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Webster 1913 Edition

Aspic

As′pic

,
Noun.
[F. See
Asp
.]
1.
The venomous asp.
[Chiefly poetic]
Shak. Tennyson.
2.
A piece of ordnance carrying a 12 pound shot.
[Obs.]

As′pic

,
Noun.
[F., a corrupt. of
spic
(OF.
espi
, F.
épi
), L.
spica
(
spicum
,
spicus
), ear, spike. See
Spike
.]
A European species of lavender (
Lavandula spica
), which produces a volatile oil. See
Spike
.

As′pic

,
Noun.
[F., prob. fr.
aspic
an asp.]
A savory meat jelly containing portions of fowl, game, fish, hard boiled eggs, etc.
Thackeray.

Webster 1828 Edition

Aspic

ASP'IC

,
Noun.
[L. aspis; Gr. a round shield and an asp; supposed to be from Heb. to gather in, or collect; from the coil of this serpent, with his head elevated in the center, like the boss of a buckler.]
A small poisonous serpent of Egypt and Libya, whose bite occasions inevitable death, but without pain. It is said that the celebrated Cleopatra, rather than be carried a captive to Rome by Augustus, suffered death by the bite of the asp; but the fact has been questioned. Authors are not agreed, as to what species the asp of the ancients should be referred. Bruce thinks it the coluber cerastes. Linne.

Definition 2024

aspic

aspic

English

Noun

aspic with eggs

aspic ‎(plural aspics)

  1. A dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine, jelly-like substance made from a meat stock or consommé.
  2. (obsolete, poetic) An asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.
  3. A piece of ordnance carrying a 12-pound shot.

See also

Translations

Adjective

aspic ‎(not comparable)

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

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.pik/

Etymology 1

From Latin aspis, and possibly influenced by basilic ‎(“basilisk”). The culinary sense may come from association with the snake due to the traditional colours and cold temperature of aspic, in addition to the fact that the gelatine was often moulded in a shape similar to a coiled snake.

Noun

aspic m ‎(plural aspics)

  1. asp (Vipera aspis)
  2. asp (Naja haje)
  3. slanderer, libeller
  4. (cooking) aspic (dish)
  5. (slang, dated, rare) miser

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Occitan aspic ‎(“ear (of grain), lavender”), from Latin spicum.

Noun

aspic m ‎(plural aspics)

  1. spike lavender (Lavandula latifolia)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from French aspic.

Noun

aspic m ‎(invariable)

  1. aspic

Anagrams

Etymology

Borrowing 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 colours and cold temperature of aspic, in addition to the fact that the gelatine was often moulded in a shape similar to a coiled snake.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæspɪk/

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