Defn: To mock; to trick. Chaucer.
I have not been putting a jape upon you. Sir W. Scott.
The coy giggle of the young lady to whom he has imparted his latest
merry jape. W. Besant.
JAPER
Jap"er, n.
Defn: A jester; a buffoon. [Obs.] Chaucer.
JAPERY
Jap"er*y, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. japerie a yelping.]
Defn: Jesting; buffoonery. [Obs.] Chaucer.
JAPHETHITE
Ja"pheth*ite, n.
Defn: A Japhetite. Kitto.
JAPHETIC
Ja*phet"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, Japheth, one of the sons of
Noah; as, Japhetic nations, the nations of Europe and Northern Asia;
Japhetic languages.
JAPHETITE
Ja"phet*ite, n.