Aspic Definition

ăspĭk

noun

A clear jelly typically made of stock and gelatin and used as a glaze or garnish or to make a mold of meat, fish, or vegetables.

American Heritage

An asp.

Webster's New World

A cold jelly of meat juice, tomato juice, etc., served as a garnish or molded, often with meat, seafood, etc.

Webster's New World

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

Wiktionary

A piece of ordnance carrying a 12-pound shot.

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Synonyms:

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms of Aspic

Singular:

aspic

Plural:

aspics

French from aspic asp (from the resemblance of the jelly's coloration to an asp's) aspic²

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
French from Old French alteration of aspe from Latin aspis asp

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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