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jigger | color |

As nouns the difference between jigger and color

is that jigger is (us) a double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1 1/2 fluid ounces, the other typically 1 fluid ounce or jigger can be a sandflea, tunga penetrans , of the order siphonaptera; chigoe or jigger can be (slang|archaic) a prison; a jail cell while color is (uncountable) the spectral composition of visible light.

As verbs the difference between jigger and color

is that jigger is to alter or adjust, particularly in ways not originally intended or jigger can be (slang|obsolete) to imprison while color is to give something color.

As an adjective color is

conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.

jigger

English

Etymology 1

Agent noun of the verb jig. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary suggests a possible link to (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1 1/2 fluid ounces, the other typically 1 fluid ounce.
  • * 2000 , Robert B. Hess, drinkboy.com:
    • A good jigger will have a well formed lip that will pour a clean stream into the cocktail shaker or glass.
  • (US) A measure of 1 1/2 fluid ounces of liquor.
  • (mining) The sieve used in sorting or separating ore.
  • (mining) One who jigs; a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging.
  • (pottery) A horizontal lathe used in producing flatware.
  • * 2004 , thepotteries.org, "Jiggering":
    • Hand jiggers consisted of two iron frames with a spindle in each - the driving spindle with its iron belt pulley approximately 20 inches in diameter and the driven spindle with a small wooden pulley.
  • (textiles) A device used in the dyeing of cloth.
  • A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather.
  • (golf, dated) A wooden or metal headed golf club used to play low flying shots to the putting green from short distances.
  • (nautical) A light tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle.
  • (nautical) A jiggermast.
  • (nautical, New England) A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl.
  • (fishing) A device used by fishermen to set their nets under the ice of frozen lakes.
  • (archaic) One who dances jigs; an odd-looking person.
  • (New Zealand) A short board or plank inserted into tree for a person to stand on while cutting off higher branches.
  • (US) A placeholder name for any small mechanical device.
    • Synonyms
    * (pottery lathe) jolley * (nautical mast) jiggermast * (measure of liquor) pony * (placeholder name) thingamajig; doojigger

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To alter or adjust, particularly in ways not originally intended.
    • You'll have to jigger it from the original specifications to get it to work.
  • (pottery) To use a jigger.
    • Synonyms
    * (use a pottery jigger) jolley
    Derived terms
    * jiggerer * jiggered
    See also
    * fudge * tweak

    Etymology 2

    Likely a corruption of chigoe. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary suggests a possible derivation from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sandflea, Tunga penetrans , of the order Siphonaptera; chigoe.
  • A larva of any of several mites in the family ; chigger, harvest mite.

    • Etymology 3

    A slang term of unknown origin, originally meaning prison. Oxford English Dictionary suggests that its origin might be the same as , above.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, archaic) A prison; a jail cell.
  • (dialect, Scouse, dated) An alleyway separating the backs of two rows of houses.
  • (slang, euphemism) A penis.
  • (slang, euphemism) A vagina.
  • (slang) A door.
  • (slang) An illegal distillery.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang, obsolete) To imprison.
  • * 1870 , J.T. Campion, "Billy in the Bowl", The Shamrock volume 8, page 107:
    • ...offering to swear an alibi'' for the prisoner [...] to ensure an acquittal. Terms: £50 for value received. No pay if ''jiggered .
  • (slang, archaic) To confound; to damn.
  • * 1831 , John Banim, The Smuggler page 231:
    • jigger me, but I think you be turning jest into earnest,
  • * 1887 , Frances Hodgson Burnett, Little Lord Fauntleroy page 173:
    • It had always been his habit to say, "I will'' be jiggered'''," but this time he said, "I ''am'' ' jiggered ."

    References

    * . * Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary , 10th Edition. Merriam-Webster, 1993. * English placeholder terms

    color

    English

    (color) {{ picdic , image=Color circle (hue-sat).png , width=310 , labels= , detail1=Click on labels in the image }}

    Alternative forms

    * colour (see the below)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light
    • Humans and birds can perceive color .
  • (countable) A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class.
    • Most languages have names for the colors black, white, red, and green.
  • (uncountable) Hue as opposed to achromatic colors (black, white and grays).
    • He referred to the white flag as one "drained of all color ".
  • (uncountable) Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
    • Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
  • (figuratively) Interest, especially in a selective area.
    • a bit of local color
  • (heraldry) Any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms, including azure, gules, sable, and vert. Contrast with metal.
  • (in the plural) A standard or banner.
    • The loss of their colors destroyed the regiment's morale.
  • The system of color television.
    • This film is broadcast in color .
  • (in the plural) An award for sporting achievement, particularly within a school or university.
    • He was awarded colors for his football.
  • In corporate finance, details on sales, profit margins, or other financial figures, especially while reviewing quarterly results when an officer of a company is speaking to investment analysts.
    • Could you give me some color with regards to which products made up the mix of revenue for this quarter?
  • (physics) A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.
  • (typography) The relative lightness or darkness of a mass of written or printed text on a page.
  • (snooker) Any of the colored balls excluding the reds.
  • A front or facade: an ostensible truth actually false.
  • * (also needs better-worded definition)
  • An appearance of right or authority.
    • Under color of law, he managed to bilk taxpayers of millions of dollars.
  • (medicine) Skin color noted as: normal, jaundice, cyanotic, flush, mottled, pale, or ashen as part of the skin signs assessment.

    • Usage notes

    The late (etyl) colour'', which is the standard UK spelling, has been the usual spelling in Britain since the 14th century and was chosen by (1828), along with favor, honor, etc., and is currently the standard US spelling. In Canada, colour'' is preferred, but ''color'' is not unknown; in Australia, ''-our'' endings are the standard, although ''-or'' endings had some currency in the past and are still sporadically found in some regions. In New Zealand, ''-our endings are the standard.

    Synonyms

    * (spectral composition of visible light) blee * (particular set named as a class) blee, hue * hue, shade, blee * (human skin tone as an indicator of race or ethnicity) colour of one’s skin, complexion, blee, ethnicity, race * interest * (dark tincture) stain * (standard or banner) banner, standard * (colour television) colour television

    Derived terms

    * color-blind * color charge * color code * color commentator * colored * colorful * color of fire * flame-color * colorimeter * colorize * colorism * colorless * colors * discoloration * in color * off-color * prismatic colors * true colors

    Adjective

    (-) (US)
  • Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.
    • Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white.

    Verb

    (en-verb) (US)
  • To give something color.
    • We could color the walls red.
  • To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
    • My kindergartener loves to color .
  • (of a face) To become red through increased blood flow.
    • ''Her face colored as she realized her mistake.
  • To affect without completely changing.
    • That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book.
  • (informal) To attribute a quality to.
    • Color me confused.
  • (mathematics) To assign colors to the vertices of (a graph) or the regions of (a map) so that no two adjacent ones have the same color.
    • Can this graph be two-colored ?
    You can color any map with four colors.

    Synonyms

    * (give something color) dye, paint, stain, shade, tinge, tint * (apply colors within boundaries of a line drawing) * blush * (affect without completely changing) affect, influence * (attribute a quality to) call

    Derived terms

    * color by numbers

    See also

    * tincture *

    External links

    * * (Colors) ----