Defn: An outer garment worn in the 18th century; esp., a woman's riding habit, buttoned down the front. Fairholt.
JOSEPH'S FLOWER
Jo"seph's flow"er. (Bot.)
Defn: A composite herb (Tragopogon pratensis), of the same genus as the salsify.
JOSO
Jo"so, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small gudgeon.
JOSS
Joss, n. Etym: [Chinese, corrupt. fr. Pg. deos God, L. deus.]
Defn: A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol. "Critic in jars and josses." Colman (1761). Joss house, a Chinese temple or house for the Chinese mode of worship. — Joss stick, a reed covered with a paste made of the dust of odoriferous woods, or a cylinder made wholly of the paste; — burned by the Chinese before an idol.
JOSSA
Jos"sa, interj.
Defn: A command to a horse, probably meaning "stand still." [Obs.]
Chaucer.
JOSS PAPER
Joss paper.