as ‧ pic /ˈæspɪk/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'asp (= small snake)' ; perhaps because the jelly was thought to look like a snake's skin ]
1 . a clear brownish ↑ jelly in which cold meat is sometimes served
2 . preserve something in aspic British English if something has been preserved in aspic, it has not changed for a very long time:
a part of town preserved in aspic for tourists