n. A wig; -- so called, perhaps, from being made of, or resembling, Jersey yarn. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ A corruption of eyas hawk. ] (Zool.) A young hawk. Booth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. jasmin, Sp. jazmin, Ar. yāsmīn, Pers. yāsmīn; cf. It. gesmino, gelsomino. Cf. Jessamine. ] (Bot.) A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The Jasminum officinale, common in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is Jasminum Sambac, and, with Jasminum angustifolia, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false jasmine in the Gelseminum sempervirens (see Gelsemium). Several other plants are called jasmine in the West Indies, as species of Calotropis and Faramea. [ Written also jessamine. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Cape jasmine, or
Cape jessamine, the Gardenia florida, a shrub with fragrant white flowers, a native of China, and hardy in the Southern United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Jasper. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. iaspachates, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Min.) Agate jasper. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F., p.p. of jasper to mottle. See Jasper. ] (Ceramics) Having the surface decorated with cloudings and streaks, somewhat as if imitating jasper. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ OE. jaspre, jaspe, OF. jaspre, jaspe, F. jaspe, L. iaspis, Gr. &unr_;; cf. Per. yashp, yashf, Ar. yashb, yasb, yasf, Heb. yāshpheh. Cf. Diaper. ] (Min.) An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped jasper or banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jasper opal, a yellow variety of opal resembling jasper. --
Jasper ware, a delicate kind of earthenware invented by Josiah Wedgwood. It is usually white, but is capable of receiving color. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. mixed with jasper; containing particles of jasper; as, jasperated agate. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Usually p. p. Jasperized (&unr_;). ] To convert into, or make to resemble, jasper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Polished specimens of jasperized and agatized woods. Pop. Sci. Monthly. [ 1913 Webster ]