jessamy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The word's second sense is from a man's use of a particular perfume, most likely jasmine-scented.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

jessamy (plural jessamies)

  1. (dialectal, England, obsolete) Jasmine.
  2. (always plural, obsolete) A vain man.