jul

n. [ F., fr. Sp. julepe, fr. Ar. & Per. julāb, jullāb, fr. Per. gulāb rose water and julep; gul rose + āb water. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs; especially (Med.), a sweet, demulcent, acidulous, or mucilaginous mixture, used as a vehicle. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Honey in woods, juleps in brooks. H. Vaughan. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An alcoholic beverage composed of brandy, whisky, or some other spirituous liquor, with sugar, pounded ice, and sprigs of mint; -- called also mint julep. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>a. [ L. Julianus, fr. Julius. Cf. July, Gillian. ] Relating to, or derived from, Julius Caesar. [ 1913 Webster ]

Julian calendar, the calendar as adjusted by Julius Caesar, in which the year was made to consist of 365 days, each fourth year having 366 days. --
Julian epoch, the epoch of the commencement of the Julian calendar, or 46 b. c. --
Julian period, a chronological period of 7, 980 years, combining the solar, lunar, and indiction cycles (28 x 19 x 15 = 7, 980), being reckoned from the year 4713 B. C., when the first years of these several cycles would coincide, so that if any year of the period be divided by 28, 19, or 15, the remainder will be the year of the corresponding cycle. The Julian period was proposed by Scaliger, to remove or avoid ambiguities in chronological dates, and was so named because composed of Julian years. --
Julian year, the year of 365 days, 6 hours, adopted in the Julian calendar, and in use until superseded by the Gregorian year, as established in the reformed or Gregorian calendar. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A kind of soup containing thin slices or shreds of carrots, onions, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Julus + -form. ] (Bot.) Having the shape or appearance of a julus or catkin. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl.Juli [ Of the same origin as iulus. ] (Bot.) A catkin or ament. See Ament. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Julies [ L. Julius; -- named from Caius Julius Caesar, who was born in this month: cf. F. Juillet. ] The seventh month of the year, containing thirty-one days. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This month was called Quintilis, or the fifth month, according to the old Roman calendar, in which March was the first month of the year. [ 1913 Webster ]