Definition of jasper Jasper
/ʤæˈspɚ/ - [jatsper] - Jas•per
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What does jasper mean?
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NounPlural: jaspers |
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| jasper - an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone |
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Wiktionary 
- jasper (Noun)
Any bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian. - jasper (Noun)
An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking conchoidally with a smooth surface. - jasper (Noun)
Jasperware pottery. - jasper (Noun)
A wasp. - jasper (Noun)
A person, a guy, especially seen as naïve or simple.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- jasper (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 / banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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jasper
jas′pėr, n. a precious stone, being a hard siliceous mineral of various colours.—adjs. Jas′pé, having the surface ornamented with veins; Jas′perated, mixed with jasper; Jas′pery, like jasper; Jaspid′ean, Jaspid′eous, Jas′poid. [Fr. jaspe—L. and Gr. iaspis—Ar. yasb.]
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🔤- jasper, noun, singular of jaspers.
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