Jetted

Jetted
Jet Jet, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jetting}.] [F. jeter, L. jactare, freq. fr. jacere to throw. See 3d {Jet}, and cf. {Jut}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

he jets under his advanced plumes! --Shak. [1913 Webster]

To jet upon a prince's right. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken. [Obs.] --Wiseman. [1913 Webster]

3. To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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