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 Jay.Je Maintiendrai (I will maintain). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Ja’zey.
 
A wig; a corruption of Jersey, and so called because they are made of Jersey flax and fine wool.   1
 


 Jay.Je Maintiendrai (I will maintain). 

 
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