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jalousie
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5Fr < It gelosia, lit., JEALOUSY: prob. so named from permitting one to see without being seen6 a window, shade, or door formed of overlapping, horizontal slats, or louvers, of wood, metal, or glass, that can be adjusted to regulate the air or light coming between them
Somehow the proposed origin above of the word doesn't make sense to me. Jealousy might make
someone want to peek in windows if they could do so without being seen, not the reverse.
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#97078
02/27/2003 3:08 PM
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jam[beau 7jam4bb#8
n.,
pl. 3beaux# 73bbz#8 5ME < OFr jambe: see JAMB6 GREAVE
French "jambeau" is leg. the "x" makes it plural. "bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou"
a list I learned about 65 years ago. They all take "x" to make plural.
And greaves were armor that covered the anterior of lower leg.
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02/27/2003 3:12 PM
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jape
vi.
japed, jap4ing 5ME japen < OFr japer, to howl, of echoic orig.6
1 to joke; jest
2 to play tricks
vt.
[Now Rare]
1 to make fun of; mock
2 to play tricks on; fool
n.
1 a joke or jest
2 a trick
jap$er
n.
jap4er[y, pl. 3er[ies,
n.
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#97080
02/27/2003 3:15 PM
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jar[di[niere 7j9r#d! nir$; Fr &Dr dc nyer$8
n.
5Fr jardini\re, a flower stand, orig. fem. of jardinier, gardener < jardin, GARDEN6
1 an ornamental bowl, pot, or stand for flowers or plants
2 a garnish for meats, of different kinds of vegetables cooked separately and cut into pieces
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02/27/2003 3:21 PM
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Online Spanish dictionary says just "revel".
Then I noticed that the list had a definition: "A couple dance of Yucatan that is
waltz and zapateado steps. For a guess, "zapateado" means "foot stamping".
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02/27/2003 3:31 PM
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jarovize
vt.
3vized#, 3viz#ing 5< Russ yar‘, spring grain + 3IZE6 VERNALIZE
Surprise, surprise! a wird if Russian origin! and "vernalize" isn't much help. I suppose it means
to turn green with new growth.
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02/27/2003 3:34 PM
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jaspilite
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5< Gr iaspis, JASPER + 3LITE6 a rock consisting primarily of alternating bands of red jasper and black iron ore
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asponyx is an onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper.
jasper
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5ME jaspre < MFr < L iaspis < Gr, a green precious stone, prob. akin to Heb yatpeh6
1 an opaque variety of colored, cryptocrystalline quartz, usually reddish, yellow, or brown
2 Bible a precious stone, probably an opaque green quartz
3 a kind of porcelain developed by Wedgwood, having a dull surface in green, blue, etc., with raised designs, usually in white
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Yes, jardiniere--vegetables.
Is it julienne that means some kind of garnishes--vegetable or otherwise--cut into fairly thin strips? Much too lazy today to liu.
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02/27/2003 4:16 PM
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Dear WW: "julienne" is obviously an eponymic, but diligent search could not find who it
was named for. But I found a food dictionary site
julienne [joo-lee-EHN, zhoo-LYEHN]
n . Foods that have been cut into thin, matchstick strips. The food (such as
a potato) is first cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices. The slices are stacked, then
cut into 1/8-inch-thick strips. The strips may then be cut into whatever
length is desired. If the object is round, cut a thin slice from the bottom so it
will sit firmly and not roll on the work surface. Julienne is most often used
as a garnish. julienne v . To cut food into very thin strips.
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02/27/2003 4:26 PM
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Thanks, wwh! I'll repay the favor sometime. I liked the match stick comparison, by the way. 
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Pooh-Bah
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Somehow the proposed origin above of the word doesn't make sense to me. Jealousy might make someone want to peek in windows if they could do so without being seen, not the reverse.
Perhaps this is in the sense of keeping something jealously guarded, or secret.
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02/27/2003 6:20 PM
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Jealousy? Das ist ja lousie. Sue a beggar and catch a Laus.
Incidentyally;, I never ;heaar the word "jealousy" without hearing the wonderful music
of the tango by that name.
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