Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dark-gray substance produced by deoxidizing crystalled glass: used in ornamental art.
- In decorative art, especially in ceramics, having a surface ornamented with veins, spots, cloudings, etc., as if in imitation of jasper; jasperated; jaspidean.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Ceramics) Having the surface decorated with cloudings and streaks, somewhat as if imitating jasper.
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- adjective
Veined orclouded likeimitation jasper . - adjective
Streaked ,variegated . - noun A
shaded , plain-weavecloth type,embroidered or similarlyprinted
Etymologies
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From French jaspé, the past participle of jasper ("to colour motley, so as to imitate jasper"), from jaspe ("jasper"), from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek
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