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n. The act of cajoling; the state of being cajoled; cajolery. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A flatterer; a wheedler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Cajoleries A wheedling to delude; words used in cajoling; flattery. “Infamous cajoleries.” Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n.; pl. Frijoles /plu>. Also }. [ Sp. fríjol, fréjol. ] 1. In Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West Indies, any cultivated bean of the genus Phaseolus, esp. the black seed of a variety of P. vulgaris. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. The beanlike seed of any of several related plants, as the cowpea. Frijoles are an important article of diet among Spanish-American peoples, being used as an ingredient of many dishes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A shrub or small tree(Sophora secundiflora) having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans.
Syn. -- mescal bean, coral bean, Sophora secundiflora. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See Jolly. ] Joyful; merry; pleasant; jolly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } v. t. & n. Same as Jowl. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Jolly + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy. ] A merrymaking; noisy festivity. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

We have had a jollification or so together. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a jolly manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Jollity. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Jollity; noisy mirth. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Jolly: cf. OF. jolieté, joliveté. ] Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity; boisterous enjoyment. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

All now was turned to jollity and game. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

He with a proud jollity commanded him to leave that quarrel only for him, who was only worthy to enter into it. Sir P. Sidney.

Syn. -- Merriment; mirth; gayety; festivity; hilarity. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Jollier superl. Jolliest. ] [ OF. joli, jolif, joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E. yule; cf. Icel. jōl yule, Christmas feast. See Yule. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like a jolly troop of huntsmen. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

“A jolly place, ” said he, “in times of old!
But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.” Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and gayety. [ 1913 Webster ]

And with his jolly pipe delights the groves. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their jolly notes they chanted loud and clear. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively; agreeable; pleasant. “A jolly cool wind.” Sir T. North. [ Now mostly colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did sit. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

The coachman is swelled into jolly dimensions. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cause to be jolly; to make good-natured; to encourage to feel pleasant or cheerful; -- often implying an insincere or bantering spirit; hence, to poke fun at. [ Colloq. ]

We want you to jolly them up a bit. Brander Matthews.

At noon we lunched at the tail of the ambulance, and gently “jollied” the doctor's topography. F. Remington. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n.; pl. Jollies [ Prob. fr. Jolly, a. ] A marine in the English navy. [ Sailor's Slang ]

I'm a Jolly -- 'Er Majesty's Jolly -- soldier an' sailor too! Kipling. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ A corruption of Dan. jolle yawl, or of D. jol yawl + E. boat. See Yawl the boat. ] (Naut.) A boat of medium size belonging to a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Jollity. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Jolted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jolting. ] [ Prob. fr. jole, joll, jowl, and orig. meaning, to knock on the head. See Jowl. ] To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To cause to move with a sudden motion, especially an up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To stun or shock a person physically, as with a blow or electrical shock; as, the earthquake jolted him out of bed. [ PJC ]

3. To stun or shock or change the mental state of (a person) suddenly, as if with a blow; as, the sight of the house on fire jolted him into action; his mother's early death jolted his idyllic happiness. [ PJC ]

n. 1. A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground. [ 1913 Webster ]

The first jolt had like to have shaken me out. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A physical or psychological shock; see jolt v. t. senses 2 and 3; as, the stock market plunge was a big jolt to his sense of affluence; he touched the casing of the ungrounded motor and got a jolt from a short inside. [ PJC ]

3. Something which causes a jolt{ 2 }; as, the bad news was a jolt. [ PJC ]

n. One who, or that which, jolts.

{ } n. [ See Jolt, Jowl. ] A dunce; a blockhead. Sir T. North. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a jolting manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That jolts; as, a jolty coach. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. ] A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy decoration, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term is said to be derived from Majorca, which was an early seat of this manufacture. Heyse. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ It. See Mezzo; Majolica. ] (Ceramics) Italian pottery of the epoch and general character of majolica, but less brilliantly decorated, esp. such pottery without tin enamel, but painted and glazed. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A reacting jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

These inward rejolts and recoilings of the mind. South. [ 1913 Webster ]