ASPIC

aspic

(noun) savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

aspic (plural aspics)

A dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine, jelly-like substance made from a meat stock or consommé.

(obsolete, poetic) An asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.

A piece of ordnance carrying a 12-pound shot.

Adjective

aspic (not comparable)

Aspish; relating to an asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.

Anagrams

• APICs, CISPA, ISPCA, PICAs, Spica, pacis, picas, scapi, spica

Source: Wiktionary

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As"pic, n. Etym: [F. See Asp.]

1. The venomous asp. [Chiefly poetic] Shak. Tennyson.

2. A piece of ordnance carrying a 12 pound shot. [Obs.]

As"pic, n. Etym: [F., a corrupt. of spic (OF. espi, F. épi), L. spica (spicum, spicus), ear, spike. See Spike.]

Definition: A European species of lavender (Lavandula spica), which produces a volatile oil. See Spike.

As"pic, n. Etym: [F., prob. fr. aspic an asp.]

Definition: A savory meat jelly containing portions of fowl, game, fish, hard boiled eggs, etc. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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