Hypertext Webster Gateway: "aspic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Aspic \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.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Aspic \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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Aspic \As"pic\, n. [F., prob. fr. aspic an asp.]
A savory meat jelly containing portions of fowl, game, fish,
hard boiled eggs, etc. --Thackeray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
aspic
n : savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for
meats or vegetables
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