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ASPIC
aspic
(noun) savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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
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