| jeffers | (n) United States poet who wrote about California (1887-1962), Syn. Robinson Jeffers, John Robinson Jeffers |
| jefferson | (n) 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826), Syn. President Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson |
| jefferson city | (n) capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river, Syn. capital of Missouri |
| jefferson davis' birthday | (n) celebrated in southern United States, Syn. Davis' Birthday, June 3 |
| jeffersonian | (n) a follower of Thomas Jefferson or his ideas and principles |
| jeffersonian | (adj) relating to or characteristic of Thomas Jefferson or his principles or theories |
| clinton | (n) 42nd President of the United States (1946-), Syn. Bill Clinton, President Clinton, William Jefferson Clinton |
| davis | (n) American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1808-1889), Syn. Jefferson Davis |
| laurel | (n) United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965), Syn. Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel, Stan Laurel |
| Jeffersonia | ‖n. [ NL. Named after Thomas Jefferson. ] (Bot.) An American herb with a pretty, white, solitary blossom, and deeply two-cleft leaves (Jeffersonia diphylla); twinleaf. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Jeffersonian | a. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, Thomas Jefferson (third President of the United States) or his political doctrines, which were those of the Republicanism of his time, as opposed to those of the Federalists. -- n. An adherent of Jefferson or his doctrines. -- Jef`fer*so"ni*an*ism n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
| Jeffersonian simplicity | . The absence of pomp or display which Jefferson aimed at in his administration as President (1801-1809), eschewing display or ceremony tending to distinguish the President from the people, as in going to the capital on horseback and with no escort, the abolition of court etiquette and the weekly levee, refusal to recognize titles of honor, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Jeffersonite | n. [ Named after Thomas Jefferson. ] (Min.) A variety of pyroxene of olive-green color passing into brown. It contains zinc. [ 1913 Webster ] |
