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Journal
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A diary; an account of daily transactions and events. Specifically:
2. A newspaper published daily; by extension, a weekly newspaper or any periodical publication, giving an account of passing events, the proceedings and memoirs of societies, etc. ; a periodical; a magazine.
3. That which has occurred in a day; a day's work or travel; a day's journey. [Obs. & R.] B. Jonson.
4. That portion of a rotating piece, as a shaft, axle, spindle, etc., which turns in a bearing or box. See Illust. of Axle box. Journal box, or Journal bearing (Mach.) the carrier of a journal; the box in which the journal of a shaft, axle, or pin turns.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Daily; diurnal. [Obs.] Whiles from their journal labors they did rest. Spenser.