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Aspic
Definitions
- 1 Aspish; relating to an asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt. not-comparable
"Timeless mother, / How is it that your aspic nipples / For once vent honey?"
- 1 A meat or fish jelly. countable, uncountable
"“Put a little aspic in the mould, so as to cover the bottom ···“"
- 2 savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables wordnet
- 3 A dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine, jelly-like substance made from a meat stock or consommé. countable, uncountable
""I don't know what you mean, Mr. Wynand," whispered Keating. His eyes fixed upon the tomato aspic on his salad plate; it was soft and shivering; it made him sick."
- 4 An asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt. countable, obsolete, poetic, uncountable
"This is an aspic's trail: and these fig-leaves / Have slime upon them, such as the aspic leaves."
- 5 A light cannon firing a two-pound ball. countable, obsolete, uncountable
Etymology
Borrowed 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 colors and cold temperature of aspic, in addition to the fact that the gelatin was often molded in a shape similar to a coiled snake.
Borrowed 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 colors and cold temperature of aspic, in addition to the fact that the gelatin was often molded in a shape similar to a coiled snake.
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