jasper

jasper
noun
[mass noun]
  1. an opaque reddish-brown variety of chalcedony
    水苍玉
  2. (亦作 jasperware)a kind of fine hard porcelain developed by Josiah Wedgwood and used for Wedgwood cameos and other delicate work
    碧蓝细瓷(由韦奇伍德研制并用于制作彩色小型浮雕)
语源
  1. Middle English (originally denoting any bright-coloured chalcedony other than carnelian): from Old French jasp(r)e, from Latin iaspis, from Greek, of oriental origin
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