The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . his form is often treated as a singulai, with a pluraljinns. The Jinn are said to appear to mankind most common-ly in the shapes of serpents, dogs. cats, or human the last case, they are sometimes of the stature of men,and sometimes of a size enormously gigantic. If good,tliey are generally resplendently handsome; if evil, hor-ribly hideous. Arabian Nights (ed. Lane), Int., note 21. iloslem divines, be it observed, ascribe to Mohammedmiraculous atithori
The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . his form is often treated as a singulai, with a pluraljinns. The Jinn are said to appear to mankind most common-ly in the shapes of serpents, dogs. cats, or human the last case, they are sometimes of the stature of men,and sometimes of a size enormously gigantic. If good,tliey are generally resplendently handsome; if evil, hor-ribly hideous. Arabian Nights (ed. Lane), Int., note 21. iloslem divines, be it observed, ascribe to Mohammedmiraculous atithority over anim-als, vegetables, and min-erals, as well as over men, angels, aiuljinn.^. It. F. Burton, El-Mediuah, p. 262. = Syn. Elf, Gnmne, etc. See/airy. jinnee,, acajinn. Also spelled rf/wmce. jinny (jini), «.; pi. jinnies (-iz). [A var. ofjentii/.] 1. Abird, the tiuustone, Strepsilas in-ter jiirs. (i. Ti-umhuU. [Long Island.]—2. Ineo(il-)»ining, same jig, 6 (h). [Local, Eng.] jinrikishadin-riki-sha), «. [Jap.; < Jin, a,man, + riki, strength, power, -1- sliii, carriage.]A small two-wheeled, hooded conveyance pro-. 5. A mollusk of the genus Aiiomia, islam feonn .J , .. , nn*round the corner and call it liyanothername. A more fragile shell, such as a scallop, ranssol, (e IC /jtocA- Harpers Mag., LXXVI (Anomia), is certainly better, because the growth of the attached oysters wrenches the shell to pieces, breakiu;up the cluster and permitting the singleness and full dc-velopement to each oyster is so tlesirable. Fisheries of U. S., V. ii. 543. jingle-boxt (jinggl-boks), n. A black-jackmounted with silver or other metal, with smallbells or grelots attached to the rim. It was atest of sobriety to drink from the vessel with-out sounding the bells. jingle-boyt (jinggl-boi), n. A coin. .Im7. Vou are hid in gold oer head and We thank our fates, the sign of the gingle-boyshangs at the door of our pockets. Massinger, Virgin Martyr, ii. S. jingle-jangle
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