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 ]