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‖ jaspis|ˈdʒæspɪs| [L. iaspis jasper, a. Gr. ἴασπις jasper.] = jasper n.1 1 a; rarely 1 b.
1382Wyclif Rev. iv. 3 Lijk the siȝt of a stoone iaspis, and to sardyn. 1390Gower Conf. III. 112 Ther sitten fyve Stones mo..Iaspis and Elitropius And Dendides and Iacinctus. 1569Vis. Bellay ii. in Spenser's Wks. (Globe) 700/1 The floor was Jaspis, and of Emeraude. 1640Wilkins New Planet ii. (1684) 119 A Loadstone, rather than a Jaspis, Adamant, Marble, or any other. 1745A. Butler Lives Saints (1836) I. 20 The shrine is..supported by four high pillars, two of marble and two of jaspis. |