From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jot \Jot\, n. [L. iota, Gr. 'iw^ta the name of the letter [iota]
(E. i, Heb. y[=o]d), the smallest letter of the Greek
alphabet. Cf. Iota.]
An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. Bit,
n.
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Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall
in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
--Matt. v. 18.
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Neither will they bate
One jot of ceremony. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jot \Jot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jotted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jotting.]
To set down; to make a brief note of; -- usually followed by
down.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jot
n 1: a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note [syn: jotting,
jot]
2: a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch
of garlic" [syn: touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch,
jot, speck, soupcon]
v 1: write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of [syn:
jot down, jot]