Definition of Jessamy

1. jasmine [n JESSAMIES] - See also: jasmine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jessamy

jerrycan
jerrycans
jerrygibbsite
jerrygibbsites
jers
jerseyed
jerseys
jerusalem
jervine
jervines
jervisite
jess
jessamies
jessamine
jessamines
jessamy (current term)
jessant
jesse
jessed
jessemin
jesses
jessie
jessies
jessing
jest at
jestbook
jestbooks
jested
jestee

Literary usage of Jessamy

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

1. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"jessamy. I say, Sir, I understand that Colonel Manly has the honour of having you ... jessamy. Well, Sir, we will not quarrel about terms upon the eve of an ..."

2. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1861)
"A last word respecting the jessamy Bride. THE Barton festivities are over; Christmas, with all its home- felt revelry of the heart, has passed like a dream; ..."

3. Representative Plays by American Dramatists by Montrose Jonas Moses (1918)
"jessamy, who are these strange lodgers that came to the house last night? jessamy. Why, the master is a Yankee colonel; I have not seen much of him; ..."

4. Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography by Washington Irving, George Philip Krapp (1904)
"Again we hold the jessamy Bride responsible for this gorgeous splendor of wardrobe. The new wig no' doubt is a bag-wig and solitaire, still highly the mode, ..."

5. Works by Washington Irving (1897)
"... Passion—The jessamy Bride. IN October Goldsmith returned to town and resumed his usual haunts. We hear of him at a dinner given by his countryman Isaac ..."

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