aspic /ˈæspɪk/noun 4adjective 1forms 1phrases 1 noun4 •A meat or fish jelly. •A dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine, jelly-like substance made from a meat stock or consommé."I don't know what you mean, Mr. Wynand," whispered Keating. His eyes fixed upon the tomato aspic on his salad plate; it was soft and shivering; it made him sick. — 1943 •(literary, no longer used) An asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.This is an aspic's trail: and these fig-leaves / Have slime upon them, such as the aspic leaves. — 1606 •(no longer used) A light cannon firing a two-pound ball. adjective1 •Aspish; relating to an asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.Timeless mother, / How is it that your aspic nipples / For once vent honey? — 1923 formsaspics Phrases with aspic preserved in aspicUnchanged, especially if contrary to expectation.
