asper

asper
1. adjective /ˈæspə/
Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
2. noun /ˈæspə/
Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.

And for ten Aspers you shall daily finde some amongst them, that will give themselves a deepe gash with a Scimitarie, either in their armes or thighes.


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  • Asper — As per ([a^]s p[ e]r), a. [OE. aspre, OF. aspre, F. [^a]pre, fr. L. asper rough.] Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce. [Archaic] An asper sound. Bacon. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Asper — As per ([a^]s p[ e]r), n. [L. spiritus asper rough breathing.] (Greek Gram.) The rough breathing; a mark ([asper]) placed over an initial vowel sound or over [rho] to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with h before it; thus ws,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Asper [2] — Asper (lat.), rauh, hart; Spiritus asper, s. u. Spiritus …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • asper — [as′pər] n. [< Fr aspre < MGr aspron < L asper (nummus), rough (coin): see ASPERITY] a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt, later a money of account equal to 1/ 120 of a piaster …   English World dictionary

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