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The Meaning of jasper

  • (n.) 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 / banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper.

Rhymes

asper , caspar , casper , clasper , gaspar , gasper , glasper , kaspar , kasper , rasper