Ja?cob’s lad?der n. 1. a ladder seen by Jacob in a dream, reaching from the earth to heaven. Gen. 28:12. 2. Naut. a hanging ladder having ropes or chains supporting rungs or steps. [1825?35] Ja?cob’s-lad?der n. any plant of the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, with cup-shaped blue flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement. [1725?35] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Jacobs ladder
Ja?cob’s lad?der n. 1. a ladder seen by Jacob in a dream, reaching from the earth to heaven. Gen. 28:12. 2. Naut. a hanging ladder having ropes or chains supporting rungs or steps. [1825?35] Ja?cob’s-lad?der n. any plant of the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, with cup-shaped blue flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement. [1725?35] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Jacob’s-ladder
Ja?cob’s lad?der n. 1. a ladder seen by Jacob in a dream, reaching from the earth to heaven. Gen. 28:12. 2. Naut. a hanging ladder having ropes or chains supporting rungs or steps. [1825?35] Ja?cob’s-lad?der n. any plant of the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, with cup-shaped blue flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement. [1725?35] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Jacob’s ladder
Ja·cob’s ladder (j??k?bz)n.1. Nautical A rope or chain ladder with rigid rungs.2. Any of various plants of the genus Polemonium, especially P. caeruleum, having bell-shaped usually blue flowers and alternate, pinnately compound leaves with numerous leaflets.[From the ladder seen by the biblical patriarch Jacob in a dream (Genesis 28:12).]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Jacob’s ladder n 1. (Bible) Old Testament the ladder reaching up to heaven that Jacob saw in a dream (Genesis 28:12?17) 2. (Nautical Terms) Also called: jack ladder a ladder made of wooden or metal steps supported by ropes or chains 3. (Plants) a North American polemoniaceous plant, Polemonium caeruleum, with blue flowers and a ladder-like arrangement of leaves 4. (Plants) any of several similar or related plants Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Ja?cob’s lad?der n. 1. a ladder seen by Jacob in a dream, reaching from the earth to heaven. Gen. 28:12. 2. Naut. a hanging ladder having ropes or chains supporting rungs or steps. [1825?35] Ja?cob’s-lad?der n. any plant of the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, with cup-shaped blue flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement. [1725?35] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.