Jessamy
//ˈd͡ʒɛsəmi// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Jasmine. England, dialectal, obsolete
- 2 A vain man. obsolete
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name.
"Jessamy’s eyes widened. What was it Matchett had said? That she would not take sauce from Jessamy because she was ‘only the housekeeper’s niece and the cook-housekeeper at that?’"
Example
More examples"Jessamy’s eyes widened. What was it Matchett had said? That she would not take sauce from Jessamy because she was ‘only the housekeeper’s niece and the cook-housekeeper at that?’"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Equivalent to Jasmine and Jessamine. Popularized by the character Jessamy in Barbara Sleigh's 1967 children's book Jessamy.
Etymology 2
The word's second sense is from a man's use of a particular perfume, most likely jasmine-scented.
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