See Also: quietation(dictionary)
jangle(medicine)
jangle(1)(dictionary)
jangle(2)(dictionary)
jangle(dictionary)
jingle-jangle(dictionary)

jangle(1) (iou) and quietation (iou)


jangle(1) (iou)



jangle noun. ME.
[Orig. from Anglo-Norman or Old French jangler (see next); later from JANGLE verb.]
Idle talk, chatter, jabber; an idle word. Long obsolete exc. dial. ME.
Contention, altercation, bickering. Now rare. ME.
A discordant sound, ring, or clang. L18.
C. McCullers The sharp jangle of the doorbell.
Confused and noisy talk; the mingled din of voices. M19.

quietation (iou)



quietation noun.E16-E18.
[medieval Latin quietatio(n-), from late Latin quietat- pa. ppl stem of quietare QUIET verb: see -ATION.]
The action or an act of quieting someone or something; the state of being quieted or quiet.