Junene'ly

adv.— Jejune'ne ,„ Jelly, jel'lY, An elastic^ tremulous, viscous or get i no us semisolid a stiffened solution of gelatine, gum, etc. juice of fruits or meat boiled with sugar to a stiffened consistence. [F. geUe, jelly, prob. fem. of gelS, p. p. of geler, L. gelare, to freeze, fr. gelu, frost.] — Jel'lied, -lid, a. Brought to the consistence of jelly. — Jel'ly-fish, A marine radiate animal which looks like a ma of jelly; acaleph medusa sea-nettle. Jennet, Gennet, jen'net, n. A small Spanish horse. [OF. genette, Sp. ginete, a nag, orig. a horse-soldier, Ar. zenata, a tribe of horsemen in Barbary.] Jenneting, jen'net-ing, A species of early apple. [Corrup. of F. Jean net on, Saint Jean, — its time of ripening being about St. John's day, June 24th.] Jenny, jen'nT, A machine for spinning a number of soft cotton threads at once. [Corrupt, of gin, contr. of engine.] Jeopardy, jep^ard-Y, Exposure to death, lo , or injury; peril; risk; hazard; danger. [ME. jepardye, corrupt, of OF. jeu parti, a divided game, one in which the chances are even.] — Jeop'ard, Jeopardize, r. [-ized (-izd), -izing.] To expose to lo or injury.— Jeop'ardous, -us, a. Exposed to danger; perilous; hazardous. Jerboa, jer'bo-a or jer-bo'a, A small, jumping, rodent' animal, having very long hind legs and a long tail: burrows in the ground. [Ar. yarbu, the muscle of the loins, — from its strong jumps.] Jeremiad, -ade, jer-e-mi ad, A tale of grief, jerooa. sorrow, or complaint: a doleful story. [Fr. Jeremiah, the prophet, author of the book of " Lamentations."]