English Explanatory Dictionary

jaspé

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Veined or clouded like imitation jasper.
  2. Streaked; variegated.
noun
  1. A shaded, plainweave type of cloth, embroidered or similarly printed.

Word forms

jaspé more jaspé most jaspé jaspe jaspés

Etymology

From French jaspé, past participle of jasper (“to colour motley, so as to imitate jasper”), from jaspe (“jasper”), from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis).

Related words

jasper jasperize jaspidean jaspideous
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