jouster

[Eng. joust; -er.] One who jousts or tilts. jõust-ing, pr. par., a. & s. [JOUST, v.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of engaging in a joust. jousting-helmet, s. Old Armor: A wide, large helmet, made to cover the head and neck, and rest upon the shoulders of the knight, in jousts and tournaments. It was sometimes decorated with the orle displaying his colors, and his crest above that. Jove, s. [Lat. Jovis (gen it. of Jupiter ).] I. Ordinary Language (chiefly poetical): 1. Lit. & Roman Antiq .: Jupiter, the chief of the Roman divinities. *2. Fig .: The air, the atmosphere. II. Technically: 1. Astron.: The planet Jupiter. *2. Alchemy: A name applied to the metal tin. Jove's beard, s. IMG:content-0155.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0156.jpg:[blocks in formation] "Jowler lugs him still Dryden: E ay on Satire. Through hedges." jow'-lõpped, a . [JELLOPED.] *Jow-ter, s . [Derived from jolter (q. v.).] One who hawks fish about the country on horseback; a fish-hawker. "Plenty of fish is vented to the fish-drivers, whom we call jowters ."-Carew: Survey of Cornwall. Joy, Joie, *joye, s . [O. Fr. joye , joie (Fr. joie ), from Lat. gaudia , plural of gaudium =joy; gaudeo =to rejoice; Sp.joy a ; Port. joia ; Ital. gioja .] Bot .: (1) Hydnum barb a jovis , (2) Anthyllis barb a ing of pleasure, gratification, or delight; gladne , Jovis . Jove's fruit, s. Bot .: (1) Lindera meli æifolia , (2) Laurus dios pyros. Jō-vi-al, *jō'-vi-all, jō'-vi-an, a. [Lat. Jovi alis pertaining to Jove or Jupiter, from Jovis (gen it. of Jupiter ).] [JOVE.] I. Ordinary Language: 1. An astrological word signifying born under or under the influence of the planet Jupiter or Jove. As this was supposed to be the most joyful of all the planets, a "jovial" person was one of a particularly gay or cheerful disposition. [3.] 2. Propitious, favorable. 3. Mirthful, merry, joyous, jolly; inclined to or characterized by mirth or gayety. II. Alchemy: Of or pertaining to the metal tin. jō-vi-al-ist, s. & a. [ Eng.jovial; -ist.] A. As subst.: One of a jovial or merry disposition; one who leads a jovial or merry life. B. As adj .: Festive. (Davies: Commendatory Poems , p.5.)