| Jess | n.; pl. Jesses [ OF. gies, giez, prop. pl. of giet, get, jet, F. jet, a throwing, jess. See Jet a shooting forth. ] (falconry) A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon. [ 1913 Webster ] Like a hawk, which feeling freed
From bells and jesses which did let her flight. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Jessamine | n. (Bot.) Same as Jasmine. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Jessant | a. (Her.) Springing up or emerging; -- said of a plant or animal. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Jesse | n. [ LL. Jesse, the father of David, fr. Gr. &unr_;, 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Jesse window (Arch.), a window of which the glazing and tracery represent the tree of Jesse. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Jessed | a. (Her.) Having jesses on, as a hawk. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| day jessamine | (n) West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day, Syn. Cestrum diurnum |
| blue jasmine | (n) climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers, Syn. marsh clematis, blue jessamine, Clematis crispa, curly clematis |
| cape jasmine | (n) evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves, Syn. Gardenia jasminoides, cape jessamine, Gardenia augusta |
| common jasmine | (n) a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea, Syn. true jasmine, jessamine, Jasminum officinale |
| jackson | (n) United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941), Syn. Jesse Jackson, Jesse Louis Jackson |
| james | (n) United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882), Syn. Jesse James |
| mitford | (n) United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996), Syn. Jessica Mitford, Jessica Lucy Mitford |
| night jasmine | (n) West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night, Syn. Cestrum nocturnum, night jessamine |
| norman | (n) United States operatic soprano (born in 1945), Syn. Jessye Norman |
| owens | (n) United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980), Syn. James Cleveland Owens, Jesse Owens |
| tandy | (n) United States actress (born in England) who made many stage appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909-1994), Syn. Jessica Tandy |
| yellow jasmine | (n) poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers, Syn. evening trumpet flower, Carolina jasmine, yellow jessamine, Gelsemium sempervirens |
