| jasper | <chemical> 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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| jasperize | To convert into, or make to resemble, jasper. "Polished specimens of jasperized and agatized woods." (Pop. Sci. Monthly) Origin: Usually p. P. Jasperized . Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| jasper | an opaque form of quartz |
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| jasper | United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930) |
| jasper | German psychiatrist (1883-1969) |
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