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jasper
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[ˈdʒaspə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an opaque reddish-brown semi-precious stone consisting of a variety of chalcedony.
- a kind of fine hard porcelain developed by Josiah Wedgwood and used for Wedgwood cameos and other delicate work.
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Origin
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Middle English (originally denoting any bright-coloured chalcedony other than carnelian): from Old French jasp(r)e, from Latin iaspis, from Greek, of oriental origin. The origin of sense 3 is uncertain
[ˈdʒaspə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a wasp
(e.g: I got stung by a jasper this morning)
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Origin
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1960s: origin uncertain; perhaps from the male given name Jasper (from the similarity in sound between the name and the word wasp)
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