asps
plural of asp
• APSS, PASS, PSAS, PSAs, pass, pass., saps, spas
ASPs
plural of ASP
• APSS, PASS, PSAS, PSAs, pass, pass., saps, spas
Source: Wiktionary
Asp, n. (Bot.)
Definition: Same as Aspen. "Trembling poplar or asp." Martyn.
Asp, n. Etym: [L. aspis, fr. Gr. aspe, F. aspic.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the Naja haje. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to Vipera aspis of southern Europe. See Haje.
Asp"en, Asp, n. Etym: [AS. æsp, æps; akin to OHG. aspa, Icel. ösp, Dan. æsp, Sw. asp, D. esp, G. espe, äspe, aspe; cf. Lettish apsa, Lith. apuszis.] (Bot.)
Definition: One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 April 2025
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
