jasper

5 definitions found

jasper - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jasper \Jas"per\, n. [OE. jaspre, jaspe, OF. jaspre, jaspe, F.
     jaspe, L. iaspis, Gr. ?; cf. Per. yashp, yashf, Ar. yashb,
     yasb, yasf, Heb. y[=a]shpheh. Cf. Diaper.] (Min.)
     An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and
     other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits
     of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes,
     etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called
     striped jasper or banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a
     brownish yellow jasper.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Jasper opal, a yellow variety of opal resembling jasper.
  
     Jasper ware, a delicate kind of earthenware invented by
        Josiah Wedgwood. It is usually white, but is capable of
        receiving color.
        [1913 Webster]

  Wedgwood ware \Wedg"wood` ware`\ [From the name of the inventor,
     Josiah Wedgwood, of England.]
     A kind of fine pottery, the most remarkable being what is
     called jasper, either white, or colored throughout the
     body, and capable of being molded into the most delicate
     forms, so that fine and minute bas-reliefs like cameos were
     made of it, fit even for being set as jewels.
     [1913 Webster]

jasper - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  jasper
      n 1: an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark
           green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone

jasper - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Jasper
  (Heb. yashpheh, "glittering"), a gem of various colours, one of
  the twelve inserted in the high priest's breast-plate (Ex.
  28:20). It is named in the building of the New Jerusalem (Rev.
  21:18, 19). It was "most precious," "clear as crystal" (21:11).
  It was emblematic of the glory of God (4:3).

jasper - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Jasper, AL (city, FIPS 38416)
    Location: 33.85204 N, 87.27007 W
    Population (1990): 13553 (5815 housing units)
    Area: 59.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 35501
  Jasper, AR (city, FIPS 34900)
    Location: 36.00605 N, 93.18829 W
    Population (1990): 332 (172 housing units)
    Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 72641
  Jasper, FL (city, FIPS 35375)
    Location: 30.51714 N, 82.95620 W
    Population (1990): 2099 (873 housing units)
    Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 32052
  Jasper, GA (city, FIPS 41932)
    Location: 34.46978 N, 84.42829 W
    Population (1990): 1772 (796 housing units)
    Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 30143
  Jasper, IN (city, FIPS 37782)
    Location: 38.39315 N, 86.93523 W
    Population (1990): 10030 (4162 housing units)
    Area: 21.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Jasper, MI
    Zip code(s): 49248
  Jasper, MN (city, FIPS 31760)
    Location: 43.84964 N, 96.39951 W
    Population (1990): 599 (286 housing units)
    Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 56144
  Jasper, MO (city, FIPS 36512)
    Location: 37.33460 N, 94.30258 W
    Population (1990): 994 (450 housing units)
    Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 64755
  Jasper, NY
    Zip code(s): 14855
  Jasper, TN (town, FIPS 37820)
    Location: 35.05985 N, 85.62868 W
    Population (1990): 2780 (1199 housing units)
    Area: 19.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
  Jasper, TX (city, FIPS 37420)
    Location: 30.92045 N, 93.99506 W
    Population (1990): 6959 (2909 housing units)
    Area: 19.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)