aspic

views updated May 14 2018

as·pic / ˈaspik/ • n. a savory jelly, often made with meat stock, used as a garnish, or to contain pieces of food such as meat, seafood, or eggs, set in a mold.ORIGIN: late 18th cent.: from French, literally ‘asp,’ from the colors of the jelly as compared with those of the snake.

aspic

views updated May 18 2018

aspic1 savoury meat jelly. XVIII. — F., a use of aspic serpent (see ASP2), due to comparison of the various colours of the jelly with those of the serpent (F. sauce or ragoût à l'aspic).

aspic

views updated Jun 11 2018

aspic2 see ASP2.