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   jasper

   /ˈdʒaspə/

   noun

   • 1. an opaque reddish-brown semi-precious stone consisting of a variety of chalcedony.
   • 2. a kind of fine hard porcelain developed by Josiah Wedgwood and used for Wedgwood cameos and other delicate work.

   Word Origin Middle English (originally denoting any bright-coloured chalcedony other than carnelian): from Old French jasp(r)e, from Latin iaspis, from Greek, of Asian origin.

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