GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
last match results
Found 2 definitions
-
Jeat (?), n. (Min.) See Jet. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
-
Jet, n. [OF. jet, jayet, F. jaïet, jais, L. gagates, fr. Gr. >; -- so called from > or >, a town and river in Lycia.] [written also jeat, jayet.] (Min.) A variety of lignite, of a very compact texture and velvet black color, susceptible of a good polish, and often wrought into mourning jewelry, toys, buttons, etc. Formerly called also black amber.
[1913 Webster]
Jet ant (Zool.), a blackish European ant (Formica fuliginosa), which builds its nest of a paperlike material in the trunks of trees.
[1913 Webster]