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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[LL.

Jesse

, the father of David, fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. Herb.

Yishai

Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art

; as:

(a)

A genealogical tree represented in stained glass.

(b)

A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; – called also

tree of Jesse

Jesse window

(Arch.)

a window of which the glazing and tracery represent the tree of Jesse.

Noun.

A large brass candlestick branched into many sconces, hanging down in the middle of a church or choir.

See also: Jesse

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