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JAPES
Noun
japes
plural of jape
Verb
japes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jape
Anagrams
• jaspe, jaspé
Source: Wiktionary
JAPE
Jape, v. i. Etym: [Prob. from the same source as gab,influenced by F. japper to yelp. See Gab to deceive.]
Definition: To jest; to play tricks; to jeer. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Jape, v. t.
Definition: To mock; to trick. Chaucer. I have not been putting a jape upon you. Sir W. Scott. The coy giggle of the young lady to whom he has imparted his latest merry jape. W. Besant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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