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单词 aspic
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aspicn.1

Brit. /ˈaspɪk/, U.S. /ˈæspɪk/
Forms: 1500s aspycke, 1500s–1600s aspicke, aspike, 1600s aspick, 1600s– aspic.
Etymology: < French aspic asp, < Provençal aspic , unexplained derivative of Latin aspid-em , nominative aspis : see asp n.2
1.
a. An asp (see asp n.2); used chiefly in poetry.
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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > member of (snake) > group of venomous snakes > venomous snake
deaf addereOE
adderOE
aspidec1000
shadow-addera1382
chelydre1393
tyre1471
viper1526
seps?1527
aspic1530
thirsty snake1567
aspworm1587
cheliderect?1590
viper-worm1605
palmer-serpent1608
polonga1681
asp1710
thirst-serpent1731
venom-snake1845
thanatophidian1891
solenoglyph1913
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 195/1 Aspycke sarpent, aspicq.
1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Aspide [It.], an aspike or aspe.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) v. ii. 344 This is an Aspickes traile. View more context for this quotation
1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. 42 A little child should boldly put his finger in the cavern of an Aspick.
1713 J. Addison Cato iii. v Why did I 'scape th'invenom'd Aspic's rage.
1832 Ld. Tennyson Dream Fair Women xlvii, in Poems (new ed.) 134 Showing the aspick's bite.
b. attributive.
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1742 C. Owen Ess. Nat. Hist. Serpents 61 The Aspick Poison, which throws Persons into a pleasant Sleep, in which they die.
1808 C. Lamb Let. 26 Feb. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1976) II. 273 Breath..like distillations of aspic poison.
c. figurative.
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a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V ccxxxvii, in Poems (1878) IV. 160 Stung with the Aspicke of invadeing feare.
a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George III (1845) I. xviii. 261 Lord Bute..there first learned what an aspic was lodged near his bosom.
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2. transferred. ‘A piece of ordnance which carries a 12 pound shot. The piece itself weighs 4250 pounds.’ C. James Mil. Dict. 1816. (Perhaps only French.)
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

aspicn.2

Brit. /ˈaspɪk/, U.S. /ˈæspɪk/
Etymology: < French aspic (in huile d' aspic vulgar form of huile de spic) for spic, < Italian spigo the Great Lavender, originally Spikenard, = Old French espic < Latin spīcus (in medieval Latin) Spikenard, doublet of spīca spike.
The Great Lavender or Spike ( Lavandula Spica), a plant from which a volatile aromatic oil is obtained.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > trees or shrubs > lavender plants
lavendera1300
stechados1526
spike1541
stœchas1548
spick1558
French lavender1562
spikenard1563
cassidony1578
cast-me-down1597
stickadove1597
aspic1604
spike-lavender1607
1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. xxix. 288 Oyle Of Aspicke, which the Physitians and Painters vse much, the one for plasters, the other to vernish their pictures.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Oil Oil of Aspic, or Spike, an Oil drawn from the Flowers or little Leaves of a Plant of the same Name.
1819 A. Rees Cycl. III Aspic..grows in plenty in Languedoc.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

aspicn.3

Brit. /ˈaspɪk/, U.S. /ˈæspɪk/
Forms: Also 1700s aspique.
Etymology: < French aspic. Littré suggests its derivation < aspic asp, because it is ‘froid comme un aspic,’ a proverbial phrase in French.
A savoury meat jelly, composed of and containing meat, fish, game, hard-boiled eggs, etc. Also attributive in aspic-jelly.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > jelly > [noun] > meat jelly
meat jelly1381
cow heel1655
calf's-foot jelly1775
aspic1789
shank-jelly1824
1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 47 Cased in Chrystal like our aspiques.
1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxii. 564 Died..of an aspic of plover's eggs.
1870 B. Disraeli Lothair (new ed.) xxi. 89 He extracted a couple of fat little birds from their bed of aspic jelly.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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