| 单词 | jasperware |
| 释义 | jasperware in British Englishnoun another name for jasper (sense 2) jasper in British English (ˈdʒæspə) 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. Also called: jasperware 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 Word origin C14: from Old French jaspe, from Latin jaspis, from Greek iaspis, of Semitic origin; related to Assyrian ashpū, Arabic yashb, Hebrew yāshphehExamples of 'jasperware' in a sentence |
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