jasper

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jasper/ˈʤaspə/

▶noun

• 1 an opaque reddish-brown 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 ME: from OFr. jasp(r)e, from L. iaspis, from Gk, of oriental origin.