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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•pic1 /ˈæspɪk/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Fooda jelly made with meat or fish juice, or tomato juice and gelatin, chilled and used in molded dishes or as a topping.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•pic1 (as′pik),USA pronunciation n. - Fooda savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- Fooda similar jelly made with spiced tomato juice and gelatin, served as a salad.
- French; perh. so called because the form or color resembled those of an asp. See aspic2
- 1780–90
- n. Obs. asp1.
- Middle French, perh. = Old French asp(e) asp1 + -ic, modeled on Middle French basilique basilisk
- 1520–30
- Plant BiologySee great lavender.
- Medieval Latin spīcus spikenard, Latin: variant of spīca, spīcum spike2
- French; Old French espic
- 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: aspic /ˈæspɪk/ n - a savoury jelly based on meat or fish stock, used as a relish or as a mould for meat, vegetables, etc
Etymology: 18th Century: from French: aspic (jelly), asp1; variously explained as referring to its colour or coldness as compared to that of the snake |