The new world of English words: or a general dictionary: containing the interpretations of such hard words as are derived from other languages ... together with all those terms that relate to the arts and sciences ... / Collected and published by E[dward] P[hillips].

  • Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?
Date:
1663
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Credit: The new world of English words: or a general dictionary: containing the interpretations of such hard words as are derived from other languages ... together with all those terms that relate to the arts and sciences ... / Collected and published by E[dward] P[hillips]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Come, he joyned his forces with SctpiOi and dyed fighting with Petreittt. Jubarh, q. barba jox/i^,becanfe of its per¬ petual greennefle 5 a kind of plant, other- wife called Hop0eel{_, Jubeb^ or J«j«tei,frniti (Arab.za/<r/zr/.) a kind of Pruan , ufed much in Phyfick, and fold by Apothecaries; it was a fruit known among the Seres , a people of Scythia , and therefore called ia Latin Sencum. JubitatioMi (Lat.) a folemn rejoycing, a fliouting tor joy. year of Jubile , a great Feftival , or time of rejoycing, celebrated every fiftieth year by the Jewes, m remembrance of their deliverance from ^yE^ypt. It came at length to be folemnized among the Chri- ftians, being firft inftituted by Pope Boni¬ face, the eighth, in the year 1500. who ordained' it to be kept every hundred years ; it comes from the Hebrew word Jocel, Rejoycing. Jucuiidity, ('Lat.) pleafantnefTe, Judea, a Country of Syria in Afia the greater, bordering Eaft-ward upon the dead Sea ; it is alfo called Chanatnea,ot the land of Promife. Jiidaifm, (LatJ the faith or religion of the Jews. Jcidicafcrj, (Lat.) a place of judge¬ ment, or hearing of caufes. Judicial , or Judiciary , (Latin) be¬ longing to a Caufe , Triall, or Judge¬ ment. Judith, (Hebr.) praifing, a proper name of women. Ivetot , a Town of lower Normandy in France , which hath in foraier times been governed by a titular King; whence a man of a great Title , and a fmall inhe- rit'ance, is in deiifion called a King of Jvetot. Jugal.. belonging toayoak, Jugament, (Lat.) a yOaking, or coup- ling; Jugular, or Jugularie , (Lat.J belong¬ ing to the throat,whence th£ jugular-Veins are chofe veins which afeend along the fides of thene^k, to the bottom of the head. Jugulation , (Lat.) a cutting the throat of any one, a killing. Jvgurxh, the fon of Manoflabales, brother of Micipfa ; King of Numidia ; whom his Uncle, dying, conltituced heir of his king¬ dom, rogether vi^h his two fons, Adherbal, and Hiemfal: but Jugurtht that he might poUtfle the kingdom to himfeif, flew them both. Whereupon the KciwaKf made war upon him for a long time, wher in at length being overthrown by CMuruu, he. fled to Bacchus, King oP xJHaurit inia, by whom he was betrayed to Sylla, and being brought to Rome, dyed in pri- fon. Jujubes, (ce Jubeh, frmt. To Juk.e J to pearch , or rooft as a Hawk. Julep , a kinde of Phyficall medi¬ cine , to open the inward parts , and prepare for purgation, being a decoftion mingled with Syrrups, or fweetiied with Sugar. Jullaber, a certain hillock in Kent $ fo called fromdne Jullaber, a Gyant, or,as fome fay, a Witch, who was here interred; but Cambden rather thinks it fo named from Laberius Vnrus, a Captain of Cxfars, who was here flain. Julian, firnamed the Apoftate , becaufe that being brought up in the Chriftian Religion, he fell back to Heathenifra ; hp was, the fon of Confiantius, and by hiS va¬ lour came to be made Roman Empetoun he prohibited to the Ghriftians all kind of learning, that through their ignorance, th?y might become uncapable to defend their Religion : at laft, in an Expedition againft the PerfiaMs,bting mortally wound- ded,hc cryed out, Viciiii Galil£e,THou haft overcome , O GalUdcan , meaning Chriji ; and foonafter dyed ; Al^, a propername of women, contradfed Juliana, fome write it GiUan. Julian account, Gregor/an account* Julio, a kind of Italian Coin, made by Pope Julius, valuing about fix pence of our mony. - Julius C<efar , the firft of the Roman Ewpe'-otirs 5 he fubdued France, Spain, Brittain , the Low-Countries, and thegrea- teft part of Germany, afterwards he entred into a Civill war with ‘Tofnpey,whom he ut» terly defeated at the battell of and his two fons, Cneiiu and Sextus Tonf peius, in Spain ; and having reigned three^ years in Rome, as abfoliite Emperour, he was at length flain in the Senate houfe, by Brutus and Caffius- The word fignifies in Greek, fofc- haired. lulus , the firnameof <ty4fcanius, the fon of t/£neas, and his firft wife Creufa: he came along with his Father into haly, and built the City Alba, in the place where he found the white Sow, with the thirty Pigs ; alfo the fon of Afeantus, who flood in com-' petition for the Kingdom of A^ba, with SilvM