Definition of Jargoons

1. Noun. (plural of jargoon) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jargoons

1. jargoon [n] - See also: jargoon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jargoons

jargonish
jargonist
jargonistic
jargonists
jargonium
jargonization
jargonizations
jargonize
jargonized
jargonizes
jargonizing
jargonless
jargons
jargony
jargoon
jargoons (current term)
jarhead
jarheads
jarina
jarinas
jark
jarked
jarking
jarkman
jarkmen
jarks
jarl
jarldom
jarldoms
jarlike

Literary usage of Jargoons

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-loving Public by Frank Bertram Wade (1918)
"The zircon is rather more brittle and the artificially whitened zircons (known as jargoons) are especially subject to breakage when worn in rings. ..."

2. Catalogue of the Engraved Gems and Rings in the Collection of Joseph Mayer by Joseph Mayer, Charles Tindal Gatty (1879)
"938 FINGER-RING OF GOLD, set with a pearl, two chrysoprases, and jargoons. 939 SILVER FINGER-RING, with a design chased on the outside representing a coiled ..."

3. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1886)
"... while the Orient is represented by a beautiful olive-gr oft itone. From the zircons or jargoons we may single out for ..."

4. The Archaeological Journal by Council, British Archaeological Association, Central Committee (1860)
"Over the portrait is a royal crown, set with " jargoons." A selection of steel keys, of elaborate ..."

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