Jasper

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.2 See also 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun

English

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈʤæspə/

Etymology 1

From Old French jaspre, a variant of jaspe (modern French jaspe), from Latin iaspis, from Greek ἴασπις, ultimately (via an oriental language) from Persian یشپ (yašp).

Noun

jasper

1. (obsolete) Any bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian.
2. (Mineralogy): An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface.
3. Jasper ware.

See also

• jasper ware
• jasper opal

Etymology 2

From the male personal name Jasper.

Noun

Singular jasper

Plural jaspers

1. (British, colloquial): A wasp.
2. (US slang) A person, a guy, especially seen as naïve or simple.

   • 1975: I'm standing on the corner like a just-got-in-town jasper. — Tom Waits, ‘Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street)’

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