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pseudojasper

noun

Etymology

From pseudo- + jasper.

  1. derived from ἴασπις
  2. derived from iaspis
  3. derived from jaspre
  4. inherited from jasper
  5. prefixed as pseudojasper — “pseudo + jasper”

Definitions

  1. A rock that resembles, but is not, jasper

    • Now I suspect that the action of granite on this rock, has converted a part of it into this pseudo-jasper.
    • The pseudojasper, gold, and brilliant colours dazzled the eye till they all seemed to be swimming round and round the dome like fishes in a glass bowl.

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