JASPERIZE

Etymology

Verb

jasperize (third-person singular simple present jasperizes, present participle jasperizing, simple past and past participle jasperized)

To convert into, or make to resemble, jasper

Source: Wiktionary


Jas"per*ize, v. t. Etym: [Usually p. p. Jasperized (

Definition: To convert into, or make to resemble, jasper. Polished specimens of jasperized and agatized woods. Pop. Sci. Monthly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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