The Only Use of
jargon
in
Jane Eyre
- She began muttering, — "The flame flickers in the eye; the eye shines like dew; it looks soft and full of feeling; it smiles at my jargon: it is susceptible; impression follows impression through its clear sphere; where it ceases to smile, it is sad; an unconscious lassitude weighs on the lid: that signifies melancholy resulting from loneliness.†
Chpt 19
Definition:
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(jargon) specialized terminology characteristic of a particular group such as doctors or thieves