jealousness

[Eng. jealous; -ne .] The quality, condition, or state of being jealous; jeal ousy. "Nor is it hard for thee to preserve me amidst the unjust hatred and jealousne of too many."- Eikon Basilike . fate, făt, färe, amidst, what, fall, IMG:content-0114.png:[blocks in formation] jëarş, jëerş, s. [GEAR.] Naut.: A fourfold tackle by which a lower yard is swayed or struck. The upper block of this purchase usually hangs from the trestle-trees. *Jed-dart, a . [From Jedburgh , in the south of Scotland.] (See the compound.) *Jeddart-justice, s. A kind of lynch law known at Jedburgh in "the good old times." The prac tice was to hang a man first and try the question of his guilt or innocence afterward. jěd-ding, a . [Etym. doubtful.) (See compound.) jedding-ax, s. A stone-mason's tool. It has one flat face for knocking off projecting angular points, and a pointed peen for reducing a surface to the required form. A cavil.