Jasper (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a compact, opaque, cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, usually colored red: often used in decorative carvings.
  2. a fine, hard stoneware introduced c1775 by Wedgwood, stained various colors by metallic oxides, with raised designs in white.
noun Older Slang.
  1. a fellow; guy.
noun
  1. a city in NW Alabama.
  2. a resort town in SW Alberta, in SW Canada, on the Athabasca River: headquarters for Jasper National Park.
  3. a male given name, form of Caspar.
noun
  1. an opaque impure microcrystalline form of quartz, red, yellow, brown, or dark green in colour, used as a gemstone and for ornamental decoration
  2. a dense hard stoneware, invented in 1775 by Wedgwood, capable of being stained throughout its substance with metallic oxides and used as background for applied classical decoration
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