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aspic — aspic1 /as pik/, n. 1. a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc. 2. a similar jelly made with spiced tomato juice and gelatin, served as a salad.… … Universalium
aspic — fish in jelly (fish cooked in acidified brine or vinegar, fried or smoked and then packed in gelatin, gelatin and pectin or aspic. Sometimes includes cucumbers, onions and spices) … Dictionary of ichthyology
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fish in jelly — fish cooked in acidified brine or vinegar, fried or smoked and then packed in gelatin, gelatin and pectin or aspic. Sometimes includes cucumbers, onions and spices … Dictionary of ichthyology
Aspic — An aspic with chicken and eggs. Aspic is a dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatin made from a meat stock or consommé. Non savory dishes, often made with commercial gelatin mixes without stock or consommé, are usually called gelatin… … Wikipedia
aspic — I. noun Etymology: Middle French, alteration of aspe, from Latin aspis Date: 1530 obsolete asp II II. noun Etymology: French, literally, asp Date: 1789 a clear savory jelly (as of fish or meat stock) used as a garnish or to make a meat, fish, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
aspic — I. /ˈæspɪk / (say aspik) noun 1. a cold dish of meat, fish, etc., served set in a jellied mould. 2. the jellied garnish, made from fish or meat stock, sometimes with added gelatine. {French, ? from aspic2 (snake) from the different colours of the …
aspic — as|pic [ æspık ] noun uncount a clear slightly brown JELLY that you put fish or meat into and allow to become cold before eating … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
aspic — UK [ˈæspɪk] / US noun [uncountable] a clear slightly brown jelly that you put fish or meat into and allow to become cold before eating … English dictionary
aspic — I as•pic [[t]ˈæs pɪk[/t]] n. coo a savory jelly usu. made with meat or fish stock or tomato juice and gelatin, chilled and used in molded dishes or as a garnish • Etymology: 1780–90; < F, lit. asp II as•pic [[t]ˈæs pɪk[/t]] n. Obs. asp I, 1) • … From formal English to slang
