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Asper
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A Turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little value; the 120th part of a piaster.
(2):
(n.) The rough breathing; a mark (/) placed over an initial vowel sound or over / to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with h before it; thus "ws, pronounced h/s, "rh`twr, pronounced hra"t/r.
(3):
(a.) Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Asper'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/asper.html. 1828.