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jasper

Main Entry:: jas·per
Pronunciation:: \ˈjas-pər\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English jaspre, from Anglo-French jaspre, jaspe, from Latin jaspis, from Greek iaspis, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew yāshĕpheh jasper
Date:: 14th century

1: an opaque cryptocrystalline quartz of any of several colors; especially : green chalcedony2: colored stoneware with raised white decoration3: a blackish green

— jas·pery

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\-pə-rē\ adjective

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