jade

¹

[ jeyd ]

noun

1. either of two minerals, jadeite or nephrite, sometimes green, highly esteemed as an ornamental stone for carvings, jewelry, etc.
2. an object, as a carving, made from this material.
3. Also called jade green. green, varying from bluish green to yellowish green.

jade

²

[ jeyd ]

noun

1. a worn-out, broken-down, worthless, or vicious horse.
2. a disreputable or ill-tempered woman.

verb (used with or without object)

, jad·ed, jad·ing.

1. to make or become dull, worn-out, or weary, as from overwork or overuse.

jade

¹

/ dʒeɪd /

noun

1. an old overworked horse; nag; hack
2. derogatory.
   a woman considered to be ill-tempered or disreputable

verb

1. to exhaust or make exhausted from work or use

jade

²

/ dʒeɪd /

noun

1. 1. a semiprecious stone consisting of either jadeite or nephrite. It varies in colour from white to green and is used for making ornaments and jewellery
   2. ( as modifier )

      jade ornaments

2. 1. the green colour of jade
   2. ( as modifier )

      a jade skirt

jade

/ jād /

1. A hard gemstone that is pale green or white and consists either of the mineral jadeite (a pyroxene) or the mineral nephrite (an amphibole). It usually forms within metamorphic rocks.

Derived Forms

• ˈjadishness, noun
• ˈjadish, adjective
• ˈjadishly, adverb
• ˈjadeˌlike, adjective

Other Words From

• jadelike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of jade¹

1585–95; < French < Italian giada < obsolete Spanish ( piedra de ) ijada (stone of ) colic < Vulgar Latin *iliata, equivalent to Latin īli ( a ) flanks ( ilium ) + -ata -ate ¹; so called because supposed to cure nephritic colic

Origin of jade²

1350–1400; Middle English; of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of jade¹

C14: of unknown origin

Origin of jade²

C18: from French, from Italian giada, from obsolete Spanish piedra de ijada colic stone (literally: stone of the flank, because it was believed to cure renal colic); ijada, from Vulgar Latin īliata (unattested) flanks, from Latin īlia, plural of īlium; see ileum

Example Sentences

You’ve probably seen TikTokkers gently stroking their face with jade rollers or gua sha stones.

From Popular-Science

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Zheng was inspired to start the brand by her grandmother, who performed traditional wellness rituals such as jade rolling and gua sha face scraping for decades.

From Ozy

The portrait, titled Amy Jade, depicts the tattooed songstress with her signature beehive hairstyle in a yellow dress.

From The Daily Beast

The result is a jade green soup that is smooth and gently tonic.

From The Daily Beast

In 1996 the demand got so overwhelming that I made [Jade and Pearl] my focus.

From The Daily Beast

Starita first opened Jade and Pearl in 1974, but always maintained it as a side project while holding down full-time jobs.

From The Daily Beast

Is he a bearded Mongolian warrior on horseback, decked out in lustrous jade and gold armor?

From The Daily Beast

Frey was watching her and then he was glancing sideways to a little jade box that held cigarettes.

From Project Gutenberg

She blinked some more and then she reached out to the little jade box and took a cigarette.

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Kano sat as she had left him, motionless, now, as the white jade vase within the tokonoma.

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Here are found richly hand-carved furniture, splendid jade and malachite vases.

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And so staid without a good while, and saw my Lady Peters, an impudent jade, soliciting all the Lords on her behalf.

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