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jor·dan I. \ˈjȯrdən, ˈjȯ(ə)d-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English (also, a vessel used by physicians and alchemists), probably from the river Jordan in Palestine; perhaps from medieval pilgrims' bringing water from the Jordan back to England dialect Britain : chamber pot II. \“, southern US often ˈjərd- or ˈjə̄d- or ˈjəid-\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Jordan, country in southwestern Asia : of or from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan : of the kind or style prevalent in Jordan : jordanian III. noun also jordan engine or jordan refiner (-s) Usage: sometimes capitalized J Etymology: after Joseph Jordan, 19th century American inventor : a machine for refining paper pulp that consists of a stationary hollow cone having projecting knives on its interior surface and fitting over a rapidly rotating adjustable cone having similar knives on its outside surface IV. transitive verb (jordaned also jordanned ; jordaned also jordanned ; jordaning also jordanning \-dəniŋ\ ; jordans) : to refine in a jordan |