Jerky
(Jerk"y) a. Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a
jerky style.
Jermoonal
(Jer*moon"al) n. (Zoöl.) The Himalayan snow partridge.
Jeronymite
(Je*ron"y*mite) n. (Eccl. Hist.) One belonging of the mediæval religious orders called Hermits
of St. Jerome. [Written also Hieronymite.]
Jeropigia
(Jer`o*pig"i*a) n. See Geropigia.
Jerquer
(Jer"quer) n. [Cf. F. chercher to search, E. search.] A customhouse officer who searches
ships for unentered goods. [Eng.] [Written also jerguer.]
Jerquing
(Jer"quing) n. The searching of a ship for unentered goods. [Eng.] [Written also jerguer.]
Jerquing
(Jer"quing) n. The searching of a ship for unentered goods. [Eng.]
Jerry-built
(Jer"ry-built`) a. Built hastily and of bad materials; as, jerry-built houses. [Colloq. Eng.]
Jersey
(Jer"sey) n.; pl. Jerseys [From Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands.]
1. The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool; also, fine yarn of wool.
2. A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic
fabric
3. One of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys are noted for the richness of their milk.
Jerusalem
(Je*ru"sa*lem) n. [Gr. 'Ieroysalh`m, fr. Heb. Yerushalaim.] The chief city of Palestine,
intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ.
Jerusalem artichoke [Perh. a corrupt. of It.
girasole i.e., sunflower, or turnsole. See
Gyre,
Solar.]
(Bot.) (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers
are sometimes used as food. (b) One of the tubers themselves. — Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the
popular name of either of two species of Solanum (S. Pseudo- capsicum and S. capsicastrum), cultivated
as ornamental house plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of cherries. — Jerusalem
oak (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot common about houses and along roadsides. — Jerusalem sage
(Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family (Phlomis tuberosa). — Jerusalem thorn (Bot.), a spiny,
leguminous tree (Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm countries, and used for hedges. —
The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City.