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aspic

noun
/ˈæspɪk/

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from aspis
  2. borrowed from aspic

Definitions

  1. A meat or fish jelly.

    • “Put a little aspic in the mould, so as to cover the bottom ···“

  2. A dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine, jelly-like substance made from a…

    A dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine, jelly-like substance made from a meat stock or consommé.

    • "I don't know what you mean, Mr. Wynand," whispered Keating. His eyes fixed upon the tomato aspic on his salad plate; it was soft and shivering; it made him sick.

  3. An asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.

    • This is an aspic's trail: and these fig-leaves / Have slime upon them, such as the aspic leaves.
    • (With that she tore her robe apart, and half / The polished argent of her breast to sight / Laid bare. Thereto she pointed with a laugh, / Showing the aspic's bite. )
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A light cannon firing a two-pound ball.

    2. Aspish

      Aspish; relating to an asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.

      • Timeless mother, / How is it that your aspic nipples / For once vent honey?

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Derived

preserved in aspic

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for aspic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA