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noun

Aspic n.

The venomous asp. (Chiefly poetic)

A piece of ordnance carrying a 12 pound shot. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Aspic'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Aspic" Quotes from Famous Books

... and we are paying such prices, too. Who, except ostriches, could eat their nasty preserves for breakfast when they are having grape-fruit at home? And then their vile aspic jellies and potted meats for luncheon, which look like sausage congealed in cold gravy, and which taste ...

— As Seen By Me • Lilian Bell

... sweet salad oil, tarragon, vinegar and sprinkle over a little salt and pepper; after the fish has laid 2 hours pour into a salad dish some mayonaise, lay in some fish pieces and pour over mayonaise; lay in the rest of fish and pour over the remaining mayonaise; garnish the dish with aspic or green lettuce and hard ...

— Desserts and Salads • Gesine Lemcke

... sort of conduct makes one popular with the Dinner-giving Snob. One friend of mine, I know, has made a prodigious sensation in good society, by announcing apropos of certain dishes when offered to him, that he never eats aspic except at Lord Tittup's, and that Lady Jimmy's CHEF is the only man in London who knows how to dress—FILET EN SERPENTEAU—or SUPREME ...

— The Book of Snobs • William Makepeace Thackeray

... your party, if you will allow me," replied the bishop. "This aspic could not be better. It seems to open up a new world of delights. Dear me. I fear I am becoming a gourmand, like Lucullus. Though Lucullus, to be sure, was a temperate man. No, thank you, Don Francesco; not a drop more! My liver, you know. I declare it's making ...

— South Wind • Norman Douglas

Words linked to "Aspic" : jelly