jargon
noun
the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group.
jargoon
-
a variation of
jargon.
Example Sentences
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A jargoon is a kind of smoky zircon.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2022
The names hyacinth, jacinth, and jargoon are applied to red, yellow, and colorless zircon in the order as given.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Frank Bertram Wade
Two minutes in the flame of a blow-pipe is like a week at the seashore to a bit of white jargoon.
From The Intrusion of Jimmy by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
The genial jeweler then suggested white jargoon, mentioning, as I have done, that, after an application or so of the blow-pipe, it's own mother wouldn't know it.
From The Intrusion of Jimmy by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
Opal, which is a comparatively light mineral, has a low refractive power; zircon or jargoon is a heavy mineral, and has a high refractive power.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various
