Jute, jōōt, n. the fibre of an Indian plant resembling hemp, used in the manufacture of coarse bags, mats, &c. [Orissa jhot, Sans. jhat.]
Jutty, jut′i, n. a projecting part of a building: a pier, a jetty.—v.t. and v.i. (Shak.) to jut. [Jut.]
Juvenal, jōō′ve-nal, n. (Shak.) a youth. [L.]
Juvenescent, jōō-ven-es′ent, adj. becoming young.—n. Juvenesc′ence. [L. juvenescĕre, to grow young.]
Juvenile, jōō′ve-nīl, or -nil, adj. young: pertaining or suited to youth: puerile.—n. a young person: a book written for such: an actor who plays youthful parts.—ns. Ju′venileness, Juvenil′ity. [Fr.,—L. juvenilis—juvenis, young.]
Juxtaposition, juks-ta-pō-zish′un, n. a placing or being placed near: contiguity.—v.t. Juxtapose′, to place side by side. [L. juxta, near, and position.]
Jymold, jī′mold, adj. (Shak.). Same as Gimmal.
the eleventh letter in our alphabet, its sound that of the sharp guttural mute, formed by raising the tongue to the back of the palate: (chem.) the symbol for potassium: (math.) generally a constant coefficient: also a unit vector perpendicular to i and j: as a medieval numeral, 250.