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joseph

jo.seph \'jo--z*f also -s*f\ n [L, fr. Gk Io-se-ph, fr. Heb Yo-se-ph] cap  
   1a: a son of Jacob sold into slavery by his brothers  1b: the husband of 
   Mary the mother of Jesus  2: a long cloak worn esp. by women in the 18th 
   century