jasper
An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking…An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking conchoidally with a smooth surface.
» Jasper never liked his name and planned to change it someday.
Значення
значень: 6(злічуване, незлічуване)An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking conchoidally with a smooth surface.
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
(злічуване, незлічуване)Jasperware pottery.
(Британія, West Country, розмовне)A wasp.
(США, сленг)A person, a guy, especially seen as naïve or simple.
(Appalachia)A stranger.
(злічуване, застаріле, незлічуване)Any bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian.
Приклади
речень: 2Jasper never liked his name and planned to change it someday.
None of your sass, Jasper, or I'll keelhaul you!
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мов: 9За значеннями 1
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Походження
From Middle English jasper, jaspre, from Old French jaspre, a variant of jaspe (modern FreFrom Middle English jasper, jaspre, from Old French jaspre, a variant of jaspe (modern French jaspe), from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis).
From the male personal name Jasper.
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