jaspé
See also: jaspe
English
Etymology
From French jaspé, the past participle of French jasper (“to colour motley, so as to imitate jasper”), from jaspe (“jasper”), from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek.
Adjective
jaspé (comparative more jaspé, superlative most jaspé)
- Veined or clouded like imitation jasper.
- Streaked; variegated.
- 1939, Philip George Chadwick, The Death Guard, page 187:
- He, too, like the advancing Guard and the ground on which he knelt, was patterned jaspé in black shadow and silvery white.
- 1939, Philip George Chadwick, The Death Guard, page 187:
Related terms
- jasper
- jasperize
- jaspidean
- jaspideous
Translations
veined or clouded like imitation jasper
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Noun
jaspé (countable and uncountable, plural jaspés)
- A shaded, plain-weave type of cloth, embroidered or similarly printed.
- Jaspé is mainly used for curtains and bedspreads.
Anagrams
- japes
French
Etymology
From jasper, from the noun jaspe, from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek.
Pronunciation
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Participle
jaspé (feminine jaspée, masculine plural jaspés, feminine plural jaspées)
- past participle of jasper
Adjective
jaspé (feminine jaspée, masculine plural jaspés, feminine plural jaspées)
- jaspé
Related terms
- jaspage
- jaspe m
- jaspure
Further reading
- “jaspé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.