Jaunty

jiin'tt, a. [-tiee, -tiest.] Gay and easy; airy; showy; finical characterized by an affected or fantastical manner. [Orig. janty, perh. F. gent, neat, spruce, quaintly dre ed; or jantt/l, F. gentil, genteel.]— Jaun'tily, adv. — Jaun'tine , Javelin, jav'lin, A light spear, —^anciently thrown from the hand. [OF.; Armor. gavlin, gavlod, javelin, gavl, fork of a tree; gaff, q.'v.] Javelin. Jaw, jaw, One of the maxillary bones the bone with its teeth and covering; scolding; abusive clamor; anything resembling an animal's jaw; in pi., the mouth. — v. [jawed jawd), jawing.] To scold, clamor. v. To abuse by scolding. [Same as chaw.] Jay, ia, A voracious and destructive bird of several species: the European jay is a showy bird, of red-brown color above, and a faint yellow below, and has a low, erectile crest of feathers; the blue jay sun, cube, full moon, foot cow, oil JERK is a crested Amer. bird, having the larger part of the feathers of a brilliant sky- — blue. [Same as gay, q. v. its appearance; OF. jay, gay,