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INTERWEAVE v. 2 definitions
To weave together; to intermix or unite in texture or construction; to intertwine; as, threads of silk and cotton interwoven. Under the hospitable covert nigh Of trees thick interwoven. Milton.
INWEAVE v.
To weave in or together; to intermix or intertwine by weaving; to interlace. Down they cast Their crowns, inwove with amaranth and gold. Milton.
IRONWEED n.
A tall weed with purplish flowers (Vernonia Noveboracensis). The name is also applied to other plants of the same genus.
JAMESTOWN WEED n.
The poisonous thorn apple or stramonium (Datura stramonium), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown, Virginia. See Datura.
JAWED a.
Having jaws; -- chiefly in composition; as, lantern-jawed. "Jawed like a jetty." Skelton.
JEWEL n. 5 definitions
and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design. Plate of rare device, and jewels Of rich and exquisite form. Shak.
JEWELER n.
One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments. [Written also jeweller.] Jeweler's gold. See under Gold.
JEWELLERY n.
See Jewelry. Burke.
JEWELRY n. 2 definitions
The art or trade of a jeweler. Cotgrave.
JEWELWEED n.
See Impatiens.
JEWESS n.
A Hebrew woman.
JIMSON WEED n.
. See Jamestown weed. [Local, U.S.]
JOE-PYE WEED n.
A tall composite plant of the genus Eupatorium (E. purpureum), with purplish flowers, and whorled leaves.
JOINTWEED n.
, nearly leafless, American herb (Polygonum articulatum), with jointed spikes of small flowers.
JOSEPH'S FLOWER n.
A composite herb (Tragopogon pratensis), of the same genus as the salsify.
JULY-FLOWER n.
See Gillyflower.
JUMPWELD v.
See Buttweld, v. t.
KNAPWEED n.
The black centaury (Centaurea nigra); -- so called from the knoblike heads of flowers. Called also bullweed.
KNAWEL n.
A low, spreading weed (Scleranthus annuus), common in sandy soil.
KNOPWEED n.
Same as Knapweed.
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