jasper
pronunciation
How to pronounce jasper in British English:
UK ['dʒæspə]
How to pronounce jasper in American English:
US ['dʒæspə]
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- Noun:
- an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
Word Origin
- jasper (n.)
- precious stone, c. 1300, from Anglo-French jaspre, Old French jaspre, jaspe, from Latin iaspidem (nominative iaspis), from Greek iaspis "jasper," via an Oriental language (compare Hebrew yashpeh, Akkadian yashupu).
- Jasper
- masc. proper name, English form of Caspar or of Gaspar, the traditional name of one of the Three Kings. Said by Klein to be of Persian origin and meaning literally "treasure-holder." Used from 1896 for "a rustic simpleton."
Example
- 1. Photo of jackson rathbone aka jasper hale at age 5 .
- 2. Jasper started chuckling softly as I sniggered .
- 3. For the finest gems were collected - crystal and jade from china , lapis lazuli and sapphires from sri lanka , jasper from punja , carnelian from baghdad and turquoise from tibet .
- 4. Jasper had living parents and a younger sister .
- 5. Jasper morris even lives full-time in burgundy now .