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jay
(dʒeɪ)
Word forms: plural jays
1. countable noun
In Europe and Asia, a jay is a brownish-pink bird with blue and black wings.
2. countable noun
In North America, a jay is a bird with bright blue feathers.
jay in British English
(dʒeɪ)
noun
1.
any of various passerine birds of the family Corvidae (crows), esp the Eurasian Garrulus glandarius, with a pinkish-brown body, blue-and-black wings, and a black-and-white crest
See also bluejay2.
a foolish or gullible person
Word origin
C13: from Old French jai, from Late Latin gāius, perhaps from proper name GāiusJay in British English
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noun
John 1745–1829, American statesman, jurist, and diplomat; first chief justice of the Supreme Court (1789–95). He negotiated the Jay's Treaty
Jay in American English
(dʒeɪ)
John1745-1829; Am. statesman & jurist: 1st chief justice of the U.S. (1789-95)
jay in American English 1
(dʒeɪ)
noun
1.
any of several corvids, usually strikingly colored birds, as the Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) or the blue jay
2. Informal
a foolish or talkative person
Word origin
ME < OFr gai < LL gaius, a jay, prob. echoic, but sp. infl. by the L proper name Gaiusjay in American English 2
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joint (sense 6)
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