jasper
/ˈdʒæspə(r)/noun
mass noun
1
- an opaque reddish-brown variety of chalcedony水苍玉。
2
- (亦作jasperware)a kind of fine hard porcelain developed by Josiah Wedgwood and used for Wedgwood cameos and other delicate work碧玉细石器(由韦奇伍德研制并用于制作韦氏浮雕饰及其他精细工艺品)。
词源
Middle English (originally denoting any bright-coloured chalcedony other than carnelian): from Old French jasp(r)e, from Latin iaspis, from Greek, of oriental origin.