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Definition of Jasper

1. Noun. An opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone.

Definition of Jasper

1. n. An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped or banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper.

Definition of Jasper

1. Proper noun. (given name male), an English variant of Caspar. ¹

2. Proper noun. One of the Magi, also known as Caspar. ¹

3. Noun. (obsolete) Any bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian. ¹

4. Noun. (minerology) An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking conchoidally with a smooth surface. ¹

5. Noun. Jasperware pottery. ¹

6. Noun. (UK colloquial) A wasp. (West Country dialects, Somerset County) ¹

7. Noun. (US slang) A person, a guy, especially seen as naïve or simple. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jasper

1. a variety of quartz [n -S] : JASPERY [adj]

Medical Definition of Jasper

1. An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colours, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colours are in stripes or bands, it is called striped or banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper. Jasper opal, a yellow variety of opal resembling jasper. Jasper ware, a delicate kind of earthenware invented by Josiah Wedgwood. It is usually white, but is capable of receiving colour. Origin: OE. Jaspre, jaspe, OF. Jaspre, jaspe, F. Jaspe, L. Iaspis, Gr.; cf. Per. Yashp, yashf, Ar.yashb, yasb, yasf, Heb. Yashpheh. Cf. Diaper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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