aspic
(noun) savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
aspic (not comparable)
Aspish; relating to an asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.
• APICs, CISPA, ISPCA, PICAs, Spica, pacis, picas, scapi, spica
Source: Wiktionary
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. Ă©pi), 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
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
