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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jas•per1 ( jas′pər),USA pronunciation n. - Mineralogy, Jewelrya compact, opaque, cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, usually colored red: often used in decorative carvings.
- CeramicsAlso called cameo ware, jas′per•ware′. a fine, hard stoneware introduced c1775 by Wedgwood, stained various colors by metallic oxides, with raised designs in white.
- Semitic; compare Arabic yashb
- Greek iáspis
- Latin iaspis
- Middle French; Old French jaspe
- Middle English jaspe, jaspre 1300–50
- Slang Termsa fellow;
guy.
- special use of proper name Jasper 1895–1900, American.
- Place Namesa city in NW Alabama. 11,894.
- Place Namesa resort town in SW Alberta, in SW Canada, on the Athabaska River: headquarters for Jasper National Park. 3060.
- a male given name, form of Caspar.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: jasper /ˈdʒæspə/ n - an opaque impure microcrystalline form of quartz, red, yellow, brown, or dark green in colour, used as a gemstone and for ornamental decoration
- Also called: jasper ware a dense hard stoneware, invented in 1775 by Wedgwood, capable of being stained throughout its substance with metallic oxides and used as background for applied classical decoration
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French jaspe, from Latin jaspis, from Greek iaspis, of Semitic origin; related to Assyrian ashpū, Arabic yashb, Hebrew yāshpheh |