aspic

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: as=pic

CIDE DICTIONARY

aspic, n. [F. See Asp.].

•  The venomous asp.  Shak. Tennyson.  [1913 Webster]
•  A piece of ordnance carrying a 12 pound shot.  [1913 Webster]

aspic, n. [F., a corrupt. of spic (OF. espi, F. épi), L. spica (spicum, spicus), ear, spike. See Spike.].

 A European species of lavender (Lavandula spica), which produces a volatile oil. See Spike.  [1913 Webster]

aspic, n. [F., prob. fr. aspic an asp.].

 A savory meat jelly containing portions of fowl, game, fish, hard boiled eggs, etc.  Thackeray.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

aspic, n. a savoury meat jelly used as a garnish or to contain game, eggs, etc.

Etymology

F, = ASP, from the colours of the jelly (compared to those of the asp)

THESAURUS

aspic

Caesar salad, Jell-O salad, Waldorf salad, ambrosia, barbecue, boiled meat, bouilli, chef salad, civet, cole slaw, combination salad, crab Louis, flesh, forcemeat, fruit salad, game, green salad, hachis, hash, herring salad, jerky, joint, jugged hare, macaroni salad, meat, menue viande, mince, pemmican, pot roast, potato salad, roast, salad, salade, salmagundi, sausage meat, scrapple, slaw, tossed salad, venison, viande