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NOUN (2)

1. of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder;
[syn: asp, asp viper, Vipera aspis]

2. cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death;
[syn: asp, Egyptian cobra, Naja haje]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Haje \Ha"je\ (h[aum]"j[-e]), n. [Ar. hayya snake.] (Zool.) The Egyptian asp or cobra (Naja haje.) It is related to the cobra of India, and like the latter has the power of inflating its neck into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It is supposed to be the snake by means of whose bite Cleopatra committed suicide, and hence is sometimes called Cleopatra's snake or asp. See Asp. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Asp \Asp\, n. (Bot.) Same as Aspen. "Trembling poplar or asp." --Martyn. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Asp \Asp\ ([.a]sp), n. [L. aspis, fr. Gr. 'aspi`s: cf. OF. aspe, F. aspic.] (Zool.) A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the Naja haje. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to Vipera aspis of southern Europe. See Haje. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aspen \Asp"en\ ([a^]s"p[e^]n), Asp \Asp\ ([.a]sp), n. [AS. [ae]sp, [ae]ps; akin to OHG. aspa, Icel. ["o]sp, Dan. [ae]sp, Sw. asp, D. esp, G. espe, [aum]spe, aspe; cf. Lettish apsa, Lith. apuszis.] (Bot.) One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

asp n 1: of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder [syn: asp, asp viper, Vipera aspis] 2: cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death [syn: asp, Egyptian cobra, Naja haje]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

ASP 1. Active Server Pages. 2. application service provider. 3. A query language(?). [Sammet 1969, p.702]. 4. Attached Support Processor. (2000-07-08)