English-Thai Dictionary

jasper

N หิน ประดับช นิดหนึ่ง ส่วนใหญ่ มี สีแดง  hin-pra-dab-cha-nid-nueng-suan-yai-me-se-daeng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JASPER

n.[L. iaspis.] A mineral of the siliceous kind, and of several varieties. It is less hard than flint or even than common quartz, but gives fire with steel. It is entirely opake, or sometimes feebly translucent at the edges, and it presents almost every variety of color. Its varieties are common jasper, striped jasper, Egyptian jasper, etc. It admits of an elegant polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff-boxes, etc. Jasper is a subspecies of rhomboidal quartz, of five kinds, Egyptian, striped, porcelain, common, and agate jasper.

 

JASPERATED

a.Mixed with jasper; containing particles of jasper; as a jasperated agate.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

JASPER

Jas "per, n. Etym: [OE. jaspre, jaspe, OF. jaspre, jaspe, F. jaspe, L.iaspis, Gr. yashp, yashf, Ar. yashb, yasb, yasf, Heb. yashpheh. Cf. Diaper. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: 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 or banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper. Jasper opal, a yellow variety of opal resembling jasper. -- Jasper ware, a delicate kind of earthenware invented by Josiah Wedgwood. It is usually white, but is capable of receiving color.

 

JASPERATED

JASPERATED Jas "per *a `ted, a.

 

Defn: mixed with jasper; containing particles of jasper; as, jasperated agate.

 

JASPERIZE

Jas "per *ize, v. t. Etym: [Usually p. p. Jasperized (

 

Defn: To convert into, or make to resemble, jasper. Polished specimens of jasperized and agatized woods. Pop. Sci. Monthly.

 

JASPERY

JASPERY Jas "per *y, a.

 

Defn: Of the nature of jasper; mixed with jasper.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

jasper

jas per |ˈjaspər ˈʤæspər | ▶noun 1 an opaque reddish-brown variety of chalcedony. 2 a kind of hard fine porcelain invented by Josiah Wedgwood and used for Wedgwood cameos and other delicate work. ORIGIN Middle English (originally denoting any bright-colored chalcedony other than carnelian ): from Old French jasp (r )e, from Latin iaspis, from Greek, of Asian origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

jasper

jas ¦per |ˈdʒaspə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 an opaque reddish-brown semi-precious stone consisting of a variety of chalcedony. 2 (also jasperware ) a kind of fine hard porcelain developed by Josiah Wedgwood and used for Wedgwood cameos and other delicate work. ORIGIN 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.

 

Duden Dictionary

Jaspers

Jas pers Eigenname |J a spers |deutscher Philosoph

 

Jasperware

Jas per wa re Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈd͜ʃɛspɐ …|semitisch-griechisch-lateinisch-französisch -englisch ; deutsch farbiges [mit weißen Reliefs verziertes ] englisches Steingut aus Töpferton und pulverisiertem Feuerstein

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

jasper

jas per /dʒǽspə r /名詞 U 〘鉱 〙碧玉 （へきぎょく ）, ジャスパー .