as‧pic /ˈæspɪk/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: French;
Origin: 'asp (= small snake)'; perhaps because the jelly was thought to look like a snake's skin]
1. a clear brownish
jelly in which cold meat is sometimes served
2. preserve something in aspic British English if something has been preserved in aspic, it has not changed for a very long time:
a part of town preserved in aspic for tourists [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲