aspic
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A meat or fish jelly.
- A dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine, jelly-like substance made from a meat stock or consommé.
- An asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.
- A light cannon firing a two-pound ball.
Adjective
- Aspish; relating to an asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.
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