*jew*

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bejeweled or Bejewelled p. pr. & vb. n. Bejeweling or Bejewelling. ] To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle. “Bejeweled hands.” Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. Juis, pl., F. Juif, L. Judaeus, Gr. 'Ioydai^os, fr. 'Ioydai`a the country of the Jews, Judea, fr. Heb. Y&ebreve_;hūdāh Judah, son of Jacob. Cf. Judaic. ] 1. Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An adherent of Judaism. [ PJC ]

Jew's frankincense, gum styrax, or benzoin. --
Jew's mallow (Bot.), an annual herb (Corchorus olitorius) cultivated in Syria and Egypt as a pot herb, and in India for its fiber. --
Jew's pitch, asphaltum; bitumen. --
The Wandering Jew, an imaginary personage, who, for his cruelty to Christ during his passion, is doomed to wander on the earth till Christ's second coming. --
Wandering Jew, any of several house plants of the genera Zebrina and Tradescantia having white-striped leaves, especially the creeping plants Zebrina pendula and Tradescantia fluminensis. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. Of or pertaining to Jews; Jewish; -- usually considered offensive. [ offensive ] [ PJC ]

v. t. To bargain down (a person) in price; as, I jewed him down to ten dollars. [ offensive ] [ PJC ]

n. someone who hates and would persecute Jews; an anti-Semite.
Syn. -- anti-Semite. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) A euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus Pedilanthus (Pedilanthus tithymaloides), found in the West Indies, and possessing powerful emetic and drastic qualities. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. juel, jowel, OF. jouel, juel, joiel, F. joyau, dim. of OF. joie joy, jewel, F. joie joy. See Joy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design. [ 1913 Webster ]

Plate of rare device, and jewels
Of rich and exquisite form. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A precious stone; a gem. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing. “Our prince (jewel of children).” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jewel block (Naut.), block at the extremity of a yard, through which the halyard of a studding sail is rove. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Jeweled or Jewelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jeweling, or Jewelling. ] To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels; to bejewel. [ 1913 Webster ]

The long gray tufts . . . are jeweled thick with dew. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. joaillier. ] One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments. [ Written also jeweller. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Jeweler's gold. See under Gold. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. covered with beads or jewels or sequins.
Syn. -- beaded, beady, bejewelled, bejeweled, bespangled, gemmed, sequined, spangled, spangly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Jewelry. [ Chiefly Brit. ] Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. joaillerie. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The art or trade of a jeweler. Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Jewels, collectively; as, a bride's jewelry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An erect plant (Talinum paniculatum) with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers, grwing from Southwestern North America to Central America; it has been widely introduced elsewhere.
Syn. -- Talinum paniculatum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) See Impatiens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., fem. of Jew. A female Jew; a Hebrew woman; a female adherent of Judaism. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. (Zool.) 1. A very large serranoid fish (Promicrops itaiara) of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also guasa, and warsaw. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A similar gigantic fish (Stereolepis gigas) of Southern California, valued as a food fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The black grouper of Florida and Texas. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A large herringlike fish; the tarpum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Juise. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews; characteristic of or resembling the Jews or their customs; Israelitish. -- Jew"ish*ly, adv. -- Jew"ish*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Judaism. [ PJC ]

. A lunisolar calendar in use among Hebraic peoples, reckoning from the year 3761 b. c., the date traditionally given for the Creation. It received its present fixed form from Hillel II. about 360 a. d. The present names of the months, which are Babylonian-Assyrian in origin, replaced older ones, Abib, Bul, etc., at the time of the Babylonian Exile. Nineteen years constitute a lunar cycle, of which the 3d, 6th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, and 19th years are leap years. The year 5663 [ 1902-3 a. d. ] was the first year of the 299th lunar cycle. The common year is said to be defective, regular, or perfect (or abundant) according as it has 353, 354, or 355 days. The leap year has an intercalary month, and a total of 383 (defective), 384 (regular), or 385 (perfect, or abundant) days. The calendar is complicated by various rules providing for the harmonious arrangement of festivals, etc., so that no simple perpetual calendar can be constructed. The following table gives the months in order, with the number of days assigned to each. Only three months vary in length. They are: Heshvan, which has 30 days in perfect years; Kislev, which has 30 days in regular and perfect years; and Adar, which has 30 days in leap years. The ecclesiastical year commences with Nisan and the civil year with Tishri. The date of the first of Tishri, or the Jewish New Year, is also given for the Jewish years 5661-5696 (1900-1935 a. d.). From these tables it is possible to transform any Jewish date into Christian, or vice versa, for the years 1900-1935 a. d. Months of the Jewish Year.

 1 Tishri . . . . . . 30 2 Heshvan . . . . . 29 (r. & d.) or 30 (p.) 3 Kislev . . . . . . 29 (d.) or 30 (r. & p.) 4 Tebet . . . . . . 29 5 Shebat . . . . . . 30 6 Adar . . . . . . . 29 or 30 (l.) -- Veadar . . . . . 29 (occuring only in leap years) 7 Nisan . . . . . . .30 8 Ivar . . . . . . ..29 9 Sivan . . . . . . .30 10 Tammux . . . . . . 29 11 Ab . . . . . . . . 30 12 Elul . . . . . . ..29  Jewish Year a. d.
 ----------------------------------------------------------- 5661 p. begins Sept. 24, 1900 5662 d.l. “ “ 14, 1901 5663 p. “ Oct. 2, 1902 5664 r. “ Sept. 22, 1903 5665 p.l. “ “ 10, 1904 5666 p. “ “ 30, 1905 5667 r. “ “ 20, 1906 5668 d.l. “ “ 6, 1907 5669 p. “ “ 26, 1908 5670 d.l. “ “ 16, 1909 5671 r. “ Oct. 4, 1910 5672 p. “ Sept. 23, 1911 5673 p.l. “ “ 12, 1912 5674 r. “ Oct. 2, 1913 5675 d. “ Sept. 21, 1914 5676 p.l. “ “ 9, 1915 5677 r. “ “ 28, 1916 5678 p. “ “ 17, 1917 5679 d.l. begins Sept. 7, 1918 5680 r. “ “ 25, 1919 5681 p.l. “ “ 13, 1920 5682 p. “ Oct. 3, 1921 5683 d. “ Sept. 23, 1922 5684 r.l. “ “ 11, 1923 5685 p. “ “ 29, 1924 5686 p. “ “ 19, 1925 5687 d.l. “ “ 9, 1926 5688 r. “ “ 27, 1927 5689 p.l. “ “ 15, 1928 5690 d. “ Oct. 5, 1929 5691 r. “ Sept. 23, 1930 5692 p.l. “ “ 12, 1931 5693 p. “ Oct. 1, 1932 5694 r. “ Sept. 23, 1933 5695 d.l. “ “ 10, 1934 5696 p. “ “ 28, 1935 

n. [ OE. Jewerie, OF. Juierie, F. Juiverie. ] 1. Judea; also, a district inhabited by Jews; a Jews' quarter. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Teaching throughout all Jewry. Luke xxiii. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Jewish people, collectively. [ PJC ]

n. (Bot.) A widely distributed species of edible fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae, formerly Hirneola Auricula-Judæ, or Hirneola Auricula), bearing some resemblance to the human ear and growing on decaying wood.
Syn. -- ear fungus, . [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Jew + harp; or possibly a corrupt. of jaw's harp; cf. G. maultrommel, lit., mouthdrum. ] 1. An instrument of music, which, when placed between the teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by the finger, a sound which is modulated by the breath; -- called also Jew's-trump. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) The shackle for joining a chain cable to an anchor. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. (Paleon.) A large clavate spine of a fossil sea urchin. [ 1913 Webster ]