt; three-quarter-length coat with lynx collar; long green gloves of suède; suède shoes of dull green; two shades of green in her leafy velvet hat: slim, clean, lithe-looking, delicately painted. " Anthony Burgess, Inside Mr Enderby
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noun
- A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
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A piece of a man suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat ; coat (italbrac, US)
- A removable or replaceable protective or insulating cover for an object (eg a book, hot water tank.)
- A police record.
verb
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(transitive) To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
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| jellaba |
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noun
- A loose fitting, ankle length, hooded robe worn by men in North Africa.
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2005: And it wasn't his suit that worried the people on the green tram, even though most of the other men wore flowing jellabas. " Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade, p. 42
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| jelly |
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noun (jell, ies, -)
- A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set
- a sweet gelatinous substance derived from fruit juices and pectin
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1945, w:Fannie Merritt Farmer, Fannie Merritt Farmer and w:Wilma Lord Perkins revisor, The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, Eighth edition - Perfect is of appetizing flavor; beautifully colored and translucent; tender enough to cut easily with a spoon, yet firm enough to hold its shape when turned from the glass.
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1975, w:Irma S. Rombauer, Irma S. Rombauer and w:Marion Rombauer Becker, Marion Rombauer Becker, The Joy of Cooking 5th revision - Jelly has great clarity. Two cooking processes are involved. First, the juice alone is extracted from the fruit. Only that portion thin and clear enough to drip through a cloth is cooked with sugar until sufficiently firm to hold its shape. It is never stiff and never gummy.
- Jam that has been sieved to remove pieces of fruit before being allowed to set.
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(zoology) Short for jellyfish.
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(US slang) A large backside, especially a woman's.
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Check out that girl shaking her jelly!
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(colloquial) Short for gelignite.
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| jerkin |
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noun
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(dated) A type of garment: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.
- a sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat.
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| Jersey |
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proper noun
- The largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and Great Britain.
- A type of cow from Jersey.
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(colloquial) New Jersey.
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| jockstrap |
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noun
- an athletic support worn by men to support the genitals during strenuous exercise
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| Jodhpur |
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proper noun (or Marwar)
- A city in Rajasthan, India.
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| Joseph |
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proper noun
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(biblical) Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
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(context, Christianity) The husband of Virgin Mary in the New Testament.
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(context, Christianity) w:Joseph of Arimathea, Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
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(given name, male, , )
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| jumper |
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noun
- Someone or something that jumps
- A woolen sweater or pullover.
- A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection.
- A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.
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| jumpsuit |
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noun
- a one-piece item of clothing originally used by parachutists
- a similar item of clothing used for outdoor sports such as skiing
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| junior |
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noun
- a younger person.
four years his
- a third-year student at a high school or university.
- a name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name. Abbreviation: Jr.
- younger.
- 1939: w:P. G. Wodehouse, P. G. Wodehouse, Uncle Fred in the Springtime
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: The last man I met who was at school with me, though some years my junior, had a long white beard and no teeth.
- of or pertaining to a third academic year in a high school or university.
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