Meaning of jynx | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).
2. A charm or spell.
3. One of an order of spiritual intelligences in ancient “Chaldaic” philosophy.

Examples

“Where not a Silver Iyng, or Pigeon, fell To Pay⟳ the Markman.”

“Jynx, the Wry-neck, or Emmet-hunter, or as some say⟳, the Wag-tail.”

“The Jynx or Wryneck…I first heard this year on March⟳ 29.”

“Its sharp and harsh cry⟳, resembling a repetition of 'Jynx', 'Jynx', 'Jynx'.”

“A youth or females hold⟳ a bird, supposed to be the iynx, in their hands.”

“These are the Philtres, Allurements, Jynges, Inveiglements [les philtres, iynges, et attraictz], Baits, and Enticements of Love⟳.”

“You can extend⟳ the idea of isograms to sentences that don't repeat⟳ any letters. Interestingly, there are several English sentences that use⟳ each letter exactly once. They're all pretty weird and either borrow from other languages or use⟳ acronyms that were later accepted as English words. For example: Veldt jynx grimps waqf zho buck As I'm typing this, my word processor is marking each of the above words (save⟳ for “buck”) as spelled incorrectly, though I promise⟳ they're real words. Honest.”

“Then is the Intelligible Jynx; next which are the Synoches, the Empyreal, the Ætherial and the Material; after the Synoches are the Teletarchs…Intelligent Jynges do themselves also understand⟳ from the Father By unspeakable Counsels being moved so as to understand⟳.”

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