JASPER

jasper

(noun) an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Jasper

A male given name from Old Persian.

A surname.

One of the Magi, also known as Caspar.

Place names

A town in Alberta, Canada.

A city, the county seat of Walker County, Alabama.

A small city, the county seat of Newton County, Arkansas.

A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Florida.

A city, the county seat of Pickens County, Georgia.

A city, the county seat of Dubois County, Indiana.

A city in Pipestone County and Rock County, Minnesota.

A city in Jasper County, Missouri.

A town in Steuben County, New York.

An unincorporated community in Pike County, Ohio.

An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.

A town, the county seat of Marion County, Tennessee.

A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Texas.

An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.

Anagrams

• japers

Etymology 1

Noun

jasper (countable and uncountable, plural jaspers)

(obsolete) Any bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian.

An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking conchoidally with a smooth surface.

Jasperware pottery.

Etymology 2

From the male personal name Jasper.

Noun

jasper (plural jaspers)

(UK, West Country, Somerset, colloquial) A wasp.

(US, slang) A person, a guy, especially seen as naïve or simple.

Anagrams

• japers

Source: Wiktionary


Jas"per, n. Etym: [OE. jaspre, jaspe, OF. jaspre, jaspe, F. jaspe, L. iaspis, Gr. yashp, yashf, Ar.yashb, yasb, yasf, Heb. yashpheh. Cf. Diaper.] (Min.)

Definition: An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped or banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper. Jasper opal, a yellow variety of opal resembling jasper.

– Jasper ware, a delicate kind of earthenware invented by Josiah Wedgwood. It is usually white, but is capable of receiving color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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