The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . tot, ? An obsolete variant of (jimgk-tiirii), «.; pi. junctura; (-re). [L.: see juncture] In sool. and anat., same i nn ju>icturc, (jungktur), n. [< L. junctura, a join- iiif,, a joint,<.;«Hr/crc,;HHC^i(«, join : aeejoin. (-(.jointure, from the same L. source.] It. A joining; junction. Nor are the soberest of them so apt for that devotionalcompliance and jniicftirc of hearts which I desire to bearin those holy ofliccs to be
The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . tot, ? An obsolete variant of (jimgk-tiirii), «.; pi. junctura; (-re). [L.: see juncture] In sool. and anat., same i nn ju>icturc, (jungktur), n. [< L. junctura, a join- iiif,, a joint,<.;«Hr/crc,;HHC^i(«, join : aeejoin. (-(.jointure, from the same L. source.] It. A joining; junction. Nor are the soberest of them so apt for that devotionalcompliance and jniicftirc of hearts which I desire to bearin those holy ofliccs to be performed with me. Eikon BasUiH. 2. The line or point at which two bodies arejoined; a joint or articulation ; a seam. .Swift to perfonn heavns fatal will it [the dart] fled,Full on Utii jtmclure of the neck and took the joint, and cut the nerves in twain. Pope, Iliail, xiv. 5M. 3. A point of titne; particularly, a time ren- [dcred critical or imiiortaiit by a concurrence otcircumstances; a conjuncture. O what Luck it is. Sir Rowland, that you were pi escnl ttthis Juiu:ture! Congreve, Way of the World, iv. 1&. Juncus JuncUS (jungkus), H. [NL., < L. juncus, arush; seejunk^.i The most important genus of the Juncacea;or rushes, con-taining abouthalf of the spe-cies. They areplants of a rigidhabit, with smootli,commonly simpleand slender, hollowor pithy stems, andsmall greenish orbrownish flowers inheads or irregularpanicles, the cap-s\ile containing alarge number ofseeds. Economical-ly they are not veryimportant. Theyare often plantedon sea- and river-embankments to fixthe soil. Some arewsed for matting,especially in Ja-pan, for chair-bot-toms, and for pith fur-nishes wicking forthe rush candle orrush-light used inEurope and inChina. Four fossilspecies of Juticughave been described from the Tertiary, one from Spitzber-gen and the rest from the continent of Europe,jundie (junili), ii. ^or J. [Origin obscure.] Toiog with the elbow; jostle. [Scotch.]^une (j
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