Meaning & use

Jaspé

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Having a mottled or streaked pattern resembling the stone jasper, used especially to describe fabric or yarn.

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The designer chose a jaspé wool for the winter coat collection.

The rug's jaspé weave gave it a subtly marbled look.

A note on using this word

"Jaspé" is a French-derived textile term, from "jaspe," the French word for jasper, the mottled semiprecious stone.

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