See Also: Tenebrae(dictionary)
tenebrae(medicine)
Jack Line, Jack Stay - Sailing(gambling)
jack-up(dictionary)
Jack(2)(dictionary)
new jack(dictionary)
jack(encyclopedia)
Jack the Lad(dictionary)
jack(5)(dictionary)
jack(4)(dictionary)

jack-line (iou) and tenebrae (medicine)


jack-line (iou)



jack-line noun. E17.
[from JACK noun1 + LINE noun2.]
A kind of thin three-stranded rope or line used esp. in sailing.

tenebrae (medicine)


tenebrae


The matins and lauds for the last three days of Holy Week, commemorating the sufferings and death of Christ, usually sung on the afternoon or evening of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, instead of on the following days.

Origin: L, pl, darkness.

Source: Websters Dictionary