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adj
Aspish; relating to an asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A meat or fish jelly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine, jelly-like substance made from a meat stock or consommé.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, poetic, uncountable
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noun
A light cannon firing a two-pound ball.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: gelatin, jelly
History
Borrowed from French aspic, from Latin aspis, and possibly influenced by French basilic (“basilisk”). The culinary sense may come from association with the snake due to the traditional colors and cold temperature of aspic, in addition to the fact that the gelatin was often molded in a shape similar to a coiled snake.
Across languages
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