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Jet

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So called from the River Gages, in Asia Minor, on the banks of which it was collected by the ancients. It was originally called gagates, corrupted into gagat, jet.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Jerusalem Delivered
Jerusalem Pony
Jess (pl. Jesses)
Jessamy Bride
Jesse Tree
Jesse Window (A)
Jessica
Jesters
Jesuit
Jesus Paper
Jet
Jet dEau (French)
Jetsam or Jetson
Jettator
Jettatura
Jeu dEsprit (French)
Jeu de Mot
Jeunesse Dorée
Jew
Jew’s-eye
Jew’s-harp

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