Definitions for jaspery
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jas•perˈdʒæs pər(n.)
an opaque cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, usu. red or brown: often used in decorative carvings.
Category: Mineralogy, Jewelry
Also called jas′per•ware`. a fine colored stoneware with raised designs in white.
Category: Ceramics
Origin of jasper:
1300–50; ME jaspe, jaspre < MF; OF jaspe < L iaspis < Gk iáspis < Semitic; cf. Akkadian yašpu
jas′per•y(adj.)
Wiktionary
jaspery(Adjective)
Resembling jasper.
Webster Dictionary
Jaspery(adj)
of the nature of jasper; mixed with jasper
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