Chapter Jararaca to Jealous of J by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Jaundice
(Jaun"dice) n. [OE. jaunis, F. jaunisse, fr. jaune yellow, orig. jalne, fr. L. galbinus yellowish, fr. galbus yellow.] (Med.) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the fæces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood.

Blue jaundice. See Cyanopathy.

Jaundice
(Jaun"dice) v. t. To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.

The envy of wealth jaundiced his soul.

Ld. Lytton.

Jaundiced
(Jaun"diced) a.

1. Affected with jaundice.

Jaundiced eyes seem to see all objects yellow.

Bp. Hall.

2. Prejudiced; envious; as, a jaundiced judgment.

Jaunt
(Jaunt) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jaunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jaunting.] [Cf. Scot. jaunder to ramble, jaunt to taunt, jeer, dial. Sw. ganta to play the buffoon, romp, jest; perh. akin to E. jump. Cf. Jaunce.]

1. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.

2. To ride on a jaunting car.

Jaunting car, a kind of low-set open vehicle, used in Ireland, in which the passengers ride sidewise, sitting back to back. [Written also jaunty car.] Thackeray.

Jaunt
(Jaunt), v. t. To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] Bale.

Jaunt
(Jaunt), n.

1. A wearisome journey. [R.]

Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind
After his aëry jaunt, though hurried sore.
Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest.

Milton.

2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

Jauntily
(Jaun"ti*ly) adv. In a jaunty manner.

Jauntiness
(Jaun"ti*ness), n. The quality of being jaunty.

That jauntiness of air I was once master of.

Addison.

Jaunty
(Jaun"ty) a. [Compar. Jauntier ; superl. Jauntiest.] [Formerly spelt janty, fr. F. gentil. See Gentle, and cf. Genty.] Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.

Java
(Ja"va) n.

1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands.

2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java.