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Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : jet
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɛt


Definition of jet

Origin :
  • early 15c., "to prance, strut, swagger," from Middle French jeter "to throw, thrust," from Late Latin iectare, abstracted from deiectare, proiectare, etc., in place of Latin iactare "toss about," frequentative of iacere "to throw, cast," from PIE root *ye- "to do" (cf. Greek iemi, ienai "to send, throw;" Hittite ijami "I make"). Meaning "to sprout or spurt forth" is from 1690s. Related: Jetted; jetting.
  • adj black
  • noun rush, gush of substance
  • noun vehicle propelled by ejection of pressurized gas or liquid
  • verb spurt, gush
Example sentences :
  • They were constructed of ivory and jet, and their capitals were overlaid with the purest gold.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • The eyes were mere dots of jet in a white and repulsive face.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • Widen the nozzle of the pipe, and the jet is in like manner diminished.
  • Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various
  • The jet falling on the face, bored a hole to the left of the nose.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • The moment his eye fell upon this jet black braid he was delighted.
  • Extract from : « The Indian Fairy Book » by Cornelius Mathews
  • He was a conspicuous leader, jet black, and bald as a badger.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson » by Edward A. Moore
  • The jet must not be very long or thin, or the glass will soon fuse up.
  • Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall
  • The room was dark and, scratching a match, he lighted the gas at a jet in the wall.
  • Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
  • They were jet black, and neither sex had either covering or girdle.
  • Extract from : « Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora » by Edward Edwards
  • Terry named her kitten Snow, and Turly gave his the name of Jet.
  • Extract from : « Terry » by Rosa Mulholland

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