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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jasper \Jas"per\, n. [OE. jaspre, jaspe, OF jaspre, jaspe, F. jaspe, L. iaspis, Gr ?; cf Per. yashp yashf Ar yashb yasb, yasf, Heb. y[=a]shpheh. Cf {Diaper}.] (Min.) An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called {striped or banded jasper}. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper. {Jasper opal}, a yellow variety of opal resembling jasper. {Jasper ware}, a delicate kind of earthenware invented by Josiah Wedgwood It is usually white, but is capable of receiving color. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wedgwood ware \Wedg"wood` ware`\ [From the name of the inventor, Josiah Wedgwood of England.] A kind of fine pottery, the most remarkable being what is called {jasper}, either white, or colored throughout the body, and capable of being molded into the most delicate forms, so that fine and minute bas-reliefs like cameos were made of it fit even for being set as jewels. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jasper n : an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Jasper, AL (city, FIPS 38416) Location: 33.85204 N, 87.27007 W Population (1990): 13553 (5815 housing units) Area: 59.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35501 Jasper, AR (city, FIPS 34900) Location: 36.00605 N, 93.18829 W Population (1990): 332 (172 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72641 Jasper, FL (city, FIPS 35375) Location: 30.51714 N, 82.95620 W Population (1990): 2099 (873 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32052 Jasper, GA (city, FIPS 41932) Location: 34.46978 N, 84.42829 W Population (1990): 1772 (796 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30143 Jasper, IN (city, FIPS 37782) Location: 38.39315 N, 86.93523 W Population (1990): 10030 (4162 housing units) Area: 21.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Jasper, MI Zip code(s): 49248 Jasper, MN (city, FIPS 31760) Location: 43.84964 N, 96.39951 W Population (1990): 599 (286 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56144 Jasper, MO (city, FIPS 36512) Location: 37.33460 N, 94.30258 W Population (1990): 994 (450 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64755 Jasper, NY Zip code(s): 14855 Jasper, TN (town, FIPS 37820) Location: 35.05985 N, 85.62868 W Population (1990): 2780 (1199 housing units) Area: 19.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Jasper, TX (city, FIPS 37420) Location: 30.92045 N, 93.99506 W Population (1990): 6959 (2909 housing units) Area: 19.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Jasper (Heb. yashpheh "glittering"), a gem of various colours, one of the twelve inserted in the high priest's breast-plate (Ex. 28:20). It is named in the building of the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:18, 19). It was "most precious," "clear as crystal" (21:11). It was emblematic of the glory of God (4:3).
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