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
One is the variety of red garnet known as almandine, and the other is the jargoon.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various
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
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
