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as·pic 1  (spk)
n.
A clear jelly typically made of stock and gelatin and used as a glaze or garnish or to make a mold of meat, fish, or vegetables.

[French, from aspic, asp (from the resemblance of the jelly's coloration to an asp's); see aspic2.]

as·pic 2  (spk)
n. Archaic
An asp.

[French, from Old French, alteration of aspe, from Latin aspis; see asp.]

aspic1
n
(Cookery) a savoury jelly based on meat or fish stock, used as a relish or as a mould for meat, vegetables, etc.
[from French: aspic (jelly), asp1; variously explained as referring to its colour or coldness as compared to that of the snake]

aspic2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an archaic word for asp1
[from French, from Old Provençal espic spike, from Latin spīca, head (of flower); compare spikenard]

aspic3
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) either of two species of lavender, Lavandula spica or L. latifolia, that yield an oil used in perfumery: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
[from Old French, a variant of aspe asp2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.aspic - savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetablesaspic - savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
jelly, gelatin - an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
Translations
aspic [ˈæspɪk] Ngelatina f (de carne etc)
aspic [ˈæspɪk] ngelée f
in aspic → en gelée
aspic
n (Cook) → Aspik m or nt, → Gelee nt
aspic [ˈæspɪk] n chicken in aspicaspic m inv di pollo


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Tapeworm was nephew and heir of old Marshal Tiptoff, who has been introduced in this story as General Tiptoff, just before Waterloo, who was Colonel of the --th regiment in which Major Dobbin served, and who died in this year full of honours, and of an aspic of plovers' eggs; when the regiment was graciously given by his Majesty to Colonel Sir Michael O'Dowd, K.
 
 
 
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