Joseph
['dʒozəf]
Definition
(noun.) (New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus.
(noun.) (Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt.
(noun.) leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904).
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Definition
(n.) An outer garment worn in the 18th century; esp., a woman's riding habit, buttoned down the front.
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Definition
n. one whose chastity is above temptation—from the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife in Gen. xxxix.: a caped overcoat worn by women in the 18th century for riding—in allusion to Joseph's coat Gen. xxxvii. 3.
Typist: Rachel
Examples
- Then came Julius Griffith, in 1821, of Brompton, who patented a steam carriage which was built by Joseph Bramah, one of the ablest mechanics of his time. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- A slight snore was the only reply: the honest stockbroker was asleep, and so the rest of Joseph's story was lost for that day. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Everybody but me, who am wretched, Joseph Sedley. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- This was the invention of Joseph Hurd, of Mass. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The shepherds that tended them were the very pictures of Joseph and his brethren I have no doubt in the world. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- When there is nobody else in the way she can think about old Joseph Sedley! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Joseph works on it for two years and makes it two spans too short. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Well, Joseph Gargery? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Wood-working implements in which the cutting tool was carried by a sliding block were described in the English patents of General Sir Samuel Bentham and Joseph Bramah, in 1793-94. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Then came the smash, and she stayed on to nurse her lover, while brother Joseph, finding himself pretty snug, stayed on too. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- And air you a going to Joseph? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Do you know, Ma'am, that once Quintin, of the 14th, bet me-- O Joseph, we know that story, said Amelia, laughing. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Their father grew uneasy at their long absence, and sent Joseph, his favorite, to see if any thing had gone wrong with them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The paternal laugh was echoed by Joseph, who thought the joke capital. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In July, 1799, the first English patent was granted to Joseph Boyce. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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