Jamb

jam, n. the sidepiece or post of a door, fire- place, . [Fr.jambe, O Fr gambe, It gantba, a leg—Celt, cam bent.] Jangle, jang'l, v to sound discordantly as in wrangling to wrangle or quarrel v.t. to cause to sound harshly discordant sound, contention —ns Jang'ler, Jangling. [O. Fr jangler from the sound, like Jingle and Chink Janitor, jan'i-tor, v a doorkeeper a porter: — fern Jan'ltriX. |L from janua, a door Janizary, jan'i-zar-i, Jani ary, jan'i-s.tr-i, n a soldier of the old Turkish foot-guards, formed originally of a tribute of children taken from Christian subjects.—adj Janiza'rian |Fr Jani atre—Turk, yen i, new, and aiktin, a soldier,] Jantlly, Jantlne , Janty. See Jaunty, January, jau'u-a.r-i, ». the first month of the >ear, dedicated by the Rom uu to Janus, the* god of the sun [L. Jamianus —Janus, the sun-god. Japan, ja-pan', v to varnish after the manner of the Japanese or people of Japan to make black and glo y:—pr japann'ing pap japanned'. — n. work japanned the varnish or lacquer used in japanning. n. Japann'er