JASPER


Meaning of JASPER in English

I. ˈjaspə(r), -aas-, -ais- sometimes -ȧs- noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English jaspre, jaspe, from Middle French jaspre, jaspe, from Latin jaspis, from Greek iaspis, of Semitic origin; akin to Arabic yashb jasper, Hebrew yāshpheh

1. : an opaque cryptocrystalline quartz of any of several colors (as red, brown, green, yellow)

the wall was built of jasper , while the city was pure gold, clear as glass — Revelations 21:18 (Revised Standard Version)

especially : green chalcedony

one block, pure green as a pistachio nut, there's plenty jasper somewhere in the world — Robert Browning

2. : a hard fine-grained ceramic ware containing a high percentage of barium salts and ordinarily stained (as blue or green) with metallic oxides and decorated with sprigged ornamentation

3. : a blackish green that is bluer than cannon — compare jasper green

II. adjective

1. : relating to or composed of jasper

2. : pepper-and-salt

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: from the name Jasper

: fellow , guy

aim to stay sober … till I work that jasper over — Ross Santee

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.