Meaning of ASPIC
| Pronunciation: | | 'aspik
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[n] savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables |
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ASPIC is a 5 letter word that starts with A. |
| | See Also: | | gelatin, jelly | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\As"pic\, n. [F. See {Asp}.]
1. The venomous asp. [Chiefly poetic] --Shak. Tennyson.
2. A piece of ordnance carrying a 12 pound shot. [Obs.]
\As"pic\, n. [F., a corrupt. of spic (OF. espi, F.
['e]pi), L. spica (spicum, spicus), ear, spike. See {Spike}.]
A European species of lavender ({Lavandula spica}), which
produces a volatile oil. See {Spike}.
\As"pic\, n. [F., prob. fr. aspic an asp.]
A savory meat jelly containing portions of fowl, game, fish,
hard boiled eggs, etc. --Thackeray.
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| | Related Terms: | | ambrosia, barbecue, boiled meat, bouilli, Caesar salad, chef salad, civet, cole slaw, combination salad, crab Louis, flesh, forcemeat, fruit salad, game, green salad, hachis, hash, herring salad, Jell-O salad, jerky, joint, jugged hare, macaroni salad, meat, menue viande, mince, pemmican, pot roast, potato salad, roast, salad, salade, salmagundi, sausage meat, scrapple, slaw, tossed salad, venison, viande, Waldorf salad |
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