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2. Verb. (context: misused by southern writers) To be jealous of. ¹

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Definition of Jalouse

1. to suspect [v JALOUSED, JALOUSING, JALOUSES] - See also: suspect

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jalouse

Literary usage of Jalouse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Desultory Notes on Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary by James B. Montogomerie- Fleming (1899)
"jalouse is given, ii. 689, but "to suspect" is the only meaning given. ... jalouse " is a friendly word: " suspect" is quite the reverse. ..."

2. The Medical and Physical Journal (1814)
"... relative to an Erysipelas infesting ths Ship's Company of the jalouse; ... the jalouse in May 1813, my attention was soon put on the alert by the ..."

3. Théatre Complet de Al. Dumas Fils by Alexander Dumas (1869)
"Et de qui es-tu jalouse? HÉLÈNE. Je n'en sais rien; voilà ce qu'il ya de plus affreux. Je suis jalouse de ton passé, que je n'ai pas connu et qui ne ..."

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