Jaques

[ jey-kweez, -kwiz, jeyks ]

noun

1. a disillusioned and satirical observer of life, in Shakespeare's As You Like It.

Other Words From

• Ja·que·si·an [j, uh, -, kwee, -zee-, uh, n], adjective

Example Sentences

At 11:48, Jaques Rogge, chairman of the IOC, declared the games closed.

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At Jaques Cartier they had but one batteau to cross the army over with, and were fired upon during the whole time by two frigates.

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Orlando says to Jaques: ‘I will chide no breather in the world, but myself, against whom I know most faults.’

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Compare the tradition in the family of Jaques, as told by his great-grandson, in Historical Magazine, viii.

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Gentle Jaques, You have a merry wit, employ it well About the business you have now in hand.

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Eurhythmics, a general term, but usually used to denote a system of education evolved by mile Jaques-Dalcroze of Geneva.

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