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
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.
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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.
From the male personal name Jasper.
jasper (plural jaspers)
(UK, West Country, Somerset, colloquial) A wasp.
(US, slang) A person, a guy, especially seen as naïve or simple.
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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
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
