[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

jest \jest\, v. i. imp.  p. p. jested; p. pr.  vb. n.
   jesting.
   1913 webster
   1. to take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a
      mask or interlude. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make
      light of anything.
      1913 webster

            he jests at scars that never felt a wound. --shak.

   syn: to joke; sport; rally.

   usage: to jest, joke. one jests in order to make others
          laugh; one jokes to please himself. a jest is usually
          at the expense of another, and is often ill-natured; a
          joke is a sportive sally designed to promote good
          humor without wounding the feelings of its object.
          "jests are, therefore, seldom harmless; jokes
          frequently allowable. the most serious subject may be
          degraded by being turned into a jest." --crabb.
          1913 webster
see also:
jested jesting jest joke 

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