JASPER


Meaning of JASPER in English

jasper 1

/jas"peuhr/ , n.

1. a compact, opaque, cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, usually colored red: often used in decorative carvings.

2. Also called cameo ware, jasperware . a fine, hard stoneware introduced c1775 by Wedgwood, stained various colors by metallic oxides, with raised designs in white.

[ 1300-50; ME jaspe, jaspre jaspe iaspis iáspis yashb ]

jasper 2

/jas"peuhr/ , n. Older Slang.

a fellow; guy.

[ 1895-1900, Amer.; special use of proper name Jasper ]

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