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NOUN (1)

1. savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aspic \As"pic\, n. [F. See Asp.] 1. The venomous asp. [Chiefly poetic] --Shak. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. A piece of ordnance carrying a 12 pound shot. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aspic \As"pic\, n. [F., a corrupt. of spic (OF. espi, F. ['e]pi), L. spica (spicum, spicus), ear, spike. See Spike.] A European species of lavender (Lavandula spica), which produces a volatile oil. See Spike. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aspic \As"pic\, n. [F., prob. fr. aspic an asp.] A savory meat jelly containing portions of fowl, game, fish, hard boiled eggs, etc. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aspic n 1: savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables