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jasper

noun

jas·​per ˈja-spər How to pronounce jasper (audio)
1
: an opaque cryptocrystalline quartz of any of several colors
especially : green chalcedony
2
: colored stoneware with raised white decoration
3
: a blackish green
jaspery adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The stones — which include rose quartz, volcanic red, black volcanic and yellow jasper — came from across the state and around the country, Jones said. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Aug. 2022 There, slabs of marble are delicately inlaid with stones like lapis, malachite, jasper, and amethyst. Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2022 One is on jasper, an opaque aggregate stone often speckled with many colors, and the other is on pietra paesina, a form of limestone. Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2022 Certain sculptures may have been conceived as portraits, though the names attached to them are lost, as in the case of the fragmentary head of an Egyptian queen cut from honey-yellow jasper. New York Times, 6 Jan. 2022 The second gold and enamel tiara features cameo portraits of the ancient Greek deities Zeus, Dionysus, Medusa, Pan and Gaia in agate and jasper. CNN, 3 Nov. 2021 The walls were covered with ones, jasper, porphyry, and a dozen different marbles and, set in this crazy quilt, were carved, crystal medallions. Lucy Yeomans, House Beautiful, 10 June 2021 Three of the dials are decorated with hardstones carved by Steenman in the shape of roses – including imperial jasper, coral, chrysoprase, mokaïte and mother-of-pearl. Carol Besler, Forbes, 21 May 2021 Naturally rich in color and pattern, the semiprecious stones, including turquoise, malachite, lapis lazuli, agate, and jasper, deliver an organic feeling. Jill Newman, Town & Country, 15 Mar. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English jaspre, from Anglo-French jaspre, jaspe, from Latin jaspis, from Greek iaspis, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew yāshĕpheh jasper

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of jasper was in the 14th century

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